Description
The APS measures three broad disorder-problem domains: Clinical Disorders (20 scales), Personality Disorders (5 scales), and Psychosocial Problem Content areas (11 scales). The Response Style Indicator scales (4 scales) include indices of response consistency, response veracity, and unusual endorsement propensities. The 346 APS items directly evaluate specific DSM-IV™ symptoms of psychiatric disorders found in adolescents. The APS instrument also assesses other psychological problems and behaviours that interfere with the adolescent’s psychosocial adaptation and personal competence, including substance abuse, suicidal behaviour, emotional lability, excessive anger, aggression, alienation, and introversion.
