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Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations.(CISS.)

Endler, Norman S.; Parker, James D. A.
USA:Multi-Health Systems:1990
An easily administered scale for measuring multidimensional coping styles: task-orientated, emotion- orientated and avoidance-orientated coping.
Range: adolescent-adult
Time: approx 10 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, adult inventory (8 copies), adolescent inventory (18 copies).

Coping Operations Preference Enquiry.(COPE.)

Schutz, Will
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1978
Measures preferences for certain defensive or coping mechanisms.The five coping mechanisms measured are Denial, Isolation, Projection, Regression-Dependency, and Turning against Self
Range: adult
Time: approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group.

Coping Resources Inventory.(CRI.)
Research Edition

Hammer, Allen L.; Marting, M. Susan
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1988
Measures an individual's resources for coping with stress and identifies those resources that must be developed. Used in individual counseling, workshops and health settings.
Range: Adult
Time: approx 10 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, answer sheets, profiles, score keys, test booklets.

Correctional Institutions Environment Scale.(CIES.)

Moos, Rudolf H.
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1974
Assesses the social environment of juvenile and adult correctional programs. Measures nine aspects: involvement, support, expressiveness, autonomy, practical orientaion, personal problem orientation, order and organization, clarity and staff control.
Range: adult
Materials: see Social Climate Scales.

Couples' Interaction Global Coding System.(CIGCS.)

Julien, Danielle; Markman, Howard J.; Johnson, Hollyn M.
USA:University of Denver:1986
Provides a way of describing an interchange of contents and emotions during marital discussions.
Range: adult
Administration: couples
Materials: Trainer's manual, coder's manual, researcher's manual.

Couples Interaction Scoring System for Marital and Premarital Couples.(CISS.)
Rev ed.

Markman, Howard J.; Jamieson, Karen; Goldstein, Sharon; Van Widenfelt, Brigit; Johnson, Hollyn M.
USA:University of Denver:198?
Developed for coding interaction within couples over a variety of situations. The code book distinguishes two components of a message, content and affect.
Range: adult
Materials:2 manuals, related articles.

Critical Reasoning Tests.

Smith, Pauline; Whetton, Chris
UK:NFER-NELSON:1992
Assesses those key intellectual skills needed for success in any managerial level post.The Verbal test assesses how well a test-taker can cope with different information processing situations. The Numerical Test assesses if a test-taker can interpret numerical information presented in a variety of realistic formats.
Range: adult
Time: approx 80 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Specimen set: User's guide, Verbal Question Booklet, Numerical Question Booklet, Answer sheets, Administration guide (numerical test), Information card (verbal), test record, data collection form, test-takers guide.

The Cross-Informant Program for the CBCL/4-18, YSR, & TRF [Computer File].
(Child Behavior Check List [Computer File].)
IBM Computer Edition

Arnold, Janet; Jacobowitz, David
USA:University of Vermont:1993
Used for entering, scoring and comparing CBCL/4-18 completed by father and mother, YSR by youth and TRF by teachers.
Range: children - adolescents
Administration: individual
Materials: Manual, 3.5 inch disk.

Culture Fair Intelligence Tests: Scales 1,2,3.

Cattell, Raymond B.; Cattell, A. K. S.
USA:Institute for Personality and Ability Testing:1973
Measures individual intelligence for a wide range of ages without, as much as possible, the influence of verbal fluency, cultural climate, and educational level. Identifies learning and emotional problems. Used in employee selection and placement, special education decisions, and vocational counseling. Scale 1 is not wholly nonverbal or wholly group administered.
Range: Scale 1: 4-8 and mentally defective adults, Scale 2: 8-13 and average unselected adults, Scale 3: High school students and adults of superior intelligence.
Time: Scale 1: approx 30 mins, Scale 2 : Approx 15 mins, Scale 3: Approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials:Box 1:- Manual for Scale 1, Manual for scales 2 and 3 (2 copies), 12 test cards, test booklets for scale 1 (19 copies), scoring key for scale 1, test booklets scale 2 form A (10 copies), scale 2 Form B (9 copies), scale 3 Form A (10 copies), scale 3 Form B (10 copies), scoring key scale 2, scoring key scale 3, answer sheet scale 2 (50 copies), answer sheet scale 3 (50 copies), "Recent Data on Culture Fair Scales" Box 2:- Manual for scales 2 and 3 (2 copies), scale 2 Form A (2 copies), scale 2 Form B (2 copies), scale 3 Form A (2 copies), scale 3 Form B (2 copies), scoring key scale 2, scoring key scale 3, 4 answer sheets, "Recent Data on the Culture Fair Scales".

