Subtest / Index

Cognitive /ego functions

Cognitive / Developmental

Psychotic Disorders

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Personality Organization

General

Alertness, attention, concentration, judgement, reality testing, pattern recognition, concept formation, categorization, comprehension, analysis-synthesis, abstraction, problem solving, affect modulation, logical reasoning

Delirium vs dementia vs mental retardation vs learning /  communication disorders vs ADHD.

Inability to focus, sustain , shift attention.

Alertness concentration,  disorientation, ST / LT memory, language processing (aphasia, agnosia), motoric (apraxia), executive functions,  cognitive

Specific learning disability-verbal, math, visual-spatial

ADHD-innatention, imulsivity, hyperactivity

Schizophrenia / Other Psychotic Disorders. Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech / behavior, negative Sxs

Thought disorder (LOA, abstract, tangential, concrete, illogical overinclusive, idiosyncratic, referential, reality testing, judgement, delusions, bizarre ideation, primary process, condensation, displacement, metaphor/metonymy

Defenses: delusional projection, psychotic denial, psychotic distortion, autistic fantasy,

Depressed vs Manic vs Irritable.

Low energy, apathy, low motivation, helplessness, guilt, hopelessness, self-criticism, no interest, concentration, idecision, memory.

Hypomanic, flight of ideas, expansive, grandiose, distractible, pressured speech, thought racing,

Defenses:

Displacement, repression, devaluation, idealization, denial, omnipotence,  passive aggression, help-rejecting complaining, apathetic withdrawal, acting out, disavowal, denial, projection, rationalization

Panic, Agoraphobia, Phobias, GAD, PTSD, OCD, Social Anxiety.

body language, affect modulation, restlessness, distractibility, autonomic arousal, muscle tension, , avoidance, derealization, depersonalization, obsessive thoughts, compulsions, repetitions, ticks, worry,

Defenses: Intellectualization, rationalization, reaction formation, intellectualization, blocking, ambivalence,  dissociation hesitance, hedging,

Schizoid/detached, Schizotypal/eccentric, Paranoid/vigilant, Antisocial, Narcissistic, Borderline/volatile/polarized, Histrionic/dramatic, Avoidant/sensitive, Dependent, OCP, Depressive/critical

PA/defiant .

Defenses: splitting, undoing, projective identification, passive aggression, projection, omnipotence, isolation of affect, acting out, autistic fantasy, denial, devaluation, displacement, dissociation, idealization, intellectualization, rationalization, repression, sublimation, suppression, undoing, reaction formation.

[Adaptive:anticipation, affiliation, altruism, humor, self-assertion, self-observation, sublimation, suppression]

Picture Completion

reality testing judgment,  regression, evaluation, perceptual organization

Memory, general knowledge/learning, perseveration

Dementia / delirium concept formation, aphasia, ADHD

Distractibility, hallucinations, thought disorder, detail vs inclusive, poor judgment, reality testing, idiosyncratic referentiality

Energy, motivation, memory, concentration, depression / mania, indecisiveness, thought racing,

Impulsivity, inattention, derealization

Impulsivity, anxiety, obsessive vs histrionic

schizotypal, paranoid, narcisistic ideation, ambivalence, field dependence / indp., negativity / hostility 

Vocabulary

Verbal comprehension  word definition, abstract thinking,

Verbal memory, word knowledge, language development, crystallized intelligence, verbal concept formation, complexity 

Thought disorder, neologisms, idiosyncratic associations

Depression / mania, memory,

Hesitance, repression, blocking,

Verbal expression, articulation, idiosyncratic meanings / content, complexity, cognitive / verbal style

Digit Symbol Coding

visual-motor coordination, following instructions

concentration sustained attention,

stress tolerance

Short term visual memory, ADHD, learning disability, following instructions

A/V hallucinations,

distractibility vs attention/concentration

following instructions

Psychomotor retardation / agitation, memory problems concentration problems, motivation, fatigue, persistence

Anxiety, hesitance, doubting, low stress tolerance, forgetfulness, distractibility

Perfectionism / overelaboration, checking / doubting negativism / passive aggressive, histrionic (impressionistic) cognitive style, impulsivity,

Similarities

Abstracting ability, analysis-synthesis verbal concept formation, reasoning categorization, word definition, reality testing, problem solving, new learning

Memory deficit,

Dementia, verbal learning disability disorientation, reality testing / disorientation,

Perseveration, new learning

Thought disorder – concrete vs abstract (overinclusive), reality testing, idiosyncratic / refererential ideation, LOA, perseveration, regression

Concentration problems, fatigue, low motivation, apathy

Anxiety, cognitive disorientation, doubting, hedging, rigidity

Cognitive / verbal style - action vs cognition vs affect, overelaboration,  negativism, creativity detachment, Impulsivity,

Block Design

Nonverbal concept formation, analysis-synthesis, visualization visual comparison-evaluation, reasoning, concentration,

problem solving, stress tolerance

Attention- concentration, perceptual organization,  reasoning, judgment, reality testing, orientation, problem solving, abstraction

V/A hallucinations, thought disorder-abstraction, logic, concept formation, LOA, perseveration, judgment, reality testing

Concentration, low energy, motivation, distractibility, apathy, learned helplessness, self-criticism, hopelessness

Performance / Test anxiety, inattention, concentration, trial & error, helplessness, random guessing, affective display.

