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 1. Course presentation 2. Psychological Evaluation: Objectives, steps, methodologies and contexts. 3. Trial Domains: Note. Interviews Self and hetero-evaluations. 4. Complementary evaluation methods; 5. Importance of multi-method-multi-trace assessment and the use of different sources of information; 6. Psychological assessment tools: Assessment of intelligence and cognitive functions. 7. Personality assessment. 8. Assessment of psychopathology. 9. The error in psychological assessment. 10. Preparation of psychological assessment reports. 11. Specificities, objectives and methodologies of Psychological Assessment in different contexts.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  It is intended to 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. It is intended that students acquire skills that allow them to reflect on Psychological Assessment as a process that should be organized according to contexts and objectives of assessment, to know the fundamentals related to the administration, quotation and interpretation of psychological assessment tests in different contexts and populations, writing psychological assessment reports and developing a reflection on the potentialities and limitations of different assessment methodologies.      
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Almeida, L. S., Simões, M. R., Machado C. & Gonçalves M. M. (Coords.) (2004). Avaliação psicológica: Instrumentos validados para a população portuguesa (Vol. 2). Coimbra: Quarteto. 5 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 UC, active learning methodologies such as problem-based learning and project-based learning will be used.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  7
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não