Anxiety
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Screens for and measures Anxiety Levels
Ages 17-80
Strong Interest Inventory
12+
Helps match a person's interests with possible educational, career, and leisure activities; results generate a code based on 6 occupational themes (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, & Conventional)
Used to screen for symptoms of depression
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
Used to diagnose depression; based on 7 depression factors including somatic complaints, feeling of guilt & excessive self-criticism
IPAT Depression Scale 16+
Intended to screen the overall reasoning capacity of children
92 picture and figures
Age 3y6m to 10y
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS)
Evaluates the severity of anxiety in clients
Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A)
Self-Directed Search Form (SDS)
AGES 11-70
Based on Holland's widely accepted theory of careers, the SDS lets people explore the entire range of occupational possibilities
Self-rating instrument for the presence & severity of depression
18+
Carroll Depression Scale (CDS-R, CRS)
Assesses cognitive, affective, & behavioral symptoms of depression in children & adolescents
Child Depression Inventory 2 (CD| 2) 7-17
Used in measuring abstract reasoning ability; individual is asked to identify the missing element that completes a patter
Raven's Progressive Matrices 5+
Covi Anxiety Scale (COVI)
Often used with the HAM-A to evaluate the severity of anxiety symptoms in clients; used to distinguish between depression & anxiety
Vocational interest inventory for those who plan to enter careers immediately after high school or attend community college or trade school
Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)
15+
Measures feelings about the future, loss of motivation, & expectations; assesses the client's negative attitude about the future; can be used to evaluate suicide risk
Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)
17-80
Screening tool for depression in children; also helpful in measuring symptom severity & treatment progress over time
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) 6+
Personality-based assessment designed to help "laymen" describe the behavior of themselves and others; assesses social communication and interpersonal behavior
California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 13+
Quickly identifies the source and level of anxiety in children so that steps can be taken to reduce stress levels; assesses for presence of academic stress, test anxiety, peer & family conflicts, & drug
Ages 6-9
Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety
Scale, Second Edition (RCMAS-2)
Assesses the symptoms and psychological features of eating disorders
Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3)
13-53
Rates the severity of symptoms observed in depression such as low mood, insomnia, agitation, anxiety and weight loss; used to evaluate the effectiveness of depression treatments
18+
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
(HAM-D or HRSD)
18+
Self-report questionnaire used to screen for alcoholism & alcohol-related problems; not meant to diagnose alcohol use disorders but rather identify individuals who would benefit from further eval
Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)
18+
Screens for childhood anxiety disorders
Screen for Childhood Anxiety Related
Disorders (SCARED)
8-18
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI
Ages 18+
Used to simplify the separation between "state" anxiety (temporary) and "trait" anxiety (long-term anxiety, related to personality); differentiates between feelings of anxiety & depression
Measures cognitive impairment; often used to screen for dementia; tests orientation, attention, calculation,
recall, language, & motor skills
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Adults
Used to assess depression levels in clients diagnosed with a depressive disorder
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)
Semi-structured interview that assesses severity of individual's substance use & its impact on various life domains, including medical, employment, legal, drug use, alcohol use, psychiatric, & family/social stat
Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
18+
Luria-Nebraska Neurological Battery (LNNB)
13+
Screens clients with neurological impairment; evaluates learning, experience, & cognitive skills; used to diagnose & determine the nature of cognitive impairment, including the location of the brain damage