Which of the following is used as an estimate of premorbid intelligence?
Exam Question Dec 2010
The National Adult Reading Test (NART) is a well recognised test used to estimate Premorbid intelligence.
National adult reading test82%Wisconsin card sorting test4%Boston naming test4%Wechsler adult intelligence scale6%Raven's progressive matrices4%
Exam Question Dec 2010
The National Adult Reading Test (NART) is a well recognised test used to estimate Premorbid intelligence.
Cognitive tests used in psychiatry
The following cognitive tests are used in psychiatric practice and commonly come up in the MRCPsych exams.
| Area of cognition tested | Tests |
|---|---|
| Premorbid intelligence | National Adult Reading Test (NART) |
| Intelligence | Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale (WAIS), Raven's Progressive Matrices |
| Memory | Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure |
| Attention | Stroop test, Wisconsin card sorting test, Tower of London, Continuous Performance Tasks |
| Language | Boston naming test, Animal fluency |
| Other | Halstead-Reitan battery (for brain damage) |
