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Psychological assessment and viva voce
On completion of this course, the students will be able to;
- Use relevant criteria to assess the quality and appropriateness of a psychological test and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses for clinical purposes.
- Able to carry out the clinical work-up and discuss the diagnostic possibilities based on the history and mental status examination of the clients with psychological/ neuropsychological problems.
- Synthesize and integrate collateral information from multiple sources and discuss the rationale for psychological assessment as relevant to the areas being assessed.
- Select and justify the use of psychological tests and carry out the assessment as per the specified procedures in investigating the relevant domains.
- Interpret the findings in the backdrop of the clinical history and mental status findings and arrive at a diagnosis.
- Prepare the report of the findings as relevant to the clinical questions asked
or hypothesis set up before the testing began, and integrate the findings in service
activities.
Specific Tests:
- Tests for attention
- Memory
- Intelligence
- developmental skills
- abstract ability
- personality
- diagnosis
- rating scales
- assessing disability
- QOL, wellbeing, stress and adaptation (includes standardized vernacular version of
tests/scales those used in adult and child conditions).
List of Core Tests:
• Binet-Kamat test
• Raven's tests of intelligence (all forms)
• Bhatia's battery of intelligence tests
• Malin’s intelligence scale for children
• Wechsler adult performance intelligence scale
• Wechsler memory scale
• PGI memory scale
• 16-PF
• Eysenck’s personality inventory/questionnaire
• Thematic apperception test
• Children apperception test
• Rorschach psychodiagnostics
A certificate by the Head of the Department that the candidate has attained the required competence in all of the above Core Tests shall be necessary for appearing in the final examination.
Hersen, M, Segal, D. L, Hilsenroth, M.J. (Vol 1 & 2, ), (2004). Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment, John Wiley & Sons: USA
Bellack, A.S. & Hersen, M (Vol. 4 ) (1998). Comprehensive Clinical Psychology: Assessment, Elsiever Science Ltd.: Great Britain.
Exner, J.E. (Vol 1, 4th ed.), The Rorschach – A Comprehensive System, John Wiley and sons: NY.
Murray H.A. (1971). The Thematic Apperception Test manual, Harvard University Press.
Choudhary, U. Shree Saraswathi. An Indian modification of the Thematic Apperception Test, Press: Calcutta
Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology
Indian Journal of Health and Well-being
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and Mental Health