Culture Free Self Esteem Inventories.(CF/SEI-2.)
2nd edition

Battle, James
USA:PRO-ED:1992
This self report measure of self esteem is used to identify individuals in need of psychological assistance, to assess therapeutic progress and to evaluate post-therapy effects. The 2 children's forms (A&B) measure self-esteem in 5 areas: general, peers, school, parents and lie (defensiveness). The adult form (AD) measures 4 areas: general, social, personal & lie (defensiveness)
Range: 5+ years
Time: 15-20 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Specimen set:- manual, form A (50 copies), Form B (50 copies), Form AD (50 copies), scoring key.Student Test Report available

D48 Test.

Black, John D.
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1961
The test is essentially a non-verbal analogies test measuring primarily the "g" or general factor in intelligence. It consists of 4 problems (plus 4 examples) based on various relationships among sets of dominoes.
Range: children and adults
Time: 25 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, reusable test booklet, answer sheet, scoring template.

Delayed Matching to Sample [Computer File].

see: Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery [Computer File].

Depression Anxiety Stress Scales.(DASS.)

Lovibond, S. H.; Lovibond, P. F.
Australia:Psychology Foundation of Australia:1995
A set of three self-report scales designed to measure the negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. The Depression scale assesses dysphoria, hopelessness, devaluation of life, self- deprecation, lack of interest/involvement, anhedonia, and inertia. The anxiety scale assesses autonomic arousal, skeletal muscle effects, situational anxiety and subjective experiences of anxious affect. The stress scale assesses difficulty relaxing, nervous arousal, and being easily upset/agitated, irritable/over- reactive and impatient.
Range: adolescent-adult
Time: Brief
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: long and short form of questionnaire, scoring template, profile, manual.

Depressive Experiences Questionnaire.

Blatt, Sidney J.; D'Afflitti, Joseph P.; Quinlan, Donald M.
UK:Yale University, Dept. of Psychiatry:1976
66-item questionnaire to assess a wide range of experiences that are frequently associated with depression - 3 factors-dependency, self-criticism, efficacy
Range: Young adults, adults
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Questionnaire, related articles. Student Test Report available.

Depth of Desired and Experienced Sexual Involvement at Different Stages of Dating.

McCabe, Marita P.; Collins, John K.:1983
Published in "The Journal of Sex Research" vol 20, no 4 pp377-390. Nov. 1984
Range: 16+ years
Time: varies
Administration: group
Materials: article (2 copies).

Developing Understanding of Self and Others.(DUSO D-2.)

Dinkelmeyer, Don
USA:American Guidance Service:1973
Intended for use with children in urban, suburban and rural communities, advantaged and disadvantaged areas.It is a program of activities with an accompanying kit of materials, designed to help children better understand social and emotional behaviour.
Range: 7-10 years
Time: varies
Administration: Individual or group
Materials:Manual, records, posters, role-playing activity cards, puppet activity cards, puppets, discussion pictures, career awareness activity cards, discussion guide cards, self and social development activity cards.

Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale.(DAB.)

Spivack, George; Haimes, Peter; Spotts, Jules
USA:Devereux Foundation:1967
Assesses the bahaviour symptoms of normal and emotionally disturbed adolescents. Used for diagnostic and screening procedures, group placement decisions, and assessment of progress in response to specific programs or procedures. It allows an individual who has intimate living contact with the youngster to reliably describe and communicate to others the wide range of overt symptomatic behaviours. It provides a profile of 15 problem behaviour dimensions and measures these behaviours.
Range: 13-18 years
Time: approx 10-15 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: Manual, scale (25 copies).

Devereux Behavior Rating Scales - School Form.(BRS-S.)

Naglieri, J. A.; LeBuffe, P. A.; Pfeiffer, S. I.
USA:Psychological Corporation:1993
Identifies behaviours which may underly severe emotional disturbance in children and adolescents
Range: 5-18 years
Time:5 mins
Administration: Individual or small group
Materials: Manual, answer form-ages 5-12 (25 copies), answer form-ages 13-18 (25 copies).

