Several tools are used to assess and diagnose behavioral and anxiety issues in children and adolescents. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) evaluates physical, social, and separation anxiety symptoms, providing a quick and efficient assessment for professionals like psychologists and teachers.
Treated with behavioural management and treatments
Look for other underlying reason
Secondary to anxiety, depression, etc.
Defying authority, vengful, seeking revenge, not following rules, getting in trouble all of the time
Diagnosed by 8
20% of school age population
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC)
Quick and efficient unidimensional measure
Respondent rates each item - 0 for "never true about me" to 3 "often true about me"
Scales - Physical symptoms (Somatic Symptoms, Tense Symptoms), Harm avoidance (perfectionism, anxious coping), Social Anxiety (humiliation fears, performance fears), Social Anxiety and Separation/Panic
Can be used by psychologist, psychiatrists, teachers, counsellors, pediatric nurses etc.
8-19 years
Diagnostic aid for onset anxiety disorder
The Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale
Administration
Classroom Edition - 244 items to evaluate children's behaviour in classroom. Teacher can complete but interpreted by qualified professional
Expanded Form - useful for teachers/psychologists planning IEP. 577 items completed within 60-90 minutes. Used to put together teatment/rehabilitative program
Survey Form - 297 items, parent/caregiver answers, 20 minutes to an hour to complete
Questionnaire in a semi-structured interview - 3 editions
Adaptive behaviours - communication, daily living skills, socialization, motor skills, maladaptive behaviour (optional) domains
diagnose various disabilities
preschool to 18 years old (different version used for 6 yrs and under)
available for students with special needs
measurement of adaptive behaviours (coping with environmental changes, learning new everyday skills and demonstrate independence)
The Behaviour Assessment System for Children (BASC)
assessment of youth's attitude toward school/teachers, comparison of school maladjustment vs. clinical maladjustment, locus of control, youth's sense of inadequacy, youth self report, adaptive functioning skills
Used mainly by psychologists but has been used by pediatricians, psychiatrists and school psychologists in US (recommended to have training using BASC)
teacher and parent rating scales, self-report of personality, structured developmental history, student observation system