#43

Standardized testing in order to access mental health seems like it would not work in every case. I think mental health can range from several situations and I am not sure if a standardized test can provide the patients in the ways that they need. I think it depends mostly on what kind of test it would be. For some cases of mental health, I do not think they could be determined by a standardized test. I know that some cases of mental health issues can be triggered by certain situations or something like that and that would not be able to be determined by a test. If however, a standardized test was necessary to test a persons mental health, the questions would have to be easy to understand and applicable to their lives. Question one might ask if they have been told previously that you might have a mental problem. Other questions might pertain to social interaction. Do you feel comfortable  meeting new people? What is your level of social interaction of a daily basis? How is your relationship with your family? Other questions might ask them about themselves. What hobbies they are interested in, things that make them happy, what they do to release stress etc. I think another section of the standardized test might have psychological pictures that they would be asked to interpret. I am not fully knowledgeable of this field, but I do know that interpretations of pictures can tell a lot about a person and their sub-conscious thoughts.