NCMHCE Assessments Flashcards
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Subjective test to assess psychological state, traits, and psychosis
Projective Test
Thematic Apperception Test
Designed to elicit interpretations by subject of social situations.
Projective Test
HTP
House-Tree-Person
The house-tree-person test (HTP) is intended to measure different aspects of personality. Test takers are asked to draw a house, a tree, and a person. The interpretation of these drawings is used to create a picture of the person’s cognitive, emotional, and social functioning.
Projective Personality Test
Sentence Complete Tests
Subjects are given start of a sentence, and subject completes the sentence.
Projective Test
WAIS
Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale
IQ Test
Intelligence Test
Ages: 16 to 90 years
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
IQ Test
Intelligence Test
Ages: 6 to 16 years
SBIS
Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale
Intelligence and cognitive abilities test.
Intelligence Test
Ages: 2+ years
Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test
of Visual-Motor Integration
Checks for visual-motor issues in children. A geometric sequence of forms to be copied onto paper.
Neuropsychological Test
Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
Tests visual-motor integration.
Can be used to assess brain damage.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 4 to 85 years
Benton Visual Retention Test
Also called Benton Test
Measures visual perception and visual memory.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 8+ years
WMS
Wechsler Memory Scale
Measures memory function.
Ages: 16 to 90
Neuropsychological Test
Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
Comprehensive neuropsychological test battery.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 15+ years
DISC Assessment
Quadrant behavioral model used to examine the behavior of individuals in their environment.
Dominance
Influence
Steadiness
Compliance
Vocational Preference Assessment
The Holland Codes
Set of personality types described used to help choose a career.
6 types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional
Vocational Preference Assessment
SDS
Self Directed Search
Career assessment test based on the Holland Codes.
Vocational Preference Assessment
Ages: 11 to 70 years
MMPI-2
Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory – 2
Assesses major psychological characteristics that reflect an individual’s social and personal maladjustment, including disabling psychological dysfunction.
Personality Test
Ages: 18+ years
MCMI-IV
Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory-IV
A psychological assessment tool intended to provide information on psychopathology,
Personality Test
Ages: 18+ years
MACI
Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory
Specifically for assessing adolescent
personality characteristics and clinical syndromes
Personality Test
Ages: 13 to 18 years
PAI
Personality Assessment Inventory
A self-report inventory of adult psychopathology. Designed as a shorter alternative to MMPI.
Personality Test
BDI
Beck Depression Inventory
Multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Ages: 13 to 80 years
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Designed to discriminate anxiety from depression.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Ages: 17 to 80 years
Burns Anxiety and
Depression Checklists
Self reported questionnaires listing common symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
CIDI
Composite International
Diagnostic Interview
A comprehensive, fully-structured interview designed to be used for the assessment of mental disorders
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Eating Disorder Inventory
Designed as a self-report measure of psychological and behavioral traits common in anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
HAM-A
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
Interview scale
measures the severity of a patient’s anxiety
Psychologica/Clinical Diagnostic
Ages: all
PHQ-9
Patient Health Questionnaire 9
A brief self report assessment designed to
screen for depression.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
PHQ-15
Patient Health Questionnaire 15
A brief self report assessment designed to screen for Somatization.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
SAD PERSONS scale
An acronym based on 10 suicide risk factors.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Short Health Anxiety Inventory
An 18-item version of the original 48-item
measure designed to assess fear of illness,
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
IBQ
Illness Behavior Questionnaire
A 62-item self-report instrument that assesses patient’s attitudes, ideas, affects, and attributions in relation to illness.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
STAI
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Used to distinguish between state (temporary) and trait (long-term) anxiety.
Anxiety Assessment
Ages: 18+ years
ADE Needs Assessment
A130-question, adult assessment tool.
Addresses life stress, attitude and emotional stability, criminal history and alcohol /drug use.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
ASI
Addiction Severity Index
ASI provides a general overview of
substance-abuse problems
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
AUDIT
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
10-item screening to assess alcohol-related behaviors.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
AUI
Alcohol Use Inventory
AUI provides info on how individuals use alcohol, the benefits they derive from use, negative consequences, and the degree of concern individuals express about the use.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
CAGE
Cut Down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-Opener
Easy-to-use screening for identifying patients who are experiencing drinking and potential alcohol problems.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
Self-administered
CRAFFT
Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble.
