Liahona Academy Assessment

The following signs and symptoms are possibilities of:
Negative Peer Association, Depression, Anger Issues, Drug Abuse, Severe Behavioral Issues, Criminal Activity and Suicidal Tendencies.

Instructions:
To assess your child's situation, and the severity of your child's behaviors, carefully read each behavioral symptom, and check each box that applies to your child's current behavior.

(Each behavioral symptom is listed in order from least to extreme severity, according to color reference.)

NOTE: Understanding and knowing the "normal" behavior of your son, assess your child comparing his normal state, to his current state.

Yellow
	Argumentative / easily offended/ defensive
	Blatant disrespect / dislike for authority
	Victim stance (they believe the world does not give them what they are entitled to, so they view themselves as poorly treated and thus a victim.)
	Sneaky / lying by omission
	Change in sleeping / eating habits
	Lack of motivation / a lot more lazy
	Externalizing blame (blames everyone/ everything else)
	Entitlement issues (the world / everyone owes them)
	Feels that everyone is against them
	Denial (doesn't see or think that anything is wrong / doesn't think they're in need of help)
	Justification; for example, "because of this____, I am justified in doing___"
	Rules don't apply / non-compliance to rules
	Friends become top priority / sudden change in friends
	Rationalizes / minimizes things
	The need to be different, out of the norm
	Assuming that what other people think about them is always negative

Orange
	Distant from family/ keeps away from home a lot / family communication (becomes short and frank)
	Abandonment of personal interests
	Immediacy/ impulsivity (I want this right now / feeling compelled to act without regard for the consequences)
	Paying a lot of attention to negative events, rejecting positive experiences
	Paranoia
	Things noticeably missing around the house
	More aggressive / violent / assaultive behavior
	Usually sudden change in appearance
	Repeated threats (verbally or physically)
	Selling personal items / increase in money or possessions
	Social withdrawal
	Frequent depression and discouragement

Red
	Attempted suicide or threats of
	Running away from home or threats of
	Self mutilation
	Trouble with the law
	Involvement in cult activities
	Problems at school; expulsion, multiple suspension, truancy (excessive absences), falling back in school