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ANSA Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment VIP Certification Exam
ANSA — The Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA) is a standardized behavioral health tool developed by John Lyons at the Praed Foundation, used across U.S. states for adult mental health service planning and outcomes monitoring; certification requires achieving at least 70% agreement with expert 'gold standard' ratings on vignette-based reliability testing administered online through the Praed Foundation.
29
Questions
60m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A clinician is completing an ANSA for Marcus, a 38-year-old man receiving community mental health services. Marcus reports hearing voices that he believes are neighbors spying on him, and this has led him to board up his windows and stop leaving his home for the past three weeks. He has not acted on any beliefs but is significantly distressed. Which rating BEST reflects Marcus's psychosis item?
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