Devereux Child Behavior Rating Scale.(DCB.)

Spivack, George; Spotts, Jules
USA:Devereux Foundation:1966
Assesses symptomatic behavior of children. Used with mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed children for diagnostic and screening procedures, group placement decisions, and assessment of progress in response to specific programs or procedures.
Range: 6-12 years
Time: 10-15 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: Manual, scale (25 copies). Student Test Report Available.

Devereux Elementary School Behaviour Rating Scale II.(DESB-II.)

Swift, Marshall
USA:Devereux Foundation:1982
Assesses overt classroom behaviour at the elementary school level. Diagnoses problem behaviours that interfere with classroom performance. Used for screening procedures, group placement decisions, and assessment of progresss in response to specific programs or procedures.
Range: 6-12 years
Time: 10-15 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: manual, scale (25 copies).

Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders.(DSMD.)

Naglieri, J. A.; LeBuffe, P. A.; Pfeiffer, S. I.
USA:Psychological Corporation:1994
Indicates whether a child or adolescent is experiencing, or is at risk for, an emotional or behavioural disorder as classified by DSM-III-R and DSM-IV
Range: 5-18 years
Time: 15 mins
Administration: Individual or small group
Materials: Manual, Answer form-child (25 copies), Answer form-adolescent (25 copies).

Differential Ability Scales.(DAS.)

Elliott, Colin D.
USA:Psychological Corporation:1990
Complete revision of the British Ability Scales. Designed as a profile test. The subsets of the DAS have sufficient reliable specificity to make them individually interpretable and to make differences between them meaningful. Designed so that examiners can identify children's cognitive strengths and weaknesses across a range of ability domains. Provides an individual norm reference and Rasch scaled measure of children's cognitive abilities.Helps identify, select and classify children with varios learning or other disabilities.
Range: 2-17 years
Time: Preschool level - 25-65 mins; School-age Level - 40-65 mins; School Achievement Tests - 15-25 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: See contents list inside kit. Student Test Report available.

Differential Aptitude Tests Forms V and W.(DAT.)

Bennett, G. K.; Seashore, H. G.; Wesman, A. G.
USA:Psychological Corporation:1989
Assesses aptitude. Used for educational and vocational guidance. Provides a profile of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each student in these eight abilities; Verbal reasoning, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, clerical speed and accuracy, mechanical reasoning, space relations, spelling and language usage. Form V - available for use in vocational counselling; Form W - for use in employment settings
Range: Grades 8-12
Time: complete test- over 3 hours
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Australian Manual, Form V - 5 booklets, list of correct answers, Form W - 5 booklets, list of correct answers; answer sheets, report forms, scale values (Australian and New Zealand Editions), information booklets.

Dimensions of Depression Profile for Children and Adolescents.

Harter, Susan; Nowalowski, Mary
USA:University of Denver:1987
Assesses both depressed affect and global self-worth. Also assesses energy and interest in age appropraite activities as well as self-blame and suicidal ideation.
Range: grades 3-8
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual (includes scale, scoring key etc.).

Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule.(DDIS.)

Ross, Colin; Heber, Sharon
USA:1988
From book by Colin Ross "Multiple Personality: Diagnosis, Clinical features and Treatment". New York, Wiley, 1989. Divided into 16 sections. Each section is scored independently:- Somatic complaints, substance abuse, psychiatric history, major depressive episodes, Scneiderian First Rank Symptoms, Trances, sleepwalking,childhood companions, childhood abuse, features associated with multiple personality disorder, supernatural experiences, borderline personality disorder, psychogenic amnesia, psychogenic fugue, depersonalization disorder,etc.
Administration: Individual
Materials: photoopy of chapter, article on "Ritual Abuse".

Dissociative Experiences Scale.(DES.)

Carlson, Eve Bernstein; Putman, Frank W.
A self-administered questionnaire that screens for dissociative disorders
Materials: scale and scoring instructions ( 2 copies). Student Test Report available.

Doors and people : a test of visual and verbal recall and recognition.

Baddeley, Alan; Emslie, Hazel; Nimmo-Smith, Ian
UK:Thames Valley Test Company:1994
Test of long term memory. Can give separate measures of visual and verbal memory, recall and recognition and forgetting.
Range:16+ years
Time:varies
Administration:Individual
Materials:Manual, 3 spiral test booklets, scoring sheet (25 copies).

