If you were tasked with making an Army Mental Fitness Test equivelent to the APFT, what would you do?

Twice a years soldiers in the Army have to take a test to evaluate their physical fitness. Let's say you need to test their mental fitness too. How would you do that?If you were tasked with making an Army Mental Fitness Test equivelent to the APFT, what would you do?I assume that this is a hypothetical test. There are many psychological tests out there. Most are questionnaires where the person taking it gives subjective input. A well written test can ask questions in a few different ways over again to get a better idea what is in someones head.



Also if the person giving the test observes the person taking it, it helps. How is this person dressed? Are they appropriately groomed. Do they seem to move around/pace. Do they look at their watch? Do they display other nervous habits? Do they volunteer information? Do they avoid eye contact? There are a lot of ways to observe someone. You can see if the behavior matches the answers to the questions.



Some military jobs have a psychological exam as part of the requirement.



If I were to give such an exam some of the things I would be interested in:



1. Any past history of psychological treatment or hospitalization

2. Any major medical conditions. Some medical conditions can have symptoms that can affect mental health.

3. Any history of substance abuse (alcohol or drugs)

4. Any history of criminal behavior especially violence

5. Any thoughts of suicide or previous attempts of suicide

6. Any thoughts of homicide

7. Has this person witnessed or experienced a situation that was traumatic in nature and caused the person to have nightmares, flashbacks, grief, fear (PTSD)

8. What type of work does this person do and what level of responsibility dos he/she have

9. How does this person feel about the position they are in? (do they understand why they are being evaluated and do they agree to the test or is this being forced?) (people who are willing to give answers may be more truthful)

10. How do you think this persons mood is? Are they friendly and seem happy? Do they seem angry or hostile? Are they talkitive or more reserved?





I put a few links for psychological exams to help.If you were tasked with making an Army Mental Fitness Test equivelent to the APFT, what would you do?The mental fitness of paid killers is an oxymoron.If you were tasked with making an Army Mental Fitness Test equivelent to the APFT, what would you do?hhhmm?

...anybody whos in the army is an automatic mental failure....wow...my job is easy....pay me $40.00 an hour