PSY402 Psychological assessment of adults

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vladimír Marček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dana Seryjová Juhová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Monday 11:30–13:00 P24
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSY402/01: each odd Monday 11:30–13:00 U33
PSY402/02: each odd Monday 13:30–15:00 U42
Prerequisites
PSY479 Psychometrics || NOW( PSY479 Psychometrics )
Basic knowledge of statistics and research methods. There are two co-requisites: Psychometrics: measurement in psychology and Ethics in psychology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The introductory part of the course is dedicated to general issues of psychological assessment – students will be introduced to the process of psychological assessment and attention will be also paid to general issues of the test theory and psychometrics. Further on, a systematic overview will be given of psychological assessment methods intended for adult population including the starting points for their development and basic psychometric features. The aim of the course is not only students’ theoretical introduction to the individual psychological assessment methods for adults but also acquiring practical skills of their administration and evaluation.
Syllabus
  • Classes are held in six thematic blocks, always 4 lessons once every two weeks. 1. Psychological assessment as a science: The object and aim of psychological assessment. Methodological principles in psychological assessment of adults. History of development and use of psychological assessment methods. Psychometric and clinical approach in psychological assessment. Psychological assessment process: Concept of assessment. Assessment problem, task and hypotheses. Interpersonal factors of examination. Ethical principles of the use of psychological assessment methods. Psychological examination report: Interpreting psychological examination results. 2. Classification of psychological assessment methods. Clinical methods. Observation. Interview. Objective and subjective anamnesis. Testing methods. Classification of tests. Test theory. The concept of measurement in psychology. Standardisation. Item analysis. Validity and ways of its assessment, kinds of validity. Reliability and ways of its assessment, sources of measurement errors. Normalisation and kinds of norms (age, quantile, standard). 3. Performance tests. Intelligence tests. Tests of individual psychological functions and special abilities. Diagnosis of CNS organic disorder. 4. Questionnaire methods. Essence and classification of questionnaire methods. One-dimensional and multidimensional personality questionnaires. Questionnaires based on personality theories, empirical questionnaire methods, questionnaires based on factor analysis, etc. Psychopathologically-oriented questionnaires. 5. Projective techniques. Associative techniques, constructive techniques, completion techniques, selective and classification techniques, painting and other expressive techniques. 6. Objective personality tests. New trends in psychological assessment.
Literature
    required literature
  • GROTH-MARNAT, Gary. Handbook of psychological assessment. 5th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009, xiv, 752. ISBN 9780470083581. info
  • ZUCKERMAN, Edward L. Clinician's thesaurus : the guide to conducting interviews and writing psychological reports. 7th ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2010, xviii, 395. ISBN 9781606238745. info
  • HUMPOLÍČEK, Pavel and Václav ŠNOREK. Psychodiagnostika dospělých. Edited by Mojmír Svoboda. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2013, 487 stran. ISBN 9788026203636. info
    not specified
  • HOGAN, Thomas P. Psychological testing : a practical introduction. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015, xxi, 674. ISBN 9781118554128. info
  • Standardy pro pedagogické a psychologické testování. 1. české vyd. Praha: Testcentrum, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 8086471071. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, workshop, supervized assessment work.
Assessment methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars. In seminars, students acquire practical skills and experience with the administration and evaluation of particular methods of psychological assessment. During the term, students write a seminar work on an assigned topic. There is a written exam at the end of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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