short version everyone has their own ways they tell their treatment providers about their problems..

for example I was in a college psych class. one of the requirements of the class was to take the test that the instructor handed out, then take that test to a mental health treatment provider of our choice and enter into treatment for at least the duration of the class. the objective was to show those of us that planned on continuing with mental health as a career choice to see what it was like being on the other side of the desk.

So i took the test, then took that to a therapist. After a few session my therapist and I agreed on my taking a more thorough and up to date psychiatric evaluations to see how that compared to what we did in the classroom and what my actual diagnosis's were. its well and good to do online tests but they are not up to date and are missing key components to actual diagnostic evaluations.

after going through the actual testing process with an actual psychiatrist i received my many diagnosis's.

treatment providers in the USA do welcome having proactive clients who do bring in extra work they have completed including doing online tests.

Usually though when someone brings in online tests that opens the door for discussing getting real and accurate testing done, not the online outdated, popularized and missing components/key questions type testing.

So if you choose to take your online version testing in to your treatment provider expect the possibility of the treatment provider asking if you are willing to take the actual real psychiatric evaluation process.

my opinion on tests is if done online only take them knowing they are more for entertainment purposes. they cant diagnose you long term. they can only tell you how you answered the questions at that moment of taking them. they dont take into consideration someones medical, mental history, their cultural background, their medications, face to face interviews, ....and so much more.

example i have taken the sanity score test more than once and every time it comes up a different score even when I take it more than once on the same day. the same with the MID test thats posted here in dissociative disorders board. i have taken it many times now and I come up with many different scoring ranges (even when I have written my answers down so that I answered the same way every time Which is one of the reasons why my location no longer uses that test and now uses the newer tests bought through the APA that match the new diagnostics.)

a tip any treatment provider that you see are going to want to know you and your problems in what ever ways you describe them. so go with what you are most comfortable with telling them in what ever ways you are most comfortable telling it. in my location treatment providers usually question someones validity when they start out talking one way and then use other language example using professional terms then later using laymans terms and such discrepancies. just be yourself and use what ever words you are comfortable using and in your own ways.