I chose the Post-Traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale, the German version (PDS) (Ehlers, Steil, Winter, & Foa, 1997). This assessment tool from the Buros web-site (http://marketplace.unl.edu/buros/employee-reliability-inventory.html). The PDS is a 49-item self-report measure that assesses trauma history, which includes all Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS-IV) criteria for PTSD.
PDS is an assessment of patients to recognize the existence of PTSD in a client. The PDS also indicates the severity and frequency of Potsdam patients. The psychologists total the 17-items on the scale, which they typically use to assess the symptoms to establish the seriousness of the condition. The clients usually write the answers to the questions …show more content…
Whereby two of the items are reoccurring items, while there are four avoidance issues, and lastly, four hyper-subsets are predictive and efficient like the 17 item scale only that it is shorter than. The 8-item subset of the PDS is convenient to use for measuring PTSD as it is economical, practical and is examinable in more heterogenic samples.”
1. Referral question for personality assessment
Amnesty recovery and rehabilitation center have recommended Jane to attend our health center so that we can establish whether she is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or clinical depression. She has already ended 45 days at the Amnesty rehabilitation center, but evident problems are presenting themselves in her social and cognitive function. The firm, therefore, wants us to make a new diagnosis and give her a more suitable treatment plan.
2. Demographic information for potential …show more content…
It was about her husband whom she witnessed dying through a motorcycle accident one evening as he came home. Jane says that the night before the crash Jane being a lover of cycling her husband had decided to surprise her by taking a day off from work so that he could spend some ample time with her as they cycled across the outskirts of the city. Jane thought of it as a brilliant idea to spend time with the love of her life her five years’ life companion. She could recall how the day passed by fast and the several moments when her husband gave him a chance to try to ride the motorcycle with his assistance. Jane admits having felt secure with his spouse’s aid in cycling she could even recall telling him that his incredible bike skills were some of the reasons he allowed him to pick their children from school on Friday instead of having them brought home by the school bus. It appeared enough natural, and Jane was sure that her husband was well versed in cycling and could even evade the unforeseen accident. Jane had to go back to her office in one of the prestigious companies where she worked as an office message. His husband had to take care of some issues at the other side of town, but he would later pick her up from her office so that they would leave for
PDS is an assessment of patients to recognize the existence of PTSD in a client. The PDS also indicates the severity and frequency of Potsdam patients. The psychologists total the 17-items on the scale, which they typically use to assess the symptoms to establish the seriousness of the condition. The clients usually write the answers to the questions …show more content…
Whereby two of the items are reoccurring items, while there are four avoidance issues, and lastly, four hyper-subsets are predictive and efficient like the 17 item scale only that it is shorter than. The 8-item subset of the PDS is convenient to use for measuring PTSD as it is economical, practical and is examinable in more heterogenic samples.”
1. Referral question for personality assessment
Amnesty recovery and rehabilitation center have recommended Jane to attend our health center so that we can establish whether she is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or clinical depression. She has already ended 45 days at the Amnesty rehabilitation center, but evident problems are presenting themselves in her social and cognitive function. The firm, therefore, wants us to make a new diagnosis and give her a more suitable treatment plan.
2. Demographic information for potential …show more content…
It was about her husband whom she witnessed dying through a motorcycle accident one evening as he came home. Jane says that the night before the crash Jane being a lover of cycling her husband had decided to surprise her by taking a day off from work so that he could spend some ample time with her as they cycled across the outskirts of the city. Jane thought of it as a brilliant idea to spend time with the love of her life her five years’ life companion. She could recall how the day passed by fast and the several moments when her husband gave him a chance to try to ride the motorcycle with his assistance. Jane admits having felt secure with his spouse’s aid in cycling she could even recall telling him that his incredible bike skills were some of the reasons he allowed him to pick their children from school on Friday instead of having them brought home by the school bus. It appeared enough natural, and Jane was sure that her husband was well versed in cycling and could even evade the unforeseen accident. Jane had to go back to her office in one of the prestigious companies where she worked as an office message. His husband had to take care of some issues at the other side of town, but he would later pick her up from her office so that they would leave for