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Old 04-03-2009, 10:03 PM   #1
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Mindsite mental health assessment

I just took a mental health assessment survey and I am wondering if it is bs. These are the results I got:

Congratulations! Your mental health assessment is complete. The assessment diagnoses mental health conditions based on criteria used by professional psychiatrists. Each section below provides a personalized explanation for why you received each of your 3 positive and 21 negative diagnoses.

Major depression
You have received a positive Major depressive disorder diagnosis because you have experienced a period lasting two weeks or longer when you were very sadness or uninterested. Your depressed mood was accompanied by several other problems, such as sleep disturbances, difficulty concentrating, or fatigue. These problems were severe enough to interfere with your work, social activities, or personal relationships.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder
You have received a positive Obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis because you had a time when you were frequently bothered by unpleasant thoughts, such as concerns about dirt or germs or the need to have things symmetrical (i.e., obsessions). You also had a time when you were frequently bothered by the need to carry out repeated behaviors, such as cleaning, organizing, or checking things like locks or stoves (i.e., compulsions). At some point, you have acknowledged that your obsessions or compulsions were often excessive or unreasonable. These obsessions or compulsions were severe enough to interfere with your work, social activities, or personal relationships.

Specific phobia
You have received a positive Specific phobia diagnosis because you have experienced a time when you had fears of animals, medical settings, and closed spaces. These fears were so strong that you became very upset or anxious whenever you had to face them. At some point, you have acknowledged that your fears were often excessive or unreasonable. Your fears were severe enough to interfere with your work, social activities, or personal relationships.

I don't think I have any of those. I thought these were all normal behaviours. Well I do think that the hand sanitizer and the um...always checking if there are people following me or if I left something behind on my seat or if I dropped something, is a little excessive. But beyond that, I always thought these were normal. So is this worth thinking about? I think I'd be best off not worrying myself about it, your opinions? Thanks. =)

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Re: Mindsite mental health assessment

Hi plc4,
I do not know if anyone can tell you if the results are bs. We do not know the questions that were asked or your responses. Sometimes a survey responses is like a fortune cookie. They fit all who read them. What is normal for you may not be for someone else.

What I think is important is what are you really looking for? You are looking very hard for whatever it is.

 
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Re: Mindsite mental health assessment

Hi ,
If you took that assessment over the internet then I would not get too concerned over the answers. However, I would make an appointment with a therapist. A professional to talk to . The professional will give you better feedback and insight into youself much more htan anyone else could.
One session is not going to give you any answers either. Your going to need to go for a while. It is very important to find a therapist that you can trust and talk to. If the therapist believes a psychatrist can help you further then he/she will refer you to one. This is the best way to recieve help not to take tests over the internet because they are unreliable.

 
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Re: Mindsite mental health assessment

Oh. I'd posted the link to the website so you could see the questions as well but the link got removed. I guess I shouldn't put too much stock into it, in any case. Thanks for the help =)
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Re: Mindsite mental health assessment

If it's one of those internet things, I wouldn't take it too seriously. I don't know who writes those things and who decides what questions get what scores. Real psychological tests that are used clincially usually aren't available on the internet (at least not for free) and usually take training to interpret. It's more complex than just adding up scores and involves talking to the testee before and after the test.

The only thing those are useful for is maybe if you already think you're depressed or whatever and the test "confirms" it and maybe motivates you to go see a doctor about it. On the other hand, it could end up doing just the opposite if the test says you're not depressed when maybe you really are. Honestly, I'd put them in the category of entertainment rather than anything else.

 
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