Psychological Tests

Question 1

Psychological Tests

Answer 1

● Generally administered, scored, and interpreted by psychologists or trained
administrators in order to assess an individual’s cognitive and emotional health.
● Intelligence and achievement tests can be used as tools in school placement, diagnosing learning disabilities or developmental delays, and tracking intellectual
development.
● Personality tests can be used to diagnose psychopathology, screen job candidates, and determine personality strengths and weaknesses.

Question 2

Wechsler AdultIntelligence Scale—Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)

Answer 2

• How it’s administered: The WAIS-4 is an adult (ages 16+) intelligence scale that is individually administered by a test administrator and takes 90 to 120 minutes to complete. It includes 10
  core subtests, and 5 supplemental subtests.
• What it measures: Test measures one’s cognitive ability or intelligence reflected in verbal and performance abilities. The test assesses four major components of intelligence: verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.

Question 3

Rorschach Inkblot Test

Answer 3

• How it’s administered: test administrator presents 10 abstract inkblot images—black, red and black, or multicolored—and asks the subject what he or she sees along with any free-association thoughts. This is followed by the inquiry phase where inkblots are shown
  again in a specific order where subject is asked to note what he or she originally saw and
  what makes it look that way.
• What it measures: assesses personality characteristics and any underlying thought disorders among children and adults.

Question 4

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Answer 4

• How it’s administered: This projective test is given in two approximately 60 minute sessions set one day apart and is designed for individuals age 5 and over. Test administrator shows subject a series of ambiguous human figure scenes and asks subject to make up stories about what he or she sees.
• What it measures: assesses personality and analyzes stories to gain insight into subject’s view of the world and attitudes toward self and others.

Question 5

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2RF (MMPI-2RF)

Answer 5

• How it’s administered: The MMPI is a 40-90 minute objective test used only with adults. The test asks the subject to answer around 550 true or false statements, depending on the version
  of the test being used.
• What it measures: assess psychopathology and personality characteristics.
  The MMPI consists of clinical scales 0 through 9 which include: 0 social introversion,
  hypochondriasis, 2 depression, 3 hysteria, 4 psychopathic deviate or measuring one’s need for
  control and respect for society’s rules, 5 masculine/feminine behaviors or interests, 6 paranoia,
  7 psychasthenia or anxiety levels and tendencies, 8 schizophrenia, and 9 hypomania.

Question 6

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)

Answer 6

• How it’s administered: The MCMI-IV is a 175 true or false question self-report instrument, used
  only with adults.
• What it measures: assess DSM-5 related disorders, measures 15 personality scales (Schizoid, Avoidant, Melancholic, Dependent, Histrionic, Turbulent,
  Narcissistic, Antisocial, Sadistic, Compulsive, Negativistic, Masochistic, Schizotypal, Borderline,
  and Paranoid), and 10 clinical syndrome scales (Anxiety, Somatoform, Bipolar: Manic, Persistent Depressive, Alcohol Use, Drug Use, PTSD, Thought Disorder, Major Depression, and Delusional
  Disorder).

Question 7

Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II)

Answer 7

• How it’s administered: The BDI-II is a 21 question self-report inventory used with individuals 13 and older.
• What it measures: measure severity of depression and is composed of items relating to symptoms of depression, e.g. hopelessness, irritability, feelings of guilt or of being punished, thoughts of suicide, and physical symptoms, e.g. fatigue, weight gain or loss, and a lack of interest in sex.

Question 8

Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)

Answer 8

• How it’s administered: The MMSE is a 10-minute questionnaire completed with an individual by a test administrator. The MMSE includes simple questions in a number of areas, e.g. time and place of the test, repeating lists of words, arithmetic, language use and
  comprehension, and basic motor skills.
• What it measures: screen for cognitive impairments, commonly dementia, measures cognitive functions including memory, attention and calculation, language
  abilities, visuospatial ability, and orientation.