The first assessment took place because Shannon was in a car accident resulting in a severe concussion. Shannon is struggling with maintaining a clear head and new information. Her doctor suggested taking a semester off for her brain to heal and Shannon wants to know how her current intellectual functioning using the WAIS-IV and WJ-III. Shannon’s Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ= 84) was in the low average. Her Verbal Comprehension (VC=76) was borderline and Perceptual Reasoning (PR=91) was average. Her Working Memory (WM=59) was extremely low and Processing Speed (PS= 76) was borderline. The WM, PS, and VC affected Shannon’s FSIQ low average. WM is lower than PS and VC; therefore, WM is a relative weakness to Shannon.
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Shannon is having trouble describing her experiences and symptoms. The MMPI-2 assessed any potential psychopathology. The Validity Scales were valid and appear to be normal. Shannon TRIN and VRIN scales scores were not significant, therefore, she did not answer randomly or to fill a pattern. While the scores were not significant, her VRIN was slightly elevated (63), two points from being significant, the test is valid but ADHD may be the cause of the mild elevation. Her F (58), Fb (53), and Fp (44) were not significant and are normal. She is not faking bad, the back of her test match the front of her test, and is not faking psychotic extremes. Her L (63) is mildly elevated, two points from being significant, and she is not admitting faults about herself. Her K (64) is mildly elevated, one point from being significant, she is faking to be good. Her K is elevated but this usually unintentionally. Her S (42) scale score is not significant, therefore, she realizing that she can do wrong, which is opposite of her mildly elevated …show more content…
This anxiety is once again coming up closer to Shannon graduating with her second degree and getting married. I would recommend Existential Therapy. Existential Therapy will help Shannon deal with the dynamic transition of her life from choosing a new job in Finance and getting married. I would inform Shannon, she could continue school as long as she follows the treatment plan set up by her therapist. Additionally, I will suggest for Shannon to have a follow-up evaluation after completing her therapy session to compare her MMPI-2 scores and to assess any other potential
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Shannon is having trouble describing her experiences and symptoms. The MMPI-2 assessed any potential psychopathology. The Validity Scales were valid and appear to be normal. Shannon TRIN and VRIN scales scores were not significant, therefore, she did not answer randomly or to fill a pattern. While the scores were not significant, her VRIN was slightly elevated (63), two points from being significant, the test is valid but ADHD may be the cause of the mild elevation. Her F (58), Fb (53), and Fp (44) were not significant and are normal. She is not faking bad, the back of her test match the front of her test, and is not faking psychotic extremes. Her L (63) is mildly elevated, two points from being significant, and she is not admitting faults about herself. Her K (64) is mildly elevated, one point from being significant, she is faking to be good. Her K is elevated but this usually unintentionally. Her S (42) scale score is not significant, therefore, she realizing that she can do wrong, which is opposite of her mildly elevated …show more content…
This anxiety is once again coming up closer to Shannon graduating with her second degree and getting married. I would recommend Existential Therapy. Existential Therapy will help Shannon deal with the dynamic transition of her life from choosing a new job in Finance and getting married. I would inform Shannon, she could continue school as long as she follows the treatment plan set up by her therapist. Additionally, I will suggest for Shannon to have a follow-up evaluation after completing her therapy session to compare her MMPI-2 scores and to assess any other potential