Paediatric Assessment 2

Question 1

Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Answer 1

Child copies each of nine designs. Test is untimed, but takes roughly five minutes. Too fast may indicate impulsivity and too slow may indicate a deficit.

Question 2

Koppitz Developmental Bender Scoring System

Answer 2

Scoring system for the Bender Test. Errors are classified into four categories (distortion of shape, rotation of shape, integration and perseveration). Good reliability but poor validity. Good method to put child at ease before harder tests.

Question 3

Auditory Discrimination Test

Answer 3

Measure of the child’s ability to discriminate phonemes. Administrator accent is a confound (need perfect diction). Reasonable reliability and validity.

Question 4

Lindamood Auditory Conceptualisation Test

Answer 4

Measures children’s ability to discriminate sounds and determine how many sounds have been said. Uses blocks rather than verbal responses. Good reliability and validity but also requires perfect diction from examiner.

Question 5

Adaptive Behaviour

Answer 5

A behaviour that meets the natural and social demands of one’s environment and indicates the degree to which an individual can function independently.

Question 6

Adaptive Behaviour Scale

Answer 6

Used for intellectually disabled, emotionally maladjusted and developmentally delayed individuals in institutions. Considers behavioural and affective domains that are appropriate for the individual’s developmental age.

Question 7

Psychometrics of ABS

Answer 7

Good standardisation and inter-rater reliability for behavioural domain. Sensitive to changes that result from therapy, but questionable construct validity.

Question 8

Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale-II

Answer 8

Assesses social competence of individuals from birth to 95 years. Adaptive behaviour is measured in terms of communication, daily living skills, socialisation and motor skills. Three forms (extended, survey and school).

Question 9

Psychometrics of VABS-II

Answer 9

Split-half reliability is good for extended and survey versions. Poor correlations with IQ tests.

Question 10

Child Behaviour Checklist

Answer 10

A list of behavioural problems and competencies that the primary caregiver rates on a three point scale. Two versions, one for ages 2 to 3 and one for ages 4 to 16.

Question 11

Connor’s Parent Rating Scale

Answer 11

Used to identify behavioural problems in children. Parent’s rate the child’s behaviour.