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NCMHCE assessment and diagnosis
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Activities of Daily Living - measurement of a person's functional status regarding typical daily activities. useful for clients with physical disabilities and the elderly. Acute Stress Disorder - three or more dissociative symptoms, persistent reexperiencing of trauma, marked avoidance of stimuli related to trauma, and marked anxiety or increased arousal lasting at least two days and no more than four weeks. Addiction - A term applied to any substance , activity, behavior or object that has become the sole focus of a person's life or that has begun to harm self or others physically, psychologically, or socially. ADHD - six or more symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and or impulsivity. Adjustment Disorder - maladaptive reaction to a psychosocial stressor. onset within 3 months of stressor. impairment in social or occupational functioning. Agoraphobia - anxiety about being in situations or places from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing or in which help may not be available if panic symptoms occur. Anorexia Nervosa - eating disorder involving refusal to maintain a minimal normal body weight, intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed perception of one's body shape or size, and, in females, amenorrhea.
Antisocial Personality Disorder - pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. >17 and must have a history of conduct disorder. Amnestic Disorder - development of memory impairment Asperger's Disorder - pervasive development disorder involving severe impairment in social interactions and a restricted repertoire of behaviors with no substantial delays in cognitive, language, or self-help skills. Autistic Disorder - pervasive development disorder characterized by qualitative impairment in social interaction and communication, and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. Avoidant Personality Disorder - pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development - current developmental status of infants and toddlers ages 1 to 42 months. Beck Depression Inventory II - measurement of the depth of depression and the severity of complaints, symptoms, and concerns. ages 13+ Beck Hopelessness Scale - measures suicidality ages 17+. Bender-Gestalt II -
Personality assessment with emphasis on positive, normal aspects of personality rather than psychopathology. Career Development Inventory - a test of vocational maturity developed by Super. Child Behavior Checklist - Assessment of a child's behavior via parent report and is useful for treatment planning, monitoring, and outcome assessment. Compulsions - repetitious and deliberate behaviors or mental acts that the individual feels driven to perform either in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. Conduct Disorder - persistent pattern of behaviors that violate the rights of others and or age appropriate social rules. individual must be under 18. Conners' Rating Scales revised - scales used to evaluate problem behavior in youth ages 3 through 17. Conversion Disorder - symptoms involve impairment in voluntary motor or sensory functioning and suggest a serious neurological or other medical condition eg paralysis, seizures, for which no medical cause is found. Cycle of Violence - three stage model that describes most abusive partner relationships that includes tension building, acute battering incident, and loving contrition. Cyclothymic Disorder -
fluctuating hypomanic symptoms and numerous depressive symptoms for at least two years in adults and one year in children or adolescents. Delirium - disturbance in consciousness accompanied by either a change in cognition eg loss of memory, disorientation, and or perceptual abnormalities. caused by either a medical condition or substance use. Delusional Disorder - psychosis involving one or more nonbizarre delusions that last at least one month. Psychosocial functioning is not markedly impaired. Dementia - disturbance involving some degree of memory impairment and at least one other cognitive impairment eg aphasia, apraxia, agnosia. Dependent Personality Disorder - pervasive, excessive need to be taken care of, which leads to submissive, clinging behavior and an intense fear of separation. Differential Aptitude Tests - five tests that assess job-related abilities and three tests that evaluate broad intellectual abilities. designed to assist in educational and career counseling but also used for vocational counseling and employee selection. DISCOVER - an interactive program that provides information about the user and their career interests and plans. Dissociative Disorders - disruption in consciousness, identity, memory, or perception of the environment that is not due to the effects of a substance or a general medical condition. includes dissociative fugue, amnesia, identity and depersonalization.
