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Margaret J. Kay,
Ed.D. is a
C-level registered psychologist administrator of on-line tests through
the
Psychological Corporation. Designed to aid in the administration and
analysis of assessment results in a secure testing environment,
www.psychcorpcenter.com puts the power right on
your desktop.
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Beck Youth
Inventories
The new Beck Youth Inventories
include five self-report inventories
that can be used separately or in combination to
assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and
self-concept. Consistent with IDEA legislation
requirements, the Beck Youth Inventories are intended for screening
of emotional and social difficulties that may impair
a child's ability to function in school settings. These inventories are useful
in planning and monitoring educational placement as well as in clinical
treatment settings.
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Brown Attention
Deficit Disorder Scales for Adolescents & Adults
Quickly screen for reliable indications of
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) by examining client perception of cognitive
symptoms. The Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales® (Brown ADD
Scales) are among the first ADD assessment instruments test adults and
adolescents. Separate forms are available for each.
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Brown
Attention Deficit Disorder: Child & Adolescent Versions
A downward extension of the adult and adolescent
version, the Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales® for Children
(Brown ADD Scales for Children) are designed for ages 3 to 12 years. Similar
to the original Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales®, the children's
version assesses critical executive aspects of cognitive functioning, the
underlying problem in AD/HD (ADD).
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Beck Depression
Inventory®-II (BDI®-II)
This new edition of the Beck Depression Inventory®, the
most widely used instrument for detecting depression, takes just five minutes
to complete and is more clinically sensitive than ever.
Like its predecessor, the BDI–II consists of 21 items to
assess the intensity of depression in clinical and normal patients. Each item
is a list of four statements arranged in increasing severity about a
particular symptom of depression. These new items bring the BDI–II
into alignment with DSM–IV criteria.
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Beck Scale for
Suicide Ideation®
The scale is made up of 21 items. Five screening items
reduce the length and the intrusiveness of the questionnaire for patients who
are non-suicidal.
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Beck Hopelessness
Scale® (BHS®)
Use this powerful predictor of eventual suicide to help you measure three
major aspects of hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss of motivation,
and expectations. Responding to the 20 true or false items on the Beck
Hopelessness Scale® (BHS®), patients can either endorse a pessimistic
statement or deny an optimistic statement.
Predicts Eventual Suicide.
Research consistently supports a positive relationship between BHS
scores and measures of depression, suicidal intent, and ideation.
Ages: 17 through 80 years.
Administration: 5 to 10 minutes.
Publication Date: 1988,
1993
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Beck Anxiety
Inventory® (BAI®)
Screen for anxiety with the Beck Anxiety Inventory®
(BAI®). Patients respond to 21 items rated on a scale from 0 to 3. Each
item is descriptive of subjective, somatic, or panic-related symptoms of
anxiety.
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Devereux Behavior
Rating Scale-School Form: Child and Adolescent
Versions
Use this fast and versatile
tool for identifying behaviors that may indicate severe emotional disturbances
in children and adolescents. The Devereux Behavior Rating Scale—School
Form is based on federal criteria and can be used by educators,
psychologists, guidance counselors, and other assessment professionals.
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Devereux Scales of
Mental Disorders
Indicate whether a child or adolescent is experiencing,
or is at risk, for an emotional or behavioral disorder. The Devereux Scales
of Mental Disorders (DSMD™) are especially designed for treatment planning
and outcome evaluation. The 111-item child form and the 110-item adolescent
form cover a full range of psychopathology and are based on DSM-IV categories.
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Eating Inventory
The Eating Inventory helps to recognize and treat eating-related
disorders. It can be used to monitor clinical progress, evaluate treatment
programs for obesity, predict weight gain following smoking cessation, explain
weight changes among depressed persons, and assess the behavior of bulimic
patients.
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Parenting
Satisfaction Scale (PSS)
The Parenting Satisfaction Scale (PSS) is a
clinical tool that is specifically designed to assess parent-child
relationships. It is a 45-item standardized questionnaire that can be
completed in less than 30 minutes. The PSS assesses parenting satisfaction in
three domains. It is useful for both clinical and research purposes as well as
in child custody evaluations and family therapy situations.
- Substance
Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (SASSI-3)
Since the SASSI-3 is comprised of both obvious
and subtle items, it is particularly useful in identifying persons who are
experiencing difficulties with substance abuse but are unwilling or unable to
acknowledge them. Now in its third edition, the SASSI-3 has been
extensively researched and revised. The SASSI-3 takes less than 15
minutes to complete and is comprised of 67 true-false items in addition to a
26 item self-report section on substance use. The SASSI-3 is designed
exclusively as a tool for clinical assessment and treatment. Use of this
instrument outside this context, such as for pre-employment screening, is not
appropriate.
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