Psychological Tests Flashcards
An adult (ages 16+) intelligence scale- measures cognitive ability or intelligence reflected in verbal and performance abilities.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)
Assesses verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)
Ten abstract inkblot images–black, red and black, or multicolored–and asked the subject what he/she sees along with any free association thoughts.
-Assess personality characteristics and any underlying thought disorders among children and adults
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Subjects are shown a series of ambiguous human figure scenes and asked to make up stories about what they see
-Assesses personality and analyzes the stories to gain insight into subjects view of the world and attitudes towards self and others
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Assess psychopathology and PERSONALITY characteristics- consists of clinical scales 0-9 (adult only)
Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory- 2RF (MMPI-2RF)
Designed to assess DSM-5 related disorders- measures 15 personality scales and 10 clinical syndrome scales
-Adult only, self report
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)
Measures the severity of depression and is composed of items relating to symptoms of depression
-21 question self-report inventory,
ages 13+
Beck Depression Inventory- Second Edition (BDI-II)
Includes simple questions such as time/place, repeating lists of words, arithmetic, language use and comprehension, and basic motor skills
-Screens for cognitive impairments, commonly dementia. Measures cognitive functions such as memory, attention and calculation, language abilities, visuospatial ability, and orientation
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Measures intellect of children
(WISC-R) Weschsler Intelligence Scale for Children
TOWL-3
Test of Written Language and Written Expression
Developmental test of visual motor integration
BEERY VMI