Draw - a - Person Projective Technique.(DAP.)

Urban, William H.
USA:Western Psychological Services:1963
A clinical tool detecting emotional connotations in art work. Assumption is that a person reveals essential data about himself through his approach to the task of drawing a person. Also the person will represent to some extent his self image and his ideal self image.
Administration: Individual
Materials: "Draw a Person Catalogue for Interpretative Analysis", protocol booklet (20 copies), interpretative report (18 copies), drawing form (18 copies), related article. Student Test Report available.

Dyadic Adjustment Scale.

Spanier, Graham B.
USA:1976
Article from "Journal of Marriage and the Family" Feb. 1976. Also available commercially. Measures relationship dissatification. Assesses the quality of marriage and other similar dyads. 32 item scale designed for use with either married or unmarried cohabitating couples. Consists of four subscale; Dyadic Satisfaction, Dyadic Cohesion, Dyadic Consensus and Affectional Expresson.
Range: Adult
Time: Varies
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Journal article containing scale, 1 extra copy of scale. Student Test Report available.

Early School Personality Questionnaire.(ESPQ.)

Cattell, Raymond B.; Coan, Richard W.
USA:Institute for Personality and Ability Testing:1976
Measures personality in children in the early school years.
Range: 6-8 years
Time: approx 1 hour
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, profile sheet (50 copies), answer booklet (25 copies), 2 scoring keys, question sheet.

Eating Disorder Inventory - 2. (EDI -2.)

Garner, David M.
USA:Psychological Assessment Resources:1991
Assesses the psychological and behavioural traits common in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Distinguishes individuals with serious psychopathology from normal dieters.
Range: 12+ years
Time: approx 20 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual (2 copies), profile form (13 copies), item booklet (9 copies),answer sheet (8 copies). Student Test Reports available.

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.(EPDS.)

Cox, J. L.; Holden, J. M.; Sagovsky
UK:University of Edinburgh
Self-report scale to measure the presence of depression
Range: women during the 2nd or 3rd month postpartum.
Administration: Individual
Materials: Scale and administration guidelines (20 copies).

Edwards Personal Preference Schedule.(EPPS.)

Edwards, Allen L.
USA:Psychological Corporation:1959
Assesses an individual's personality. Designed to show the relative importance of 15 needs and motives: achievement, deference, order, exhibition, autonomy, affiliation, intraception, succorance, dominance, abasement, nurturance, change, endurance, heterosexuality, and aggression
Range: 18+ years
Time: 45 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual including scoring key, booklet, answer sheet (approx 125 copies), template (7 copies).

Eight State Questionnaire.(8SQ.)

Curran, James P.; Cattell, Raymond B.
USA:Institute for Personality and Ability Testing:1976
Assesses the state of mind of adults and adolescents. Measures experimental manipulations of a person's moods and progress of related therapeutic intervention. Measures eight emotional states or moods:- anxiety, stress, depression, regression, fatigue, guilt, extraversion, arousal.
Range: 17+ years
Time: approx 30 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual (2 copies), test booklet Form A (16 copies), test booklet Form B (16 copies), answer sheet (30 copies).

Embedded Figures Test (EFT).
(Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT).)

Witkin, Herman A.
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1971
Assesses cognitive style in perceptual tasks. Performance is related to analytic ability, social behaviour, body concept, and preferred defence mechanisms. Three forms of the test: EFT, Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT), Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT)
Range: 10+ years (EFT), 5-10 years (CEFT)
Time: 10-45 mins
Administration: EFT and CEFT - Individual, GEFT - group
Materials: Manual (4 copies), group embedded figures test booklets (multiple copies), CEFT score sheet (multiple copies), EFT response card Multiple cards, sets of cards: Form A (2 sets), Form B (3 sets), simple figures (3 sets), 38 plates for CEFT, scoring key.

Employee Aptitude Survey.(EAS.)

