all questionnaires and interviews measurement aims

SCID

semi-structured clinical interview for a mental disorder DSM disgnosis

MINI

short, structured DSM interview for screening

SCAN

detailed assessment of psychiatric symptoms

not intended to classify clinical disorders according to DSM

HoNOS

measures severity of mental health and social problems

Behavioural Avoidance Test (BAT)

diagnostic method that can be used for various anxiety complaints

aim: observation of avoidance behaviour

structure: client performs graded fear-eliciting tasks in steps until they stop; performance and distress are recorded

WAIS-IV

A test that measures broad intellectual functioning across four domains:

1. Verbal comprehension (VCI): e.g., vocabulary, information

2. Perceptional Reasoning (PRI): e.g., digit span, arithmetic

3. Working memory (WMI) – sensitive to decline: e.g., block design, picture completion

4. Processing speed (PSI)- highly sensitive to decline: e.g., symbol search, coding

Raven’s Progressive Matrices

Non-verbal test that measures visual problem solving and consequently indicates fluid intelligence

NVL (DTRA)

• Verbal reading task where correct pronunciation is scored

• A persons vocabulary as a part of crystallised intelligence is resistant to cognitive decline (caution when involving patients with severe cognitive disorders, e.g. severe dementia)

• Not culture-free and slightly outdated norms

WAIS

general cognitive ability

MMSE

cognitive screening (dementia)

Stroop

• Selective attention, distractibility, and the ability to inhibit responses

• Executive function

• Focus attention on colour of the ink with which the name of a colour is printed

Bourdon

• Sustained attention (concentration)

• Patient must cross out each group of four dots

WCST

• A neuropsychological test that measures executive function

• People sort cards based on hidden rules (colour, shape, or number) and adapt when the rules change unexpectedly, assessing how well they shift mental strategies and use feedback.

NKPV/DCPQ

• Personality questionnaire

• Measures six personality traits that are relevant within healthcare

1. Negativism

2. Somatisation

3. Shyness

4. Severe psychopathology

5. Extraversion

6. Narcissism

MMPI-2

a large number of personality traits and pathological aspects

NEO-PI

Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality (the Big Five)

SCL-90-R

multidimensional questionnaire

for measuring psychopathological symptoms

strongly recommended to be used as a screening instrument

4DKL/4DSQ

overwork

• Purpose: to identify psychological problems and determine the severity

• Measures psychopathological symptoms

1. Distress

2. Anxiety

3. Depression

4. Somatisation

IOA/IIS

self-assessment questionnaire

social anxiety and social skills

NRV/DRQ

multi-dimensional relationahip questionnaire

relationship quality

UBOS

burnout

ZIL/SIP

trauma/PTSD

UCL

coping styles or events that require modification

BHDI

hostility / animosity and aggressive behaviour

NVE/DEBQ

eating behaviour / weight or eating problems

crisis intervention interview

ensure safety, reduce acture distress

consultation interiew

provide expert advice to another professional

bad news interview

deliver difficult information clearly and supportively

CFI

aim: to measure how the family member talks about the client and his situation

• only negative remarks are counted

scoring: Expressed Emotion (EE)

• system that provides information about the degree of criticism, hostility, and emotional over-involvement in a family member’s attitude towards a client

Rorschach

inkblot cards

what might this be?

no time limit

TAT

cards with social situations

client tells story with beginning, middle, end, feelings, and future outcomes

SCT

present sentence stems

client completes them freely

VIA-IS

measures 24 character strengths (e.g., creativity, kindness, hope) to identify an individual’s core strengths

Clifton Strengths Finder 2.0

meaures personal talent themes

to identity natural patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that can be developed into strengths

PANAS

measures current or recent positive affect and negative affect

useful for tracking emotional changes over time or in response to interventions

SWLS

measures global cognitive judgements of life satisfaction

reflecting how satisfied a person is with their life overall

Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire

measures current happiness and baseline mood, including how often a person feels happy, unhappy, or neutral

Hope Scale

measures hope as goal-directed thinking

• agency (motivation to persue goals)

• pathways (ability to find ways to reach goals)

PGIS

measures intentional, active engagement in personal growth and self-change

including planning and taking action towards growth