PSA_023 Psychodiagnostics of adults

Faculty of Arts
Spring 1999
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mojmír Svoboda, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Tyrlík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
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 (in Czech)
Cílem tohoto předmětu je předložit systematický přehled psychodiagnostických metod, stručně připomenout zásady jejich konstrukce a psychometrické vlastnosti a poskytnout studentům nástroje k poznávání lidské psychiky. Tématické okruhy: Metodologické principy v psychodiagnostice dospělých, Stručný přehled historie vývoje s používání metod, Etické zásady používání metod, Klinické metody(pozorování, rozhovor, anamnéza), Testové metody, princip a dělení, Testy inteligence, Testy speciálních schopností, Testy paměti a kreativity, Testy organicity, Projekční testy, Objektivní testy osobnosti, Dotazníky ainventáře, Posuzovací stupnice, Počítačová diagnostika, Psaní psychologického nálezu.
Syllabus
  • The course follows up the courses of Methodology I and II, Basics of psychological assessment and other fields concerning personality structure and its traits. It is followed up by the courses of Psychological assessment of Children, Psychotherapy etc. Output: The course is completed with a credit and an examination. Psychological Assessment (both of adults and children, and the Basics of psychological assessment) is a compulsory part of the final state examination. The aim of the course is to present a systematic overview of psychological assessment methods, to briefly mention the principles of their construction and psychometric properties. The aim is to provide students with instruments to explore and reveal human mind. Issues and topics: Methodological principles of psychological assessment of adults, Brief overview of history of development and use of methods, ethical principles of using the methods, Clinical methods (observation, interview, case history), Test methods, the principle and classification, Mental ability tests (simple) , Mental ability tests (complex), Tests of specific abilities, tests of art abilities, didactic tests, Tests of memory and creativity, Tests of organicity, Projective tests, the principle, overview, classification, Verbal projective tests, Drawing projective tests, Handling projective tests (choice tests), Objective personality measurement, Questionnaires and inventories, the principle, overview, classification, Unidimensional questionnaires and inventories, Multidimensional questionnaires and inventories, Rating scales, the principle, overview, classification, Subjective rating scales, Objective rating scales, Computer-assisted psychological assessment, Writing a report. References: Kondáš, O. a kol.: Psychodiagnostika dospelých. OSVETA, Martin 1992. Říčan, P., Ženatý, J.: K teorii a praxi projektivních technik. Psychodiagnostické a didaktické testy, Bratislava 1988. Stančák, A.: Klinická psychodiagnostika dospelých.. Psychoprof, Nové Zámky 1996. Svoboda, M.: Metody psychologické diagnostiky dospělých.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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