Grimsley, G.; Ruch, Floyd L.; Ruch, William; Warren, N. D.; Ford, J. S.
USA:Psychological Services:1983
EAS measures performance in 10 critical aptitude areas: Verbal Comprehension, Numerical Ability, Visual Pursuit, Visual Speed and Accuracy, Space Visualization, Numerial Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Word Fluency, Manual Speed and Accuracy and Symbolic Reasoning.
Range: adult
Time: 5 mins for each test
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Specimen Set: Manual, Test 1:verbal comprehension, Form A-revised;Test 2:numerical ability Form A; Test 3:visual pursuit Form A; Test 4:visual speed and accuracy Form A; Test 5; Space Visualisation Form A-revised; Test 6: numerical reasoning Form A-revised; Test 7: verbal reasoning Form A, revised; Test 8: word fluency; Test 9: manual speed and accuracy; Test 10: symbolic reasoning Form A, technical report.

Endler Multidimensional Anxiety Scales.(EMAS.)

Endler, Norman S.; Edwards, Jean M.; Vitalli, Romeo
USA:Western Psychological Services:1991
Three related self-report measures of aniety. Based on Endler's interaction model of personality, they allow greater precision in assessing and predicting anxiety across situations.EMAS-S measures state anxiety.EMAS-T measures four dimensions of trait anxiety.EMAS-P evaluates the individuals perception of the type and intensity of threat in the immediate situation. Range: anyone who reads at an eighth-grade level or higher.
Time:Approx 25 mins.
Administration:Individual or group
Materials: Manual, Test forms- EMAS-T&P (22 copies), EMAS-S (22 copies), 2 prepaid mail in answer sheets.

Eysenck Personality Inventory.(EPI.)

Eysenck, H. J.; Eysenck, Sybil B. G.
UK:University of London Press:1964
Designed to measure two main prsonality factors; Extraversion-Introversion and neuroticism-stability. There is also a lie scale which makes possible the detection of faking.
Range: adult
Time: 10-15 mins
Administration Individual or group
Materials: Manual (2 copies) , scoring key (7 copies), form A (24 copies), lie scale (multiple copies), photocopies of Form A, related articles, Form B (88 copies), photocopies of Form B.

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.(EPQ.)

Eysenck, H. J.; Eysenck, Sybil B. G.
USA:Hodder and Stoughton:1975
Measures the personality dimensions of extraversion, emotionality and toughmindedness(psychoticism in extreme cases). Used for clinical diagnosis, eductional guidance, occupational counseling, personnel selection and placement and for market research.
Range: adult (16+ years), junior (7+ years)
Time: 10-15 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Adult box:-Manual (4 copies), 4 scoring keys (4 copies), questionnaires (70 copies), related articles; Junior Box:-Manual (4 copies), 4 scoring keys (4 copies),questionnaire (8 copies), related articles.

Eysenck Personality Scales.(EPS Adult.)

Eysenck, H. J.; Eysenck, Sybil B. G.
UK:Hodder and Stoughton:1991
Scales comprise the EPQ-Revised (including the Addiction and Criminality scales) and EPQ-R Short Scale and Impulsiveness (IVE) Questionnaire (Impulsiveness/Venturesomeness/Empathy)
Range: Adult 16+
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, EPQ-R, EPQ-R Short Scale, Adult IVE, 4 scoring templates.

Facial Recognition Test.

Benton, Arthur L.; des Hamsher, K.; Varney, N. R.; Spreen, O.
USA:Oxford University Press:1983
Assesses a student's capacity to identify and discriminate photographs of unfamiliar human faces. The test consists of three parts; matching identical front-view photographs, matching front view with 3/4 view, and matching front views under different lighting conditions. The test is available in a 27-item short form and a 54-item long form.
Range: adolescent, adult
Time: varies
Administration: Individual
Materials: Manual "Contributuons to Neurological Assessment", Stimulus and multiple choice pictures, record forms.

Family Apperception Test.(FAT.)

Sotle, Wayne M.; Julian, Alexander; Henry, Susan E.; Sotile, Mary O.
USA:Western Psychological Services:1991
A projective test which bridges the gap between individual and family assessment. Administered to individuals, it elicits projective associations about family process and structure, as well as affect concerning specific family relationships. The test can be scored for; Obvious Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Limit Setting, Quality of Relationships, Boundaries, Dysfunctional Circularity, Abuse, Unusual Responses, Refusals and Emotional Tone. A Total Dysfunction Index can also be computed.
Range: 6+ years
Time: approx 30 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: Manual, 21 test pictures, scoring sheet (5 copies).

