Psychological assessment

work. Ms Coldwell has given informed consent to complete a comprehensive psychological assessment in order to determine a diagnosis and treatment. Key considerations to be addressed are her sleeping difficulties, fatigue, worries of how others evaluate her, and her reluctance to work. As limited information has been issued, additional background information is required to complete a comprehensive psychological assessment. This includes a request to her General Practitioner for her medical history

use of white out or even physical writing papers are not required anymore due to the increase of technology accessibility. Even different types of testing whether education placement to psychological testing can be accomplished using technology such as smartphones. Smartphones can be effective and

Submitted: 6th October 2014 Word Count: 1919 words Clinical Test Construction Exercise Reason for Referral Ms. Julie Coldwell is a 25 year old woman who was referred to Bradfield Hospital Mental Health Unit by her General Practitioner for psychological assessment. Ms. Coldwell works as a trainee manager for a supermarket. Ms. Coldwell was referred after she reported experiencing difficulty sleeping which leaves her fatigued and impacts upon her work performance. As a result Ms. Coldwell reported concern

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between culture and the clinical practice of psychological assessment. Over the past decade, psychologists have come under criticism for maintaining a mainstream cultural status quo in clinical practice. In particular, indigenous peoples throughout the world have pointed out that clinical psychologists, in both research and practice, have not successfully been able to understand or deliver culturally appropriate services due to Psychology's

Question 1: Is the NAPLAN a psychological test? Why or Why not? The Australian Psychological Association (APS) defines a psychological test as the measure of characteristics and abilities of an individual including aptitude and intelligence (“Australian Psychological Society: Psychological testing", 2016). As educators are increasingly building competence in psychological fields involving assessment properties, test administration, interpretation and statistics (Bowles et al., 2016), administration

Associated with Using Psychological Measures in the Multicultural South African Context Alaina Kamille Govender University of Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa is deeply embedded in the roots of its past and so it inevitable that psychological assessment today would be greatly influenced by the history of our country. Foxcroft (1997) argued that there is a grave importance to understand the impact that South Africa’s past apartheid policies have had on the development and use of psychological testing. In her

Clinical Assessment in Health Centers Heather L. Bienkowski PSCYH 655 March 23, 2015 Professor Karen Hoeve Clinical Assessment in Health Centers Clinical assessments have their place in almost every facet of the psychological and educational realms. I have been tracking down and examining what the most important aspects of assessment are that come into play in regard to drug and substance abuse, custody battles, as well as the importance the role of adhering to the ethical standards of utilizing

Final Presentation Students will thoroughly answer the following course objectives: 1. Discuss the meaning and uses of assessment in various fields. These are instruments used to measure how much of a specific psychological construct an individual has. Psychological tests are used to assess many areas, including: 1. Traits such as introversion and extroversion 2. Certain conditions such as depression and anxiety 3. Intelligence, aptitude and achievement such as verbal intelligence and reading

JR. DIAGNOSTICS PROJECT Robert Downey Jr.’s Diagnostic Evaluation Assessment Michelle Nguyen University of Texas at Arlington Mutiaxial Evaluation This diagnostic assessment evaluates Robert Downey Jr. previous lifestyle between 1996 and early 2001, before rehabilitation in late 2001. The following multiaxial evaluation is followed by different examples of each diagnostic criterion on the DSM-IV Axes and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. DSM-IV Multiaxial Evaluation Axis I:

Internship Reflection Paper: Psychological Associates During the summer of 2015, I obtained an internship at Psychological Associates. I applied for the Organizational Development Intern position during winter break of 2014. After the assessment and interview process, I was given the opportunity to expand my knowledge in the field. Psychological Associates is located in the heart of Clayton, Missouri where I immediately fell in love with the culture and atmosphere of the company. No matter the organization