The first is the interview it will be used for information gathering. Problem solving and everyday living skills. It consist of a mental status examination usually takes place in an interview sitting and does not employ a structured format in which the individual is tested formally. In the mental status examination, the clinician carefully observes the behavior of the individual, engages him or her in casual conversation, and explores pertinent areas such as thought content, mood, and personal problems. The clinician observes the patient's appearance, hygiene, dress, ability to maintain eye contact, and psychomotor behavior (ticks). The clinician also observer the patient ability to pay attention and concentration. When an interview has a structured or standardized interview, to go by I do not like this type because we are making advances in Mental Health Field by the hour not just day, month, or year. Therefore, this standardized interview most likely will be out of date.
             Intelligence Test or IQ tests. Alfred Binet developed the first standardized intelligence test in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and it was called the Binet test. The Binet sought to measure reasoning, ability to understand and follow directions, and the exercise of judgment. A child intelligence quotient (IQ) age are computed by dividing the person's test score, or by his or her mental age (MA), by his or her chronological age (CA) and multiplying the result by 100. In equation form
             David Wechsler developed the Wechsler Test, in 1955. He widely used individually administered intelligence test for those over 16 years of age. A series of subtests of different types yield a Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, and Fill Scale IQ.
             Neuropsychological tests are constructed to measure the cognitive, sensorimotor, and perceptual consequences of brain abnormality. Neuropsychological test, example EEG and MRI. Mos
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