Rating scales

Question 1

Th Clifton Assessment procedure

Answer 1

APE (Pattie & Gilleard, 1979) is intended to assess level of disability and estimate need for care.

It consists of a short cognitive scale and a behavioural rating scale. The latter has four sub-scales: 
physical disability, 
apathy, 
communication difficulties 
social disturbance. 

It is quick and easy to administer, and is widely used by professional staff and care workers especially at elderly residential care settings

Question 2

The Clifton Assessment procedure

Answer 2

APE (Pattie & Gilleard, 1979) is intended to assess level of disability and estimate need for care.

It consists of a short cognitive scale and a behavioural rating scale. The latter has four sub-scales: 
physical disability, 
apathy, 
communication difficulties 
social disturbance. 

It is quick and easy to administer, and is widely used by professional staff and care workers especially at elderly residential care settings

Question 3

MADRS – Montgomery-Asberg Depression rating scale:

Answer 3

10 items version
Most sensitive to change
Requires clinical interview like HDRS

Question 4

Zung self rating scale:

Answer 4

20 items 
Self rated 
Avoids imbalance towards psychological factors seen in Beck’s 
Poor correlation with observer rating 
Insensitive to change

Question 5

MAST: Michigan Alcohol Screening Test ( Selzer, 1971):

Answer 5

self report, 25 item yesno answers.

3–5 is an early
indicator of a problem drinker, whereas someone who scores 6 or more is highly
likely to be a problem drinker. There are variants on this test, e.g. the Brief MAST,
which can discriminate problem drinkers from nonproblem drinkers on the basis of
10 items only. There are also a G-MAST and a Brief G-MAST for older people,
which have a slightly different phraseology to capture the problems that may lead
to or reflect older people who drink too much

Question 6

SCOFF

Answer 6

Do you 
1. Make yourself SICK when you feel 
uncomfortably full? 
2. Worry you have lost CONTROL over how 
much you eat? 
3. Recently lost more than 14 pounds within 
three months? 
1. ONE stone's worth of weight 
4. Believe you are FAT when others say you are 
too thin? 
5. Would you say that FOOD dominates your 
life?

Question 7

Minnesota
Multiphasic
Personality
Inventory (MMPI)

Answer 7

Results generate
information useful
for a broad range of
clinical applications.

Self-report questionnaire consisting of 567
questions covering 8 areas of psychopathology, 2
additional areas of personality type, and 3 scales
assessing truthfulness. Results are compared with
normative data from non-clinical populations. NOT
A PROJECTIVE TEST

Question 8

Brief Psychiatric
Rating Scale
(BPRS)

Answer 8

Rated by the
physician on the
basis of a semi
structured interview
Developed by Overall, 1960. One of the most
widely used clinical rating scales. It was originally
intended for use in controlled clinical trials of new
psychotropic drugs. However, it has also been
widely employed in studies of the clinical (that is,
symptom) correlates of cognitive and
neurobiological phenomena.
18 items on a seven point scale;. Factor analysis
yields five factors (hostility-suspiciousness,
withdrawal-retardation, thinking disturbance,
depression-anxiety, and activation).

Question 9

Raven’s progressive matrices:

Answer 9

IQ test
• Independent of education and cultural influence
• Taps on general intelligence with visuospatial problem solving.

Question 10

Benton Visual Retention Test

Answer 10

This involves the presentation of each geometric
figure for 10 seconds, after which the patient attempts to draw the figure from memory.
(Short term memory test)

Question 11

The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Answer 11

is a test of visuomotor coordination that is

useful for both children and adults.Children

Question 12

Rorschach test

Answer 12

Hermann Rorschach developed this projective test commonly used to
examine the personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It is believed useful in
diagnosing underlying subtle thought processes, bizarre ideation, particularly psychotic
thought disorders. It comprises a standard card set of 10 inkblots that serve as stimuli for
thought associations. The interpretation of the test is based on detailed records of the
patient’s verbatim responses. The value of the test is controversial. Thematic Apperception [PAPER&1:&CLINICAL&EXAMINATION&–&RATING&SCALES]! 8

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Test (TAT) is a similar test where less ambiguous stimuli are used and the narrator is
asked to tell a story after viewing the cards (Murray & Morgan)