My first psychological evaluation... feeling a bit nervous

Hi everyone,

This will be a long post.

I have had some counselling (I think it has been a total of 4 or 5 sessions in the past year), but have not had a psychological evaluation yet. I am on a waiting list currently for a psych eval because my counselor thought that it would be useful. Feel free to skip to the "Question" section below if you don't need my background information (it is a bit lengthy).

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My background and opinions about my issues:
I think I have been diagnosed with ADHD by my primary care doctor (general practitioner) by just taking a test and answering a few questions. I am fairly certain that I do have ADHD, or at least something that mimics it, however, I am not completely sure of if that is my only problem. My GP has also thought that I may have anxiety issues (most likely because my mom has it), but I don't like the idea of anti-depressants to control it. I have been able to control both my ADHD and anxiety (if I have that) well in the past by eating healthy and staying active, so I feel like there has to be an alternative to medication.

The only medication that I am currently taking is adderal (extended release) to help with the ADHD, and it has made an improvement. I would prefer to find a way to not need the medication to function, however, I am open to taking it if it is no longer possible to handle as I did when I was younger, or just until I recover enough health to function without it.

Additional problems that I have but have not mentioned to any doctors yet is that I sometimes get a very strong urge to yell/scream/cry/sing that is difficult to control, but controllable when I know I will get into trouble by releasing that urge. I also haven't mentioned the crawling sensations in my legs only because I forget about them. I have also suffered from some emotional abuse during my childhood, but I don't know if this would be appropriate to bring up during a psych eval.

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I am hoping for a positive outcome from my psychological evaluation, but I am also a bit nervous that I may say or do something to make the psychologist/psychiatrist upset with me, or not trust me. Are there any do's and don'ts to first time psychological evaluations? Does the psych doctor in a psych eval ask the patient questions, or would I need to be prepared to make sure that I bring up everything?

Is this a battery of psych testing you are undergoing, or just an appointment with a psychologist or psychiatrist to interview and make an evaluation? Or a combination?

Umm... I think it is just an appointment. My counselor (I only saw her twice, but I saw another counselor in the same department a few times before seeing her) said that the purpose of it would be to rule out things like anxiety and depression. I don't know much more than that, though.

They might ask you some standard questions from questionnaires that screen for depression, anxiety, OCD, etc. Or they may have you fill them out on paper and then score them. My current p-doc did that with me. Or it could be a less formal thing where they just ask about what's going on with you and what you're feeling. But if she called it "testing" and want to rule some things out, that suggests specific questions. In that case, just answer honestly.

In whatever case, just answer honestly. They can't begin to make any kind of assessment with accuracy based on inaccurate or partial information.