Mental Health Assessments continued

Question 1

What is the BDI-11

Answer 1

The beck depression inventory second edition which is a self-report measure of severity of depression

Question 2

How many items are there on the BDI-11 and what does each item represent

Answer 2

There are 21 items and each item is a symptom of depresssion like sadness or loss of pleasure

Question 3

What is the age range of the BDI-11

Answer 3

13 years and over

Question 4

How long does it take for the BDI to be completed

Answer 4

5 to 10 minutes

Question 5

What scale is the BDI measured on

Answer 5

Each item is measured on a 4 point scale of increaseing severity that are scored from 0 to 3

Question 6

How is the BDI scored

Answer 6

The responses are summed to give a total score of 0 to 63

Question 7

What are the cut offs for the BDI

Answer 7

0-13 = minimal 
14-19 = mild 
20-28 = moderate 
29-63 = severe

Question 8

Are there Australian norms for the BDI

Answer 8

No, however there is percentile rank data based on a sample of Australian adults

Question 9

What items do clinicians need to pay particular attention to

Answer 9

Suicidal ideas

Question 10

What is the GAF

Answer 10

The GAF is the Global Assessment of Functioning and it measures a person’s overall psychosocial functioning

Question 11

What thre funtion domains are covered by the GAF

Answer 11

1. Psychological symptom severity
2. Social functioning
3. Occupational impairment

Question 12

Is the GAF still relevant by to the DSM-5

Answer 12

No the WHODAS is recommended instead

Question 13

What does the APA recommend over the GAF

Answer 13

Risk assessments rather than a single score rating

Question 14

Who can the GAF be used with

Answer 14

Adults and school aged children

Question 15

Is there a child version of the GAF

Answer 15

Yes there is the CHildren’s Global Assessment Scale

Question 16

How is the GAF scored

Answer 16

It is scored from 1 to 100 with a higher score indicating healthier functioning

Question 17

Are there Australian norms for the GAF

Answer 17

NO

Question 18

What population may you need to be careful with when administering the GAF

Answer 18

ATSI populations

Question 19

What are ATSI population

Answer 19

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

Question 20

What is the STAI

Answer 20

The STAI is the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and it measures anxiety

Question 21

What is the defining feature of the STAI

Answer 21

It provides a measure of two related anxiety constructs Trait anxiety and State Anxiety

Question 22

What ist Trait Anxiety

Answer 22

The tendency to respond anxiously across life situations

Question 23

What is State anxiety

Answer 23

Fluctuating anxiety that is based on immediate threatening stimuli or temporary conditions

Question 24

Who develop the theory of trait based and state based anxiety

Answer 24

Cattel and Scheier

Question 25

Who can the STAI be used with

Answer 25

Adults

Question 26

what reading level is required for the the STAI

Answer 26

a sixth grade reading level

Question 27

How is the STAI structured

Answer 27

The STAI is made up of 2 20 item self-report scales.

Question 28

How is state anxiety measured on the STAI

Answer 28

BY asking indviduals to report how they feel right now at this moment

Question 29

How is Trait anxiety measured on the STAI

Answer 29

By asking indivudals how they generally feel

Question 30

WHat rating scale is used for the STAI

Answer 30

a 4 point scale

Question 31

What is the intensity scale for the State scale on the STAI

Answer 31

``` 1= not at all 4= very much so ```

Question 32

What is the frequency scale for the trait scale on the STAI

Answer 32

1=almost never | 4= almost always

Question 33

Are there australian norms for the STAI

Answer 33

No

Question 34

What is the ORS

Answer 34

The outcome rating scale

Question 35

What is the Outcome Rating Scale

Answer 35

It is a brief measure of client functioning

Question 36

What settings the ORS be used in

Answer 36

Clinical, Counselling and community settings

Question 37

What is the main use of the ORS

Answer 37

To regularly monitor client progress

Question 38

What is the benefit of monitoring client progress

Answer 38

It has significant positive effects on client outcomes from treatment

Question 39

What age range can the ORS be used on

Answer 39

13 years and older

Question 40

Can the ORS be used with different cultural backgrounds

Answer 40

Yes there has been some analysis of its use cross-culturally so it can be used with clients from different cultural backgrounds although furth developiment in this area is still required

Question 41

When do clients complete the ORS

Answer 41

At the commencement of a session

Question 42

How does a client complete the ORS

Answer 42

They mark on each of the four different lines from low to high their individual, interpersonal, social and overall wellbeing over the previous week

Question 43

What are the 4 different domains of the ORS

Answer 43

Individual interpersonal social overall wellbeing

Question 44

HOw long does the ORS take to complete

Answer 44

1 minute

Question 45

What is the rating scale of the ORS and is it a limitation

Answer 45

a 10cm scale that allows the client to mark a score out of 10 YES NEED A RULER

Question 46

What does a high schore equate to

Answer 46

Higher levels of functioning

Question 47

What do lower scores indicate on the ORS

Answer 47

Higher levels of distress

Question 48

Are there Australian norms for the ORS

Answer 48

NO

Question 49

What is the MMPI

Answer 49

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 50

What is the MMPI-2 used for

Answer 50

It is one of the most widely used clinical assessment tools in personality assessment

Question 51

Where is the MMPI-2 used

Answer 51

Most frequently used in psychiatric stettings

Question 52

What are the 5 main scales of the MMPI

Answer 52

1. Validity 2. Clinical 3. Content 4. Resturctured clinical 5. Supplementary

Question 53

What response style does the MMPI use

Answer 53

True or false

Question 54

What is the main scale on the MMPI

Answer 54

Clinical scales

Question 55

What are the central clinical scales on the MMPI

Answer 55

1. Hypochondriasis 2. Depression 3. Hysteria 4. Psychopathic Deviate 5. Masculinity-femininity 6. Paranoia 7. Psychasthenia 8. Schizophrenia 9. Hypomania 10. Social introversion

Question 56

What is the age range of the MMPI

Answer 56

18 and above

Question 57

How can the MMPI be administered

Answer 57

online or in paper form

Question 58

How long does the MMPI take to complete

Answer 58

60 to 90 minutes

Question 59

Are there currently norms for the MMPI

Answer 59

No

Question 60

What does ASEBA stand for and include

Answer 60

Achencbach System of Empirically Based Assessment 1. Parent report 2. Self Report 3. Teacher report

Question 61

What do ASEBA assessments measure

Answer 61

Adaptive and maladaptive functioning

Question 62

What is the age range of ASEBA

Answer 62

6 to 18 years old

Question 63

What is the Youth Self-report form for

Answer 63

It is an ASEBA self-report form for adolescents

Question 64

How long does it take to complete a ASEBA form

Answer 64

15 minutes

Question 65

What are teh scores categorised for the CBCL

Answer 65

Normal, Borderline and Clinical

Question 66

How is the CBCL strucutred

Answer 66

By syndrome scales and DSM oriented scales as well as internalising and externalising behaviours

Question 67

What are the internalising components of the CBCL

Answer 67

1. Anxious/depressed 2. Withdrawn/depressed 3. Somatic complaints

Question 68

What are the externalising behaviours on the CBCL

Answer 68

1. Rule-breaking behaviour | 2. Aggressive behaviour

Question 69

What are the other 3 scales of the CBCL

Answer 69

1. Social 2. Thought 3. Attention Problems

Question 70

Are there Australian norms for the CBCL

Answer 70

NO