Personality Assessment Inventory
Personality Assessment Inventory
Introduction
The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was to have it conform more directly to the diagnostic criteria for depression.
Characteristics and Purposes According to (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 2008) the 21 items self-report corresponds to a symptom of depression is summed to give a single score for the BDI-II. There is a four-point scale for each item ranging from 0 to 3. On two items (16 and 18) there are seven options to indicate either an increase or decrease of appetite and sleep. Cut score guidelines for the BDI-II are given with the recommendation that thresholds be adjusted based on the characteristics of the sample, and the purpose for use of the BDI-II. Total score of 0-13 is considered minimal range, 14-19 is mild, 20-28 is moderate, and 29-63 is severe.
Major Theory of the Beck Depression Inventory Moilanen's (1995) study of adolescent depression also attempts to validate Beck's theory in a new way, as Beck worked mostly with adults. In fact, she found that the student's depression was frequently connected with dysfunctional thinking and negative future attitudes. Moilanen (1995) recommend that the cognitive theory has reasonable validity for resituating the symptoms of depression for adolescents, and that the subject's depression is strongly associated with
Introduction
The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was to have it conform more directly to the diagnostic criteria for depression.
Characteristics and Purposes According to (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 2008) the 21 items self-report corresponds to a symptom of depression is summed to give a single score for the BDI-II. There is a four-point scale for each item ranging from 0 to 3. On two items (16 and 18) there are seven options to indicate either an increase or decrease of appetite and sleep. Cut score guidelines for the BDI-II are given with the recommendation that thresholds be adjusted based on the characteristics of the sample, and the purpose for use of the BDI-II. Total score of 0-13 is considered minimal range, 14-19 is mild, 20-28 is moderate, and 29-63 is severe.
Major Theory of the Beck Depression Inventory Moilanen's (1995) study of adolescent depression also attempts to validate Beck's theory in a new way, as Beck worked mostly with adults. In fact, she found that the student's depression was frequently connected with dysfunctional thinking and negative future attitudes. Moilanen (1995) recommend that the cognitive theory has reasonable validity for resituating the symptoms of depression for adolescents, and that the subject's depression is strongly associated with
References: Beck, A., Steer, R., & Brown, G. (2008). RCMAR Measurement Tools - Beck Depression Inventory - 2nd Edition (BDI-II.) Retrieved April 18, 2008, From http://www.musc.edu/dfm/RCMAR/Beck.html American Psychiatric Association. (2000) Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR, Fourth Edition (Test Revision). Washington, DE, American Psychiatric Press. Moilanen, D. L. (1995). Validity of Beck 's cognitive theory of depression with nonreferred adolescents. Journal of Counseling & Development, 73, 438-442. Retrieved April, 18, 2008, from http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/allen.html