DClinPsy Portfolio Volume 1 of 3 - University of Hertfordshire ...

The EDI has been the measure of choice in the investigation of eating pathology and has
been shown to produce positive correlations with clinician ratings, patterns of convergent
and discriminant validity (Garner & Olmsted, 1984) and good predictive validity
(Norring, 1990).
2) Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y), Greco, Murrell, &
Coyne, (2006).
This is a 17-item measure, for ages 9-17, intended for assessing psychological
inflexibility as defined by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It measures (a)
experiential avoidance/control, (i.e., attempts to escape, alter, or otherwise control
negatively evaluated private events); and (b) cognitive and emotional fusion, (i.e.,
attachment to private events and responding to internal experiences such as thoughts,
feelings, physical bodily sensations as if they were literally true). Greco, Lambert, &
Baer, (2006) have provided adequate validity and reliability data.
3) The Body Image - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ), Sandoz, &
Wilson, (2006)
The BIAAQ is a 29 item self-report scale that has been designed to measure the extent to
which an individual exhibits an accepting posture toward negative thoughts and feelings
about his or her body. This measure has promising initial psychometric data but is yet to
be fully evaluated.
4) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Zigmond & Snaith, (1983)
The HADS is a brief measure of anxiety and depression consisting of 14 items (7 for
each). White, Leach, Sims, Atkinson, and Cottrell (1999) validated the HADS for use
with a British adolescent population (aged 12–16).
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