Developed to screen adolescents for high-risk alcohol and other drug use disorders
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
DAST
Drug Abuse Screening Test
10-item, brief screening tool that can be
administered by a clinician or self-administered.
Assesses drug use, not including alcohol or tobacco use, in the past 12 months.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
DUSI-R
Drug Use Screening Inventory - Revised
159-item screening instrument that provides scores in 10 life domains.
alcohol and drug use, behavior
patterns, health status, psychiatric disorder, social competence, family system, school
performance, work adjustment, peer relationships, and leisure and recreation.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
MAST
Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
Self-appraisal of social, vocational, and family problems frequently associated with heavy drinking.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
PESQ
Personal Experience
Screening Questionnaire
40-item substance abuse screening instrument.
Ages: 12 to 18 year olds.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
SASSI-4
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory 4th Edition
Screens for high or low probability of having a substance use disorder.
Effective at identifying those in denial or deliberately trying to conceal their substance use.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
ACE
Adverse Childhood
Experience Questionnaire
10-item self-report measure developed to identify childhood experiences of abuse and neglect
Other Type of Assessment
ASQ-3
Ages & Stages Questionnaire
Assesses early
childhood development
Other Type of Assessment
BASC-3
Behavior Assessment
System for Children 3
Analyze the child’s behavior from three perspectives— Self, Teacher, and Parent
Other Type of Assessment
California Psychological Inventory
Designed to evaluate interpersonal behavior and social interaction within normal individuals.
Other Type of Assessment
FIRO-B
Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior
Quickly gathers critical insights into how an individual’s needs for inclusion, control, and affection can shape his or her interactions with others.
Other Type of Assessment
KTS
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Self-assessed personality questionnaire
Other Type of Assessment
KAS
Kim Alliance Scale
Measures the quality of therapeutic alliance, including patient empowerment.
Other Type of Assessment
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
A measure of personal and social skills of people ranging in age from birth to age 90.
Used with special needs populations.
Other Type of Assessment
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Personality assessment based on Jungian theory.
Other Type of Assessment
MMSE
Mini Mental State Examination
Brief, 30-point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment.
Other Type of Assessment
Ages: 18+ years
OQ-45
Outcome Questionnaire 45
A brief scale to measure the subjective experience of a person, as well as to evaluate counseling effectiveness.
Other Type of Assessment
Woodcock-Johnson III
Tests of intellectual ability and academic achivement.
Achievement Test
VAS
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales
A brief scale completed by parents and teachers that assesses ADHD symptoms along with conduct disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, anxiety, depression and academic performance.
Other Type of Assessment
WRAT4
Wide Range Achievement Test 4
An achievement test which measures an individual’s ability to read words, comprehend sentences, spell, and compute solutions to math problems.
Achievement Test
Ages: 5 to 94 years
CBC
Child Behavior Checklist
Designed to assess “social competence” and “behavior problems” in children.
Behavioral Assessment
Ages 6 to 18
Connors Rating Scales
Designed to assess ADHD and related problems in children.
Attention/Impulsivity Assessment
Ages: 6 to 18
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
a global representation
of an individual’s coping
Other Type of Assessment
CFI
Cultural Formulation Interview
Used to gather information about cultural features of an individual’s mental health problem.
Has 4 domains:
1. Cultural Definition of the Problem
2. Cultural Perceptions of Cause, Context, and Support
3. Cultural Factors Affecting Self-Coping and Past Help Seeking
4. Cultural Factors Affecting Current Help Seeking
Cultural Impact Assessment
DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1
Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
23 questions that assess 13
psychiatric domains. It is intended to help therapists to identify areas in the DSM that need to be assessed further.
Other Type of Assessment
WHODAS
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
36 self-reported questions that ask the client to report on life difficulties due to health/mental health conditions.
Other Type of Assessment
Ages: 18+ years
BTQ
Brief Trauma Questionnaire
10-item, self-report trauma exposure screen
Trauma Screening
PCL-5
PTSD Checklist
most widely used and researched screen for PTSD in adults
Trauma Screening