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NCMHCE test prep Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Approved exam predictor Information generally not necessary for making DSM diagnosis- - ✔✔-Educational history, family structure, famil... y history, and financial details Information generally important to assess in making Axis 1 Diagnosis- - ✔✔-affective functioning, cognitive functioning, medical history, developmental history (in children), physical complaints, duration of symptoms, suicidal/homicidal tendencies, substance use Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - ✔✔-Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-question multiple choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression. Since the client exhibits some signs of depression (for example saying no one cares about me, everyone wants me gone), it is helpful to assess if he is clinically depressed. (5-10 min) The Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC) - ✔✔-The Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC) is designed to measure maladaptive and adaptive behaviors and self-perceptions of children from 2.5 to 25 years old. High scores suggest that either the child's behavior is very maladaptive or the child was rated more negatively than warranted The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) - ✔✔-The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a parent-report questionnaire on child behavioral and emotional problems. It is one of the most widely-used standardized measures for evaluating maladaptive behavioral and emotional problems in subjects between the ages of 2 and 18. It assesses internalizing behaviors (anxious, depressive, and over controlled) and externalizing behaviors (aggressive, hyperactive, noncompliant and under controlled). (15 min) Family Environment Scale (FES) - ✔✔-Family Environment Scale (FES) is used to measure the social environmental characteristics of family. The scale is a 90-item inventory that has 10 subscales measuring interpersonal relationship dimension, the personal growth, and the system maintenance Thematic Apperception Test - ✔✔-Thematic Apperception Test is designed to elicit interpretations by subject of social situations. Stories and descriptions of pictures reveal some of the dominant drives, emotions, sentiments, conflicts, and complexes of a personality.The TAT is often administered to individuals as part of a battery, or group, of tests intended to evaluate personality. (100-200 min). Benton Test - ✔✔-The Benton Visual Retention Test is a neuropsychological test that is individually administered test for ages 8-adult that measures visual perception and visual memory. It can also be used to help identify possible learning disabilities. DISC Assessment - ✔✔-The DISC is a personality assessment tool often used in vocational preference in which a quadrant behavioral model is used to examine the behavior of individuals in their environment. The assessment classifies four aspects of behavior by testing a person's preferences in word associations. DISC stands for -Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance. (15-20 min) Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) - ✔✔-The Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) is a psychological assessment tool intended to provide information on psychopathology, including specific DSM disorders. It is intended for adults with at least an 8th grade reading level. The MCMI was developed and standardized specifically on clinical populations (i.e. patients in psychiatric hospitals or people with existing mental health problems), and the authors are very specific that it should not be used with the general population or adolescents. (25-30 min). California Psychological Inventory (CPI) - ✔✔-The California Psychological Inventory is a personality test designed to evaluate interpersonal behavior and social interaction within normal individuals. The CPI was created to assess the everyday "folk-concepts" that ordinary people use to describe the behavior of the people around them. (45- 60 min). Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - ✔✔-The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test designed to classify individuals according to the Jungian theory. The 16 types are typically referred to by an abbreviation of four letters—For instance: ESTJ: extraversion (E), sensing (S), thinking (T), judgment (J) and INFP: introversion (I), intuition (N), feeling (F), perception (P) (15-25 min). ADE Needs Assessment - ✔✔-The ADE Needs Assessment is a comprehensive adult assessment tool often used with substance and alcohol abuse. This instrument addresses life stress, attitude and emotional stability, criminal history, and alcohol and/or drug use. (130 ?'s) Woodcock-Johnson III - ✔✔-The Woodcock-Johnson III is a test of achievement which consists of two co-normed batteries: Tests of Achievements and Tests of Cognitive Abilities. The two batteries assess general intellectual ability, specific cognitive abilities, oral language and academic achievement. It can be used with individuals from 2 years of age to 80+. (1 hour). Conner's Rating Scales - ✔✔-Conner's Rating Scales is an assessment designed to assess ADHD and related problems in children. (20 min). Global Assessment of Functioning 91-100 - ✔✔-91-100 Superior Global Assessment of Functioning 81-90 - ✔✔-81-90 Absent or minimal symptoms Global Assessment of Functioning 71-80 - ✔✔-71-80 Transient, expectable symptoms to stressors, slight impairment Global Assessment of Functioning 61-70 - ✔✔-Mild symptoms, some impairment Global Assessment of Functioning 51-60 - ✔✔-51-60 Moderate symptoms, moderate impairment Global Assessment of Functioning 41-50 - ✔✔-41-50 Serious symptoms, serious impairment Global Assessment of Functioning 31-40 - ✔✔-31-40 Some impairment in reality testing or communicating or major impairment in multiple areas (work, social, mood, thought) Global Assessment of Functioning 21-30 - ✔✔-21-30 Behavior considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations or serious impairment in communication and judgement or inability to function in almost all areas Global Assessment of Functioning 11-20 - ✔✔-11-20 Some danger in hurting self or others, gross impairment Global Assessment of Functioning 1-10 - ✔✔-1-10 Persistent danger to self or others Prolonged Exposure Therapy - ✔✔-Prolonged Exposure Therapy is the most highly efficacious treatment for PTSD to date. It employs techniques such as systematic desensitization and imaginal flooding. It is not an approved treatment for bipolar disorder. . Dialectical Behavior Therapy - ✔✔-Dialectical Behavior Therapy is the best researched psychosocial treatment and with proven efficacy across a range of target areas in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Prodrome Detection - ✔✔-Prodrome Detection is a form of psychotherapy where the clinician meets with the client regularly over a certain period to discuss the client's personal experience as well as signs preceding manic and depressive episodes in the past. Prodrome detection is very effective for understanding the triggers and symptoms of bipolar disorder and goes a long way in educating the client about the disease. [Show More]

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