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Assessment is the process of:

-Collecting data


-Analyzing the nature, causes and triggers of client issues and problems


-Identifying strengths


-Reviewing the progression of the client’s context -Synthesizing the client’s relevant data


-Formulating an intervention or action plan accordingly

Assessments should be both

valid and reliable.

Fluid intelligence:

ability to reason quickly, and adapt. Heredity is an important factor; tends to decline in later adult years.. Culture Fair Intelligence Test measures fluid intelligence.

Crystallized intelligence:

comes from experience – knowledge & skills that accumulate over time; tends to increase with age.

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

Intended to assess personality traits and psychopathology in adults; comprehensive/broad



-If many symptoms are presented

-If diagnosis not linked directly to Depression

Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
to determine personality dimensions;
assessing personality tests for career counseling/advising

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

assessing personality types primarily HS through College age: categorizes personalities by 16 dimensions




Useful in career counseling and student learning styles/environment fit

Bender Visual-Motor Bender Visual Gestalt Test



measures perpetual-motor and cognitive development in minors over the age of 4.




It consists of different designs the subject then copies onto a blank piece of paper.

Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

evaluates the visual motor functioning of people ages 3-adult.




a drawing/copying test

Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Basic Skills

diagnostic and classroom assessment in reading, comprehension, math calculation , math reasoning, written language, listening comprehension and information processing.



Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Basic Skills;


& Brigance Inventory of Essential Skills'

-Inventory of Basic Skills = means of evaluating "basic readiness and academic skills."




-Inventory of Essential Skills = to assess skills needed for successful functioning as an adult.'

Brigance Diagnostic Life Skills Inventory

Evaluates "listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehending and computing skills within the context of everyday situations."

Child Behavior Checklist
- for minors 4 through 18.

-investigates behavior problems to address the issues of social competency and behavior.

California Psychological Inventory

*For ages 13 and up*; behavioral eval




investigates interpsonal and social interactions; provides information on how one behaves in social situations and areas such as the patient's character and interpersonal values.

Carrow Elicited Language Inventory
Assessment of speech and language development/mastery; expression.



No noted age range

Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude (4thEdition)




Age: Adult

evaluate general intelligence & cognitive functioning; specific areas of capability; complete exploration of cognitive functioning
Eating Disorder Inventory
- Screening tool, outcome measure or research effort. not diagnostic.


self-report; assess psychological and behavioral traits common in anorexia nervosa & bulimia. determines subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa in clinical or research settings


For individuals 12 and older

Eating Disorder Inventory-2
determine the characteristics of anorexia and bulimia in individuals 12 and over. Mostly college-aged women. Assist in diagnosing; should not be used as the sole diagnostic tool.
Covi Anxiety Scale
Measuring the severity of anxiety sx. items include: verbal report, behavior, and somatic symptoms
Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A)
assessing anxiety when already diagnosed. not intended for detecting or diagnosing. Heavily focused on somatic symptoms.



useful to measure patient improvement. not useful in patients w/ other psychiatric disorders.

Beck Anxiety Inventory

-gauges severity of patient anxiety.




-useful as first step in detecting and assessing proper treatment of an affective disorder.




A part of the Beck Scales

Carroll Depression Scale (CDS-R, CRS)
Assess the degree of depression in adults.



diagnoses major depression, depression with melancholic features, depression with atypical features, and Dysthymic disorder.

Beck Depression Inventory

-Assesses severity of depression.


Combined w/ Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) gauges the likelihood of suicide.

Beck Hopelessness Scale




(Depression)

-For use with Beck Depression Scale to gauge the likelihood of suicide in adult and adolescent patients of 17 years if age or older.



Depression Outcomes Module


Measures different types of treatment utilized for depression, results of treatment, and patient characteristics effecting treatment.

Zung Depression Scale (SDS and DSI)

evaluating depression in adults. Self-rating scales.



- includes a number of somatic symptoms (sleep disturbances, weight loss, fatigue and decreased appetite).

House-Tree-Person Interrogation Form
A projective assessment, scoring form; used for both children and adults as an intelligence and personality test.

