Psychological Testing Report

1. Psychological Assessment
Tools
Clairgemine Bebsie B. Ramos
PGSCE
Psychological Testing

2. Clinical Interview
is a dialogue between psychologist
and patient that is designed to help
the psychologist diagnose and plan
treatment for the patient. It is often
called ‘a conversation with a purpose‘
and occurs within a defined time
frame

3. Types of Interview
I. Non- Structured – open ended
questions
II. Structured

4. Types of Interview
Structured
Stress interview is
the general name
applied to any interview
where one objective is to
place the interviewee in
a pressured state for
some particular reason.

5. Types of Interview
A hypnotic interview is one
conducted while the interviewee is under
hypnosis. Hypnotic interviews may be
conducted as part of a therapeutic
assessment or intervention when the
interviewee has been an eyewitness to a
crime or related situations.

6. Types of Interview
Cognitive interview, rapport is established and
the interviewee is encouraged to use imagery and
focused retrieval to recall information. If the
interviewee is an eyewitness to a crime, he or she
may be asked to shift perspective and describe
events from the viewpoint of the perpetrator.

8. Types of Interview
The Collaborative interview
allows the interviewee wide latitude
to interact with the interviewer and
where the interviewee is very much an
active participant.

9. Intake Interview
This is the interview where you, as the
psychologist, ask
-what brings them to you,
-what their mental and physical health
history is and
-what they would like to get out of their
time with you.

10. Standard Questions
Demographic data: Name, age, sex, religion, number of
persons in family, race, occupation, marital status,
socioeconomic status, address, telephone numbers.
Reason for referral: Why is this individual requesting or being
sent for psychological assessment? Who is the referral source?

11. Standard Questions
Past medical history: What events are signifi cant in this
individual’s medical history?
Present medical condition: What current medical complaints
does this individual have? What medications are currently
being used?

12. Standard Questions
Past psychological history: What traumatic events has this
individual suffered? What psychological problems (such as
disorders of mood or disorders of thought content) have
troubled this individual?
Past history with medical or psychological professionals:
What similar contacts for assessment or intervention has this
individual had? Were these contacts satisfactory in the eyes of
the assessee? If not, why not

13. Standard Questions
Current psychological conditions: What psychological
problems are currently troubling this person? How long have
these problems persisted? What is causing these problems?
What are the psychological strengths of this individual?

14. Mental Status Exam
Appearance: Are the patient’s dress and general
appearance appropriate?
Behavior: Is anything remarkably strange about the
patient’s speech or general behav- ior during the interview?
Does the patient exhibit facial tics, involuntary movements,
diffi culties in coordination or gait?

15. Mental Status Exam
Orientation: Is the patient oriented to person? That is,
does he know who he is? Is the patient oriented to place? That
is, does she know where she is? Is the patient oriented to
time? That is, does he or she know the year, the month, and
the day?
Memory: How is the patient’s memory of recent and long-
past events?

16. Mental Status Exam
Sensorium: Are there any problems related to the five
senses?
Psychomotor activity: Does there appear to be any
abnormal retardation or quickening of motor activity?
State of consciousness: Does consciousness appear to
be clear, or is the patient bewildered, confused, or stuporous?

17. Mental Status Exam
Affect: Is the patient’s emotional expression appropriate?
For example, does the patient (inappropriately) laugh while
discussing the death of an immediate family member?
Mood: Throughout the interview, has the patient generally
been angry? Depressed? Anxious? Apprehensive?
Personality: In what terms can the patient best be described?
Sensitive? Stubborn? Apprehensive?

18. Mental Status Exam
Thought content: Is the patient hallucinating—seeing,
hearing, or otherwise experiencing things that aren’t really
there? Is the patient delusional—expressing untrue, unfounded
beliefs (such as the delusion that someone follows him
everywhere)? Does the patient appear to be obsessive—does
the patient appear to think the same thoughts over and over
again?

19. Mental Status Exam
Thought processes: Is there under- or over
productivity of ideas? Do ideas seem to come to the patient
abnormally slowly or quickly? Is there evidence of loosening of
associations? Are the patient’s verbal productions rambling or
disconnected?

20. Mental Status Exam
Intellectual resources: What is the estimated
intelligence of the interviewee?
Insight: Does the patient realistically appreciate her
situation and the necessity for professional assistance if such
assistance is necessary?
Judgment: How appropriate has the patient’s decision
making been with regard to past events and future plans?

21. listen to more than
just the words

22. Behavioural Observation
- is defined as monitoring the
actions of others or oneself by visual
or electronic means while recording
quantitative and/or qualitative
information regarding the actions.

23. Psychological Tests
Intelligence tests are used to measure
intelligence, or your ability to understand your
environment, interact with it and learn from it.
Intelligence tests include:
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB)

24. Psychological Tests
Personality tests are used to measure personality style
and traits. Personality tests are commonly used in research
or to assist with clinical diagnoses. Examples of personality
tests include:
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Rorschach, also known as the 'inkblot test'

25. Psychological Tests
Attitude tests, such as the Likert Scale or the
Thurstone Scale, are used to measure how an individual feels
about a particular event, place, person or object.

26. Psychological Tests
Achievement tests are used to measure how well you
understand a particular topic (i.e., mathematics achievement
tests).
Achievement tests include:
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT)
Peabody Individual Achievement Test ( PIAT)

27. Psychological Tests
Aptitude tests are used to measure your
abilities in a specific area (i.e. clerical skills).
Aptitude tests include:
Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)