PSY 550 Module Four Worksheet Interpreting Data
Directions: Read the scenario below and interpret the data. Then, answer the follow-up questions.
In the Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales self-report, any t-score over 55 is considered clinically significant, with scores over 65 being very elevated. Examine the data below, and answer the questions that follow.
This data is a self-report for a 14-year-old Caucasian male who recently transferred to a new school. Although he has had some academic difficulties in the past, he is failing most subjects this year. He presents with a depressed mood on most days and states that “learning is hard.”
Content Scales
Emotional Distress: 80
Upsetting Thoughts: 80
Separation Fears: 45
Social Anxiety: 56
Defiant/Aggressive Behaviors: 20
Academic Difficulties: 85
Language: 80
Math: 80
Hyperactivity: 50
Social Problems: 70
Perfectionistic/Compulsive Behaviors: 58
Violence Potential: 55
Physical Symptoms: 75
DSM-5 Symptoms Scales
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Inattentive: 90
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Impulsive: 55
Conduct Disorder: 30
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: 40
Major Depressive Episode: 79
Manic Episode: 40
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 60
Separation Anxiety: 40
Social Anxiety: 58
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 20
Autism Spectrum Disorder: 8
Setting Where Symptoms Are Reported
Home: Not True
Academic: Very True
Social: Pretty Much True
Follow-Up Questions
To complete this worksheet, replace the bracketed text with the relevant responses.
1. Which content scales are considered very elevated?
[Insert response.]
2. Which content scales are considered clinically significant but not very elevated?
[Insert response.]
3. In which settings do these symptoms appear to occur?
[Insert response.]
4. Using the very elevated interpretation, what are some possible diagnoses for this individual?
[Insert response.]
5. Based on this very limited data, what are two contextual factors that might offer plausible explanations for why this individual is having such a difficult year?
[Insert response.]
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