Cognitive / problem solving style- impulsive, wholistic, detailed, deliberate, perfectionistic, intellectual, emotional apprehensive, field dependence, random, action-cognition-affect, stress tolerance, cheating

Arithmetic

Numerical skills, sustained attention, concentration, problem solving, reasoning, working, memory, cognitive control-affect modulation, stress tolerance

Working memory, attention span, concentration, distractibility, ADHD, learning disabilities, short term memory,  reality testing, orientation

Thought disorder, distractibility, A/V/H,

idiosyncratic ideation, LOA, reality testing, judgement 

Working memory, concentration, fatigue, self-criticism, hopelessness,  helplessness

Working memory –inattention, guessing, affective display, anxiety, doubting, stress tolerance, cognitive disorganization

Cognitive / problem solving style, negativism, detachment, task vs self focus, rationalization,

Matrix Reasoning

Problem solving, reasoning, concept formation-visual, concentration, stress tolerance, adapatability

Attention, concentration, learning disabilities, ADHD, working memory

Distractibility, thought disorder – illogical, part-whole, idiosyncratic,

Psychomotor retardation-agitation, concentration, fatigue, low effort/motivation,

Distractibility, doubting, cognitive blocking

Problem solving style-impulsive, methodical, re-checking, guessing, detail vs wholistic, verbalizations, affect display

Digit Span

Working memory, attention, concentration, numerical skills, visualization, ST memory

Attention, concentration, working memory, learning disabilities, ST memory

Distractibility A/V/H, LOA, working memory, attention

Concentration, fatigue, self-criticism

Distractibility, attention, concentration, blocking

Affect, verbalizations, body language. Paranoid, OCP, schizoid vs cluster III and anxious.

Information

General factual knowledge/ education, fund of general information understanding, LT memory, semantic / procedural memory,

Verbal comprehension,

LT memory, retrieval, attention, concentration, alertness, language  comprehension, reality testing, judgment, disorientation

Language / speech comprehension, A/V/H, thought disorder, LOA, reality testing, idiosyncratic referentiality, neologisms

Memory problems, concentration, motivation, psychomotor agitation / retardation, paucity of / pressured speech,

self-criticism-expansive/grandiosity, hyperbole

Doubting, hedging, uncertainty, blocking, perfectionism, overelaboration,

Cluster I – abstract, hyperalert, idiosyncratic, illogical

Cluster II – global, superficial, flip, affect laden, polarized, grandiose, expansive, hyperbolic,

Cluster III – avoidant, anxious, OCP, dependent

Picture Arrangement

Logical sequential thinking, reasoning, inferencing, perceptual organization, pattern recognition, concept formation, whole-part simultaneous processing, planning, social judgment, relations, reality testing, judgment, stress tolerance

Alertness, attention, orientation,  reasoning, sequential thinking, executive functions, concept formation, anticipation,

Thought disorder, idiosyncratic ideation, perceptual organization, delusions

Overall psychomotor retardation / agitation,

Low effort vs trial-error.

Stories – consistent with mood state (depressed vs manic)

Random, trial-error, blocking/blank, planning / sequential  executive process

Negativism, devaluation, random, impulsive, perfectionistic, emotional

Comprehension

Reality testing, judgment, reasoning, abstraction, practical knowledge, problem solving, executive functions, planning, concentration

Disorientation, memory, alertness, reasoning, understanding, reality testing, judgment, general knowledge, abstraction

Thought disorder, reality testing, judgment, adaptation, idiosyncratic ideation, bizarre thoughts

Depressed / manic / irritable themes, fatigue, stereotypical responses,indecision, regression,

Indecision, ambivalence, hedging, blocking,  regression, overelaboration,

Content consistent with schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic OCP, avoidant, dependent, PA/defiant personality

Symbol

Search

Attention, concentration, visual-motor coordination, pattern recognition, ST memory, simulatenous  visual processing

Attention, concentration, alertness, memory, apraxia, learrning disabilities, perseveration, ADHD, new learning

Distractibility, A/V/H,

Thought disorder,

perseveration

Low energy / interest, vs distractibility, agitation, psychomotor retardation

Distractibility, perfectionism, impulsivity,

Impulsivity vs perfectionism, detail

Letter-Number Sequencing

Attention, concentration, working memory, planning, literacy, visualization

Alertness, attention, ADHD, learning disabilities, memory, stimulus overload, numerical skills

Distractibility, concentration

Low energy / interest, distractibility, motivation,

Working memory, distractibility, test anxiety, stress tolerance

Frustration tolerance, cognitive control vs affect / impulse action, intellectualization

Object Assembly

Holistic processing, concept formation, categorization, analysis-synthesis, pattern recognition, reasoning, visua-motor perceptual organization, stress tolerance, whole-part, simultaneous processing, reality testing, judgment

Concept formation, semantic memory, pattern recognition, reality testing, judgment, attention, concentration, apraxia, learning disabilities, ADHD, reasoning

Thought disorder, A/H

Idiosyncratic / bizarre ideation

Low energy / interest

Manic agitation, impulsiveness,

psychomotor retardation, indecision

Stress tolerance, blocking, ambivalence, indecision, distractibility

Frustration tolerance, impulsivity, trial and error, vs overdetailed, methodical style, field dependence

FIQ

VCI

POI

WM

PSI