ISMAT 15322

Psychological Evaluation

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Psychological assessment is a cross-cutting area in psychological practice, so the scientific and practical knowledge of this subject is an essential knowledge for all students of psychology.
• ProgramaProgramme

  DETAILED PROGRAM   S1. Psychological Evaluation: Objectives, steps, methodologies and contexts. S2. Assessment Domains: observation. Interviews Self and hetero-evaluations. S3. Complementary evaluation methods. S4. Importance of multi-method-multi-trace assessment and the use of different sources of information; S5. Psychological assessment tools: Assessment of intelligence and cognitive functions. Personality assessment. Assessment of psychopathology. S6. The error in psychological assessment. S7. Preparation of psychological assessment reports. S8. Specificities, objectives and methodologies of Psychological Assessment in different contexts.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Continuing the Psychometrics course unit, the objectives are: LG1. Promote knowledge in the field of psychological assessment, in a more applied perspective, but always based on a solid scientific background (theoretical, technical and methodological) in this area. LG2. Acquisition of skills that allow students to reflect on Psychological Assessment as a process that should be organized according to contexts and objectives of assessment. LG3. Understand the fundamentals related to the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological assessment tests in different contexts and populations. LG4. Understand the process of preparing psychological assessment reports. LG5. Develop a reflection on the potentialities and limitations of different assessment methodologies.      
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Coaley, K. (2014). An Introduction to Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics . London:SAGE Publications Ltd. Cohen, R.; Schneider, W. & Tobin, R. (2021). Psychological Testing and Assessment. NY:McGraw-Hill. Eid, M., & Deiner, E. (2006). Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology. Washigton, DC: APA.  Goldstein, G., & Beers, S. (2003). Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment, intelectual and neuropsychological assessment. NJ: John Wiley & Sons.  Gonçalves, M. M., Simões, M. R., Almeida, L. S. & Machado, C. (Coords.) (2003). Avaliação psicológica: Instrumentos validados para a população portuguesa (Vol. 1). Coimbra: Quarteto. Hilsenroth, M., Segal, D., & Hersen, M. (2003). Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment, personality assessment. NJ: John Wiley & Sons.  Wright, A. J. (2020). Conducting psychological assessment: A guide for practitioners. NY: Wiley.        
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Throughout the semester, to achieve the objectives of the Course Unit, various teaching methodologies will be used: Expository, demonstrative and interrogative moments, based on various support materials, use of concept maps; Small group activities in the classroom, followed by discussion; Practice with observation grids; Role-play of different interview techniques; Providing students with contact with psychological assessment materials; Simulation of the application of psychological assessment instruments.  
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  7
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não