Family Assessement Device (FAD).
(McMaster Family Assessment Device.)
Version 3

Epstein, Nathan B.; Baldwin, Lawrence M.; Bishop, Duane S.
USA:Brown University Family Research Program:1982
A 60 item questionnaire filled out by individual family members. Can be used to assess the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the functioning of a family on 7 dimensions: problem solving, communication, roles affective responsiveness, affective involvement, behaviour control and general functioning.
Range: 12+ years
Time: 15-20 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: questionnaire, scoring sheet, related articles.

Family Environment Scale.

Moos, Rudolf H.; Moos, Bernice S.
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1974
Measures 10 aspects of family environment as well as level of agreement among family members. The scale can be used for research into family structures and in family counseling situations.
Range: adolescent-adult
Time: varies
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: see Social Climate Scales.

Famous Sayings Test.(FS.)

Bass, Bernard M.
USA:Psychological Test Specialists:1958
Assesses personality. Used for industrial and professional screening and for research in social psychology. Test of four vocationally important aspects of personality, including hostility, fear of failure, social acquiescence and acceptance of conventional mores.
Range: Grades 10+
Time: 15-30 mins.
Administration: Individual or group
Materials:Manual, questionnaire (48 copies), scoring key, 5 related articles.

Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale.(FNE.)

Watson, D. &. Friend, R.:1969
Measures the fear of receiving negative evaluations from others which includes avoidance of evaluative situations.
Materials: Student Test Reports (includes copy of scale).

Fear Survey Schedule for Children - Revised.(FSSC-R.)

Ollendick, Thomas M.
A scale for selecting fearful children for treatment and as a pre and post measure of therapeutic efficacy. Also useful to identify specific fear sensitivities in individual children.
Range: children
Administration: Individual or group
Materials:Scale, journal article (missing).Student Test Report available.

Fear Survey Schedule - III.(FSS - III.)

Wolpe, Joseph; Land, Peter
USA:1964
Evaluates the manner in which an individual deals with fear related situations. Used in clinical work with behaviour therapy.
Range: adult
Time: approx 5 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Student Test Report (includes copy of scale).

FIRO Awareness Scales.

Schutz, Will
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1978
The FIRO scales are derived from Schultz's 'three-dimesional theory of interpersonal Behaviour" and are intended to evaluate interpersonal relationships from the point of view of the respondent. They measure the relative strength of needs within the individual rather than comparing the individual to a population. The basic dimensions evaluated by the scales are the interpersonal needs for inclusion, control and affection. In most cases these are measured in the areas of behaviour or feeling, or both with Guttman-type scales to explore both desired feelings and expressed feeling.
See individual entries for each scale.
Materials: Manual, FIRO-B (questionnaire, self scoring version, score cards, "Clinical Interpretation of the FIRO-B", "Client's Guide to the FIRO-B"),FIRO-BC (2 questionnaires, score key), FIRO-F (questionnaire, scoring key (2 copies of each)), LIPHE (questionnaire, scoring card), MATE (manual, questionnaire, scoring card), COPE (male form, female form).

FIRO-B.

Schutz, Will
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1978
Measures characteristic behaviour towards other people in the areas of inclusion, control and affection. Useful in group counselling situations and executive programs and for stimulating self-assessment in counselling and therapy.
Range: adolescent and adult
Time: approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group.

FIRO-BC.

Schutz, Will; Wood, Marilyn
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1978
Measures characteristic behaviour of children towards other people in the areas of inclusion, control and affection. Useful in group counselling situations and executive programs and for stimulating self- assessment in counselling and therapy.
Range: 10-14 years
Time: approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group.

FIRO-F.

Schutz, Will
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1978
Measures characteristic feelings towards other people in the areas of inclusion, control and affection. Useful in group counselling situations and executive programs and for stimulating self-assessment in counselling and therapy.
Range: adult
Time: approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group.

Fleishman Job Analysis Survey.
(Job Analysis Survey.)

Fleishman, Edwin A.; Reilly, Maureen E.
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1992
A system of describing jobs and tasks in terms of the abilities, skills and knowledge required. The system is used to identify characteristics of jobs and tasks that are related to the abilities people need to perform these jobs and tasks. Thus the F-JAS method provides a direct link between job tasks and the characteristics of individuals requred to perform these tasks effectively.
Materials: Manual, "Handbook of Human Abilities", tally sheet (20 copies), answer sheet(24 copies), rating scale booklet (5 copies).

