NCMHCE TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Information generally not necessary for making DSM diagnosis- - Answer- Educational history, family structure, family history, and financial details Information generally important to assess in making Axis 1 Diagnosis- - Answer- affective functioning, cognitive functioning, medical history, developmental history (in children), physical complaints, duration of symptoms, suicidal/homicidal tendencies, substance use Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - Answer- 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) - Answer- 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) - Answer- 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) - Answer- Family Environment Scale (FES) is used to measure the social environmental characteristics of family. The scale is a 90-item inven