PsychSuite 4.0 Adolescent Fact Sheet

Ages: Adolescent 12-18

Tests available for use in Adolescent reports

  1. Shipley Institute of Living Scale to measure cognitive functioning and Rule Out Organicity.
  2. WAIS-III Matrix Reasoning subscale asses nonverbal abstract reasoning for those over 16.
  3. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory -2 is the most widely used psychological test and the premiere measure of Psychiatric symptoms, The MMPI also provides many Content and Supplementary scales that assess a broad range if psychological functioning.
  4. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory evaluates Mental Health Problems and determines underlying personality patterns useful to understanding and treating offenders.
  5. State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory quantifies anger and anger control factors.
  6. Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory A-2 looks at reported substance use and addictive tendencies.
  7. Jesness Inventory explores Criminal characteristics and motivations behind Criminal acts.
  8. The Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) asses a variety of problem areas to determine individual client strengths and needs.
  9. Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory measures normal sexual functioning.
  10. Multiphasic Sex Inventory screens for deviant sexual functioning including cognitive distortions, justifications, and admitted to Sex offender behavior.
  11. Traumatic Symptom Checklist for Children specifically evaluates the presence of PTSD symptoms in children and can be filled out by the child or other rater.

REPORT CONTENTS

INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING
Vocabulary, verbal abstraction, visual problem solving, Organicity, Learning Disorder, concentrational problems, cognitive rigidity/flexibility, personality effects on cognitive style, rate of thought, obsessive ruminations, mental confusion/psychosis, delusional content

VALIDITY OF TEST RESULTS
Disclosiveness, symptom minimization, symptom exaggeration, consistency, response sets

PROBLEM AREAS
Sense of identity, intrusive thoughts of past abuse, self-critical, body image, sexual concerns, Eating Disorder symptoms, security with peers, sensitivity to social cues, delinquent tendencies, family dysfunction

EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING
Levels of depression/dsythymia, anxiety, anger experience and control, repression/emotional control, impulsivity, energy level

ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE
Reported use, obvious and subtle characteristics, ACOA issues and social system use

SOMATIC FUNCTIONING
Level of somatic concerns, hypochondriasis, conversion, and somatization

INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONING
Social skills, introversion/extroversion, social comfort, need for attention, need for love, independence/dependence, dominance/passivity, empathy, trust, vigilance, criticalness, family problems, school/work attitudes and behaviors

SELF IMAGE
Ego strength, self esteem, self image

DEFENSES

PERSONALITY FUNCTIONING
Primary and secondary personality patterns

IRRESPONSIBLE THINKING ERRORS

TACTICS

CRIMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
Generalized delinquent tendencies, awareness of appropriate social expectations and norms, criminal attitudes/values, social maturity, authority conflicts

CRIMINAL MOTIVATIONS

RISK NEED ASSESSMENT

NORMAL SEXUAL FUNCTIONING
Sex drive, levels of sexual fantasy, fund of sexual information gender identity, is strongly discrepant and does not match stereotyped images of his gender. Body image, overall sexual satisfaction

DEVIANT SEXUAL FUNCTIONING
Normal sexual drives, sexual preoccupation, fund of sexual knowledge cognitive distortions and immaturity typically found among sex offenders, justification, rationalization, pathology similar to that found among child molesters, Rape behavior, exhibitionistic pathology, paraphilias, sexual dysfunctions/disabilities, motivation to seek treatment for sexual problems.

PRIMARY CRIMINAL RELAPSE TRIGGERS

IDENTIFIED RISK FACTORS

FACTORS MITIGATING RISK

DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS

TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

IRRESPONSIBLE THINKING CORRECTIVES

SUMMARY

COST EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, HIGHLY USEFUL CLINICAL INFORMATION AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON