PSYn4380 Psychodiagnostic practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Jabůrek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Strádalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Straka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 29. 2. 14:00–19:40 P21b, Thu 28. 3. 14:00–19:40 P21b, Thu 25. 4. 14:00–19:40 P21b
Prerequisites
! PSY438 Psychodiagnostic practice && ( PSY402 Assessment of adults || PSYn4020 Psychological assessment )
The prerequisite for an admission to the course is a completion of Psychological assessment of adults.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to familiarize the students with chosen set of psychological testing and assessment instruments. These methods are representatives of the following assessment instruments categories – intelligence tests and special abilities tests. Focus is also given to screening tests of cognitive functions (Addenbrook Cognitive Test ACE-R, Mini-mental state examination MMSE, Montreal MoCA cognitive test) and to specifics of the neuropsychological assesment.
Learning outcomes
By completing the course students gain elementary practical experience with administering, scoring and interpretation of several basic psychological assessment methods.
Syllabus
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fifth Edition (WISC-V), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV), Cognitive Assessment System - Second Edition (CAS II), Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV) a Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale - Fifth Edition (SB5), WJ IE II COG, WISC III, IDS, Cognitive Assessment System - Second Edition (CAS II) a Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV); Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, BQSS, Wechsler memory scale - III, Trail making test, Stroop Color-Word Interference Test, Verbal fluency test, Tower of London test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, d2 test of attention, Addenbrook Cognitive Test ACE-R, Mini-mental state examination MMSE, Montreal MoCA cognitive test.
Literature
  • LICHTENBERGER, Elizabeth O. and Alan S. KAUFMAN. Essentials of WAIS-IV assessment. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2013, xviii, 478. ISBN 9781118271889. info
  • GROB, Alexander, Christine S. MEYER, Priska HAGMANN-VON ARX, Dana KREJČÍŘOVÁ, Tomáš URBÁNEK, Jan ŠIRŮČEK and Michal JABŮREK. IDS - Inteligenční a vývojová škála pro děti ve věku 5–10 let. Praha: Hogrefe–Testcentrum, 2013. info
  • Contemporary intellectual assessment : theories, tests, and issues. Edited by Dawn P. Flanagan - Patti L. Harrison. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2012, xviii, 926. ISBN 9781609189952. info
  • LEZAK, Muriel Deutsch. Neuropsychological assessment. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xxv, 1161. ISBN 9780195395525. info
  • URBÁNEK, Tomáš, Denisa DENGLEROVÁ and Jan ŠIRŮČEK. Psychometrika : měření v psychologii. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2011, 319 stran. ISBN 9788073678364. URL info
  • SCHRANK, Fredrick A. Essentials of WJ III cognitive abilities assessment. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2010, xv, 331. ISBN 9780470566640. URL info
  • STRAUSS, Esther, Elisabeth M. S. SHERMAN and Otfried SPREEN. A compendium of neuropsychological tests : administration, norms, and commentary. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xvii, 1216. ISBN 9780195159578. info
  • PREISS, Marek and Hana PŘIKRYLOVÁ KUČEROVÁ. Neuropsychologie v neurologii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 362 s. ISBN 8024708434. info
  • ROID, Gale H. and R. Andrew BARRAM. Essentials of Stanford-Binet intelligence scales (SB5) assessment. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2004, xiii, 206. ISBN 0471224049. info
  • KREJČÍŘOVÁ, Dana, Petr BOSCHEK and Jiří DAN. WISC-III. Wechslerova inteligenční škála pro děti (WISC-III. -Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition.). První české vydání. Praha: Testcentrum Praha, 2002, 215 pp. Psychologické testy, 17. publikace. ISBN 80-86471-19-5. info
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. (Psychogiagnostics of Child and Adolescents). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2001, 791 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-545-8. info
  • Standardy pro pedagogické a psychologické testování. 1. české vyd. Praha: Testcentrum, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 8086471071. info
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychologická diagnostika dospělých (Psychological adults diagnostic). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 1999, 344 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-327-7. info
  • NAGLIERI, Jack A. The essentials of CAS assessment. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1999, xii, 205. ISBN 0471290157. info
  • KOLUCHOVÁ, Jarmila and Svatopluk MORÁVEK. Psychologická diagnostika dětí a mládeže. Vyd. 2. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1991, 175 s. info
Teaching methods
workshop; seminar; discussion; group work
Assessment methods
a written test; 25 points is the minimum for successful completion of the test (maximum 50 points); active participation in seminars
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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