Genogram - an assessment tool used to obtain and record in a schematic diagram the client's family patterns and history. Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery - used to detect brain damage and determine its severity and possible location Histrionic Personality Disorder - pervasive pattern of emotionality and attention-seeking Hypochondriasis - unrealistic preoccupation with a fear of having or a belief that one has a serious illness based on a misinterpretation of bodily symptoms. Hypomanic Episode - a distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that lasts for at least four days and is accompanied by at least three symptoms associated with a manic episode. it does not cause marked impairment in functioning. Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities - evaluates a child's linguistic abilities and assists in diagnosing dyslexia. 5-13 years old Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children - measure of cognitive ability for children 3-18 years old. Kuder Occupational Interest Inventory - occupational interest assessment for high school juniors and older. Learning Disorders -
reading disorder, mathematics disorder, and written expression disorder. diagnosed when there is a substantial discrepancy between IQ and achievement test performance. Leiter International Performance Scale Revised - culture fair measure of cognitive abilities for ages 2-20 and for those with a language or hearing impairment. Major Depressive Disorder - one or more major depressive episodes without a history of manic, hypomanic, or mixed episodes. Major Depressive Episode - depressed mood and or anhedonia for at least two weeks with a noticeable change in functioning and at least five symptoms including feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt, psychomotor agitation or retardation, changes in appetite, changes in weight, fatigue, sleep disturbances, inability to concentrate and or suicidal ideation. Malingering - intentional production or feigning of symptoms for the purpose of obtaining an external reward. Manic Episode - a distinct period of at least one week of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood with at least three of the following: inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, more talkative, flight of ideas or racing thoughts, distractibility, increase in goal directed activity, and excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for negative consequences. Mental Retardation - developmental disorder requiring intellectual functioning below IQ of 70, marked impairment in functionality in two domains, and diagnosis before the age of 5. Mental Status Exam - evaluation of current mental functioning including behavioral and cognitive functioning.
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder - pervasive presence of a persistent preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control having the effect of severely limiting flexibility, openness, and efficiency. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, and hostile behaviors toward authority. does not include violation of the rights of others. Pain Disorder - pain is the predominant focus of the clinical presentation, is sufficiently severe to warrant attention, and cannot be fully accounted for by a general medical condition. Panic Disorder - two or more unexpected panic attacks with at least one month of worry about avoidance of another panic attack Paranoid Personality Disorder - pervasive pattern of distrust and suspiciousness and interpreting the motives of others as malevolent. Paraphilia - recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving either nonhuman objects, the suffering or humiliation of oneself or others, or children or other nonconsenting partners. Postpartum Depression - sad feelings experienced by some women after having a baby. PostTraumatic Stress Disorder - persistent reexperiencing of trauma, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma, and persistent symptoms of increased arousal lasting more than one month.
Premature Ejaculation - orgasm and ejaculation occur with minimal sexual stimulation before, on, or shortly after penetration and before the individual desires it. Raven's Progressive Matrices - nonverbal measure of general intelligence Reactive Attachment Disorder - early childhood disorder involving developmentally inappropriate social relatedness caused by pathogenic care eg neglect. Rett's Disorder - pervasive development disorder involving decelaration of head growth, loss of purposeful hand movements, impaired coordination, and impaired language development all following a period of normal development. Rorschach Inkblot Test - projective personality test that presents examinee with inkblots and derives underlying personality conflicts based on description of these inkblots. Schizoaffective Disorder - concurrent symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder that includes a period of at least two weeks in which the symptoms of schizophrenia are present but the symptoms of the mood disorder are not. Schizoid. Personality Disorder - pervasive pattern of indifference to interpersonal relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression in social settings. Schizophrenia -
Stanford Binet - individually administered intelligence test for individuals two to eighty five. Strong Interest Inventory - career interest assessmen Stuttering - communication disorder involving a disturbance in normal fluency and time patterning of speech. Substance Abuse - maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as evidenced by the presence of at leaset one symptom during a twelve month period: failure to fulfill major obligations at home, school, or work, continued use when it is known to cause harm, legal problems, continued use despite social or interpersonal problems. Substance Dependence - continued use of substance despite significant substance related problems as evidenced by the presence of at least three symptoms during a twelve month period: tolerance, withdrawal, taken in larger amounts to achieve same effect, great deal of time spent obtaining substance, unsuccessful attempts to cut down usage. Symptom Checklist 90 R - useful for rapidly assessing a client's type and severity of symptoms and treatment planning, monitoring, and outcome assessment. System of Interactive Guidance and Information - users input their values, expectations, and aspirations, and the system helps them refine their career choices. Thematic Apperception Test -
projection test based on Murrays theory of needs. examinee is asked to make up stories about ambiguous pictures. Tourette's Syndrome - a tic disorder characterized by at least one vocal tic and multiple motor tics. Vaginismus - involuntary spasms of the pubococyqeus muscle in the outer third of e vagina which interfere with sexual intercourse. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - assessment of personal and social skills of individuals with mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, brain injury, or dementia to assist in the development of educational and treatment plans. birth to 90 Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale IV - individually administered intelligence test for individuals 16-90. provides full scale IQ Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children IV - individually administered intelligence test for examines ages 6-16.