Focus on Self Development : Stage One : Awareness.

Anderson, Judith L.; Lang, Carole J.; Scott, Virginia R.
USA:Science Research Associates:1970
The overall objectives of focus are to lead the child toward an understanding of self, an understanding of others, and an understanding of the environment and its effects.
Range: 5-8 years
Administration: Group
Materials:Manual, pupil activity book, 5 filmstrips, 4 story records, twenty 2 sided photoboards.

Franck Drawing Completion Test.

Franck, Kate
Australia:Austraian Council for Educational Research:1976
Subject completes the drawing of 36 stimulus figures, which are analysed to give a qualitative score which can be placed on a masculinity-femininity continuum. Useful tool in a clinical battery of tsts for understanding the dynamic relationship of sex role to mental illness. Also used as a measure of creativity.
Range: children and adults
Time: approx 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, scoring sheet, (90 copies), test booklet (61 copies).

Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception.(DTVP.)

Frostig, Marianne
USA:Consulting Psychologists Press:1963
Evaluates children referred for learning difficulties or neurological handicaps by assessing perceptual skills. Test of five operationally defined perceptual skills: eye-motor co-ordination, figure-ground perception, constancy of shape, position in space and spatial relationships. The test is correlated with reading achievement in a normal first grade classroom.
Range:Grades PreK-3
Time: approx 30-45 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials:Manual, standardization booklet (2 copies), test booklet (13 copies), 11 demonstration cards, 3 scoring keys.

Gap Reading Comprehension Test.
2nd edition, revised

McLeod, J.
Australia:Heinemann:1967
Assesses the reading comprehension of students. Used by teachers for planning instruction and checking progress. The test uses a modified cloze technique in which the students provide the missing words.
Range: 7-11 years
Time: 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, Form B (33 copies), Form R (18 copies).

Gapadol Reading Comprehension Tests.

McLeod, J.; Anderson, J.
Australia:Heinemann Educational Australia:1972
Designed for adolescent children. To measure their reading comprehension and to identify their retarded and superior reading abilities. Tests reading achievement using a cloze technique.
Range: 7-16 years
Time: 15 mins
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual (2 copies), Form G (50 copies), Form Y (50 copies).

General Ability Tests.

Smith, Pauline; Whetton, Chris
UK:NFER-NELSON:1988
Mainly used to select employees who will be able to cope with the intellectual demands of a position.Three of the tests measure reasoning processes. The fourth test is designed to test the ability to create, retain and manipulate mental images.
Range: adults
Time: Verbal test approx 25 mins, Non-verbal test approx 30 mins, Numerical test approx 30 mins, spatial test approx 30 mins.
Materials: Specimen Set- Manual, 4 test booklets, 4 answer sheets, 4 administration instructions, test record, data collection form, test takers guide.

General Happiness Rating.(GHR.)

1938
A simple self-report measure of marital happiness. It is a one item questionnaire that is usually presented in graphic form on a 7 pt scale.
Range: adult
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Student Test Report (including copy of scale).

General Health Questionnaire.(GHQ.)

Goldberg, David; Williams, Paul
UK:NFER-NELSON:1988
Designed as a self administered screening test aimed at detecting psychiatric disorders among general medical outpatients and those in community settings. Focuses on two main areas: inability to carry out normal functions and the appearance of new and distressing phenomena. Three forms-GHQ-60,GHQ- 30 (a short form) and GHQ-28 are available.GHQ-28 provides separate scale scores for somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, severe depression for research studies requiring more than one severity score.
Range: adult
Administration: Individual or group
Materials: Manual, GHQ-60 (15 copies), GHQ-30 (14 copies), GHQ-28 (10 copies). Student Test Report available.

Geriatric Depression Scale.

Brink, T. L.; Yesavage, Jerome; Heersema, P.; Lum, O.; Adey, M.; Rose, T. L.; Leirer, V. O.; Huang, V.
USA:T. L. Brink:1982
A screening instrument to measure depression in the elderly. The test can be used with other age groups, including adolescents, but loses validity as dementia increases.
Range: elderly adults
Time:approx 5-15 mins
Administration: Individual
Materials: Manual, scale, related articles.

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