Psychological

The Center for Child & Adolescent Behavioral Testing

To paraphrase Kermit the Frog of Muppet’s fame, “It ain’t easy being green or a kid”. That is certainly true today, possibly more than ever before. The demands of accelerated academics, competency testing with STAAR and other measures, peer pressures, bullying, conflictual families…the list goes on and on, and can have an adverse effect on children and adolescents and their psychosocial development and behavior. Depression, anxiety, anger, withdrawal, sleep disturbance, suicidal feeling and thoughts are frequently seen as an accompaniment to these stressors. Concern for the welfare of the child/adolescent grow within the family, only adding to the overall stressful dynamic.

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The Center’s psychological testing and assessment program can be a major ally in understanding the unique, individual response to stress and the impact upon the child/adolescent’s personality and behavior. Referral to The Center may be generated by parent (children <18 yr), physician, psychotherapist, school counselor, or court. A detailed history is gathered through interview and review of any accompanying documentation, and a comprehensive psychometric assessment protocol is developed to answer key questions of etiology and diagnosis. This process enables the development of a strategic, targeted intervention and treatment plan to assist in alleviating the child and family’s concerns and suffering.

Frequently Used Tests for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Assessment:

Personality Structure/Behavioral-Clinical Issues

Millon Pre-Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MPAI) Ages 9-12 yr
Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI) Ages 13-18 yr
Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) Ages 13-17 yr
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) Ages 18 yr+
MMPI-A (Adolescent) Ages 14-18 yr
MMPI-2 Ages 18 yr+
Beck Anxiety Inventory Ages 17+
Beck Depression Inventory Ages 13+
Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Ages 15+
Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents Ages 9-18 yr

The Center for Adult Personality and Behavioral Testing

For many adults, relationships and life are a great burden that must be borne day after day, a numbing state of affairs that affects mind, body, and spirit, as well as family and community. It doesn’t have to be this way. Developing a deeper understanding of Self has the potential to lead to radical positive changes in a person, a freeing of choices to enhance ones life and relationships.

The Center’s psychological testing and assessment program can be a major ally in understanding the unique, individual response to stress and the impact upon the person’s personality and behavior. Referral to The Center may be generated by self (>17 yr), physician, psychotherapist, employer, family member, or court. A detailed history is gathered through interview and review of any accompanying documentation, and a comprehensive psychometric assessment protocol is developed to answer key questions of etiology and diagnosis. This process enables the development of a strategic, targeted intervention and treatment plan to assist in alleviating the individual and family’s concerns and suffering.

Frequently Used Tests for Adult Behavioral and Feelings Assessment:

Personality Structure/Behavioral-Clinical Issues

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)

MMPI-2

Beck Anxiety Inventory

Beck Depression Inventory

Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

IRATE Anger Inventory

Interpersonal Rating Scales:

Sixteen Personality Factors – 5th Edition (Human resources development report)

Millon Index of Personality Styles – Revised (MIPS-R)

Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation – Behavior (FIRO-B)

Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Center for Adult Cognitive and Behavioral Testing

Aging is an ongoing process that brings about changes in our bodies, minds and behaviors. Every new day seems to bring on changes, many of them unexpected or unwanted. Changes in memory, focus, patience, motor coordination are but a few. In addition, these changes may create unnecessary anxiety and worry within the person by having them thinking that normal change isn’t all that normal, and that Alzheimer’s or some other dementia process has begun. Often we find that memory loss, forgetfulness, and other cognitive changes are a byproduct of anxiety, grief, depression, normal stress, or over commitment resulting in overload, and not cognitive decline.

The Center’s psychological testing and assessment program can be a major ally in understanding the unique, individual response to the stress and the impact of aging upon the person’s personality and behavior. Referral to The Center may be generated by self, physician, psychotherapist, family member, or court. A detailed history is gathered through interview and review of any accompanying documentation, and a comprehensive psychometric assessment protocol is developed to answer key questions of etiology and diagnosis. This process enables the development of a strategic, targeted intervention and treatment plan to assist in alleviating the individual and family’s concerns and suffering.

Frequently Used Tests for Adult Cognitive and Behavioral Assessment

Neurological

Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE)

Dementia Rating Scale – 2 Edition (DRS-2)

Reynold Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS)

Computerized Test of Information Processing (CTIP)

Memory Function

Wechsler Memory Scale – IV (WMS-4)

The Center for Adult Specialized Screening and Testing

The Center offers specialized, prescriptive testing and assessments in the following areas:

  • Relational/Marital Compatibility
  • Parenting stress
  • Law Enforcement Annual Assessments
  • Psychological examination for the Texas State Board of Nursing
  • Bariatric and surgical readiness screening
  • Substance abuse screening and assessment

Please contact The Center at 210.616.0885 and ask to speak with the Clinical Director regarding these specialized assessments.