PSYE408 Psychodiagnostics: Adults
Annotation:
This course introduces students to the basic theory and the general practice of psychological assessment. It integrates approaches relying on clinical interview as well as data obtained from testing. The course focuses on personality and cognitive psychodiagnostics, as well as assessment in special settings such as work with patients with substance abuse, personality disorders and criminal offenders. Students will be taught how to administer, score and interpret a variety of tests in these areas and how to report the results in written form.
Lecturers:
Assoc. Prof. Nikola Atanassov, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. Svetoslav Savov, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
* Principles and methods of clinical adult assessment
* The most widely used tools measuring cognitive and socio-emotional functioning and personality
* Psychiatric and clinical psychology theory and terminology in the assessment process and treatment outcome research.
* Develop hypotheses, select criteria and materials (tests, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observations, etc.), administer, analyze and interpret assessment tools, integrate these findings into accurate psychodiagnostic assessment and appropriate recommendations.
Prerequisites:
Research Methods in Psychology, Personality Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Lecture
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
Bibliography:
MAIN
1. Coaley, K. (2010). An Introduction to Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics. London: Sage
2. Hersen, M. (Ed.) (2008). Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Huprich, S. K. (2006). Rorschach Assessment of the Personality Disorders. New Jersey: Taylor & Francis
4. Maruish, M. (2004). The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers
5. Stuart-Hamilton, I. (2007) Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ADDITIONAL
1. American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (5th ed). Washington DC: APA
2. Hersen, M. (Ed.) (2004). Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Intellectual, and Neuropsychological Assessment. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Levy, R. A.; Ablon, J. S. & Kachele, H. (Eds.) (2012). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence. New York: Humana Press
4. World Health Organization (WHO) (2010). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), 10th revision
Assessment:
Individual Assignments
Test