PSBA025 Introduction to Psychological Assessment

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Juřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Hana Přikrylová Kučerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Stroupková (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Vodová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 D22, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
General psychology Methodology
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
Introduction of students to the process of psychodiagnostics, basic psychodiagnostic methods and their characteristics, principles of their administration and ethical principles associated with the diagnostic process and the relevant legal aspects of psychodiagnostic examination.
Learning outcomes
Passing the course the student will gain knowledge about the basic principles of psychodiagnostics, concepts and terminology, history, methods and purpose of psychodiagnostics. Will understand how to proceed in the psychodiagnostic proces, how to communicate with patient or client when administering psychodiagnostic method and be able to comply with ethical standards and relevant legislation.
Syllabus
  • Benefits and risks of psychodiagnostics. Basic clinical investigation methods.Psychometric approach. Norm and normality. Variables in psychodiagnostics.Validity and reliability of pychodiagnostics methods. Psychological tests and battery of tests, their types, advantages and limits. Sensitivity and specificity of the tests. Current trends in psychodiagnostics. Ethical testing standards. Basic orientation in psychodiagnostics methods. Computer diagnostics, neuropsychological diagnostics.
Literature
    required literature
  • Standardy pro pedagogické a psychologické testování (APA) 1. české vydání, Testcentrum, Praha 2001 Překlad: H. Klimusová.
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír, Pavel HUMPOLÍČEK and Václav ŠNOREK. Psychodiagnostika dospělých (Psychological assessment of adults). Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2013, 487 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0363-6. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Williams, N. (2020). Psychodiagnostic Diagnosis. Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical process. Second ed., 426 pg. Guilford Publications.
  • Šnýdrová, I. (2008. Psychodiagnostika. Grada Publishing, Praha, 144 stran, 1. vyd. ISBN:978-80-247-2165-1.
  • Lisá, E. (2019). Psychodiagnostika v řízení lidských zdrojů. Portál, Praha, 160 stran. ISBN: 978-80-262-1472-4.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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