Correct Answers
Information generally not necessary for making DSM diagnosis-
CORRECT ANSWERS Educational history, family structure,
family history, and financial details
Information generally important to assess in making Axis 1
Diagnosis- CORRECT ANSWERS affective functioning,
cognitive functioning, medical history, developmental history
(in children), physical complaints, duration of symptoms,
suicidal/homicidal tendencies, substance use
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) CORRECT ANSWERS 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)
CORRECT ANSWERS 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) CORRECT ANSWERS
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) CORRECT ANSWERS
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 CORRECT ANSWERS 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,