PsyProfile

Gives an indication of the level of stress and its possible causes from within and outside the work environment.

Demands from within the work situation are evaluated using six scales:

• Organizational Functioning,

• Task Characteristics,

• Physical Work Conditions and Equipment,

• Career Matters and Personnel Policy,

• Social matters, and

• Remuneration and Fringe Benefits.

Demands outside the work situation are evaluated using one scale covering matters such as

• Family,

• Finance,

• Health,

• Social situations,

• Life phase and

• Transport.

The information can inter alia be used in identifying personnel with high stress levels to better equip them to cope with the demands. Furthermore it can be used for identifying undesirable work characteristics with the aim of changing these for the better.

Determines medical health risks and identifies possible lifestyle diseases, reporting on measures of blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and body mass index.

Identifies thought patterns of how we cognitively manage stress.

Measures a variety of factors that may affect your physical health and psychological well-being, including:

1. Stress

2. Health Habits (including, Exercise, Sleep/Relaxation, Prevention, and Eating/Nutrition)

3. Social Support Network

4. Type A Behaviour

5. Cognitive Hardiness

6. Coping Style (including, Positive Appraisal, Negative Appraisal, Threat Minimization, and Problem-focused Coping)

7. Psychological Well-being

Provides a measure of the occupational work stress and identify possible sources of stress.

Provides a measure anxiety and depression.

Screens for the use of substances and associated risks.

Screens for DSM-V Axis I disorders most commonly encountered in medical and outpatient mental health settings. It provides subscale scores on the following:

✜ Major Depressive Disorder / Suicidality

✜ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

✜ Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

✜ Panic Disorder

✜ Psychosis

✜ Agoraphobia

✜ Social Phobia

✜ Alcohol Abuse/Dependence

✜ Drug Abuse/Dependence

✜ Generalized Anxiety Disorder

✜ Somatic Symptom Disorder

✜ Factitious Disorder

The Total Score provides a rough measure of the overall level of psychopathology and consequent dysfunction that a patient reports.

Follow-up guides are provided for each syndrome covered by the PDSQ. These guides provide prompts for asking follow-up questions related to DSM-V diagnostic criteria, and documents details relevant to diagnostic information gained from the PDSQ and follow-up interview.