Million Adolescent Personality (MAPI) Inventory

Objective assessment of personality for ages 13-18. identify certain personal difficulties, such as peer conflicts, confusions about self, and fear of academic failure. Also helps identify subjects who may have trouble in acting out, underachievement in academics and attendance issues

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents

intended to assess and evaluate personality and emotional disorders in adolescents ages 14-18.

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

uses hearing vocabulary to give estimation of verbal intelligence. Used in clinical assessments in schools for counseling- academically and emotionally.

Brief Psychotic Rating Scale (BPRS)

calculates psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms in people with major psychiatric disorders.




used frequently with schizophrenics.

Positive and Negative Symptom Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS)

-Assesses positive and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia




mostly used in research

System of Multicultural pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA)

Evaluates the needs of children; racially and culturally nondiscriminatory.


-For children 5-11


-assesses medical, social system & pluralistic systems.


-considered comprehensive child assessment battery; suggested for educational and research purposes

The Child's Apperception Test

Assesses personality in children ages 3-11. Projective test; individual projects inner feelings onto the external world.

The Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

evaluates neurologically impaired patients ages 15 and over.




-uses unstructured qualitative techniques to test neurologically injured patients.

Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scales (VABS)

Evaluates the social and personal functioning; birth to adulthood.




- used to assess people from birth to 18 and low functioning adults; 4 domains of evaluation - Communication, Daily Living skills, Socialization, Motor Skills

Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS)

Assesses Social Functioning of students with developmental disabilities; competencies in determining the level of mental handicap

Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development and




Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development-Revised Edition (SICD-R)

Non standardized assessment of general level of language and communication functioning. It is helpful in info gathering. 4 months to 4 years; considered a developmental test; can provide an early learning profile.

Slosson Intelligence Test-Primary (SIT-P)

Verbal and fluid performance questions to assess a child's cognitive capacities. This test is intended to screen for children who are at risk of academic failure. children ages 2-8

Child Language Intervention Program
provides intervention for children with speech and language disorders; 18 months and 6 years.



-treats children with developmental disorders

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery


-help prove the presence of brain damage. assess nature, location & extent; for acute lesions rather than for chronic neuropathology.

-used for ages 5-15 and over. Memory, abstract thinking, language, sensory-motor synthesis, perceptual imperfections and motor agility.

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

Assess cognitive development of children; ages 2.5 to 12.5


not a complete test battery




should be used in conjunction with other assessment tools

Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test Auditory Discrimination
assesses the ability to discriminate speech sounds against backgrounds of noise and quiet. age 3 and older; intended to evaluate young children. also useful with adults; with handicaps
Key Math Diagnostic Arithmetic Test
designed to assess the mathematical competencies of visually impaired child in selected skills in order to begin instruction.
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale
Screen overall reasoning capacity of children ages 3 1/2 to 10; requiring no verbal response and minimal motor response.

Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT)

Quick evaluation of general verbal cognitive ability; "index of verbal intelligence"; used for screening; requires follow ups to verify results.




for age 4 and up.

Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised

assessment of academic achievement; ages from 5 years, 3 months to 18 years old/K-12.




of questionable use with children with emotional disturbances, mental retardation, and cultural deprivation.

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R)

intended as a general intelligence test for children.

Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT)

a short achievement test that assesses reading recognition, spelling, and arithmetic.




ages, 5-11 and ages 12-64.

Penn Inventory

Measures severity of PTSD

TWEAK

Screens for harmful drinking in pregnant women

Structural Assessment of Stressful Experiences

Good for disgnosing stress related disorders

Woodcock-Johnson III

Achievement Test

Burns Checklist

Self-report listing common symptoms of depression

Personality Inventory for Children

multidimensional; evaluates the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal adjustment of children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19.


The PIC is a reliable assessment tool widely used by school and clinical psychologist.

CAGE questionaire

Assess and screen for alcohol use

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

Evaluates clinical disorders and personality disorders as they relate to the DSM




For ages 18 and older




good if looking for long-term return to normal functioning

State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory

measures intensity of anger as an emotional state and anger as a personality trait