9/4/2019 Psychological Assessment Guide[14044].docx chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/app.html 1/8 Running head: PHYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE 1 Psychological Assessment Guide Student’s Name Course Name and Number Instructor’s Name Date 9/4/2019 Psychological Assessment Guide[14044].docx chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/app.html 2/8 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE 22 Psychological Assessment Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduc�on and Overview 2 Tests of Intelligence 4 Development of Intelligence Tests 4 Types of Intelligence Tests 5 Significance of Intelligence Tes�ng 5 Tests of Achievement 6 Survey Test Ba�eries 7 Single Survey Tests 7 Prognos�c Tests 7 Diagnos�c Tests 8 Significance of Tests of Achievement 8 Tests of Ability 9 Significance of the Tests of Ability 10 Applica�on of the Tests of Ability 10 Neuropsychological Tes�ng 11 Significance of The Neuropsychological Evaluation 11 Collec�on of Diagnos�c Informa�on 11 Assessment of Treatment Response 12 Differen�al Diagnos�c Informa�on 12 Personality Tes�ng 12 Myer Briggs Type Indicator 13 Holtzman Inkblot Technique 13 Revised Neo Personality Inventory 13 Enneagram Test 14 Hexaco Personality Inventory 14 9/4/2019 Psychological Assessment Guide[14044].docx chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/app.html 3/8 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE 22 Applica�on of Personality Tests 14 Industrial, Occupa�onal and Career Assessment 14 Introduc�on and Types of Assessment Methods for Career, Occupa�on and Industrial Work 14 Significance of Career Assessment 15 Forensic Assessment 16 Differences Between Forensic and Therapeu�c Psychological Assessments 16 Special Topics 17 Tes�ng Adolescents 17 Tes�ng Elementary School-Aged Children 18 Conclusion 18 References 19 Introduction and Overview A psychological test is usually a set of verbal or written evaluations questions that are used in the assessment of mental ability and emotional functioning in people. Psychological assessment is an evaluation method administered by skilled professionals systematically to their patients in order to make precise projections on the psychological performance of the patient. This is achieved through observation of the cognitive behaviors and mental abilities. There are various types of psychological tests that can be administered by the profession in a psychological evaluation process. This include; tests of intelligence, tests of ability, tests of achievement, personality tests and neuropsychological tests. Psychological professionals utilize various psychological assessment which are divide into four major categories ...

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Psychological Assessment Guide
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduc�on and Overview 2
Tests of Intelligence 4
Development of Intelligence Tests 4
Types of Intelligence Tests 5

3. Significance of Intelligence Tes�ng 5
Tests of Achievement 6
Survey Test Ba�eries 7
Single Survey Tests 7
Prognos�c Tests 7
Diagnos�c Tests 8
Significance of Tests of Achievement 8
Tests of Ability 9
Significance of the Tests of Ability 10
Applica�on of the Tests of Ability 10
Neuropsychological Tes�ng 11
Significance of The Neuropsychological Evaluation 11
Collec�on of Diagnos�c Informa�on 11
Assessment of Treatment Response 12
Differen�al Diagnos�c Informa�on 12
Personality Tes�ng 12
Myer Briggs Type Indicator 13
Holtzman Inkblot Technique 13

4. Revised Neo Personality Inventory 13
Enneagram Test 14
Hexaco Personality Inventory 14
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Applica�on of Personality Tests 14
Industrial, Occupa�onal and Career Assessment 14
Introduc�on and Types of Assessment Methods for Career,
Occupa�on and Industrial Work 14
Significance of Career Assessment 15
Forensic Assessment 16
Differences Between Forensic and Therapeu�c Psychological
Assessments 16
Special Topics 17
Tes�ng Adolescents 17

5. Tes�ng Elementary School-Aged Children 18
Conclusion 18
References 19
Introduction and Overview
A psychological test is usually a set of verbal or written
evaluations questions that are used
in the assessment of mental ability and emotional functioning in
people. Psychological assessment
is an evaluation method administered by skilled professionals
systematically to their patients in
order to make precise projections on the psychological
performance of the patient. This is achieved
through observation of the cognitive behaviors and mental
abilities. There are various types of
psychological tests that can be administered by the profession in
a psychological evaluation
process. This include; tests of intelligence, tests of ability, tests
of achievement, personality tests
and neuropsychological tests. Psychological professionals
utilize various psychological assessment
which are divide into four major categories, namely; clinical

6. assessment, behavioral assessment,
personality assessment and assessment of Intellectual
Functioning (Framingham, 2018). Clinical
assessment is primarily conducted to gather relevant and useful
information required the
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professional in subsequent evaluation processes. The IQ
assessment involves measuring the
general intelligence of the patient using theoretical methods.
Reliability refers to the stability and consistency of the scale
measurement, translating to
how it can give consistent results conducted on different times
of evaluation (Bannigan & Watson,
2009). Validity refers to the accuracy given by the evaluation
scale, that is, the measure of a scale
in measuring what it is precisely intended for in the

7. psychological assessments (Eric, 2014).
Reliability and validity are both essential aspects of
psychometrics and can largely influence the
psychological evaluation results. Psychological assessment is a
form of accountability for the
psychology profession to the other involved parties especially
since it plays a significant role in the
determination of psychological intervention to be used in the
subsequent processes. Psychological
assessments play a pivotal role in the identification of
psychological issues, evaluation of patients,
planning of appropriate psychological interventions and
delivery of information to the patients or
other concerned persons.
The psychological tests that are required in the evaluation of
psychological wellness are
mostly effective if administered by a professional. Some of the
professionals that are allowed by
law and ability to administer these tests are; licensed
psychologists, counselors, psychiatrist, clinical
social workers and psychiatric nurses. Licensed professionals
have the skills and experience
required in the administration of tests and interpretation of the
results (Framingham, 2018). This is

8. imperative for the correct diagnosis of the patient which is key
in determination of the intervention
methods to be applied in the treatment of the psychology
patient. The health professional that is
involved in the administration of the evaluation tests might not
be the same one to deliver the
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treatment methods required by the patient. In this case, they
remain in a better position to
refer the patient to another professional able to meet the
psychological treatment requirement of the
patient.
Psychological testing tends to be efficient in cross-cultural
settings due to the elimination of
bias and provision of objective results of the constructs being
measured. Cultural bias is a statistical

9. error that can undermine the validity of the tests being
conducted. The means of the sampling of
the psychological behaviors and the sort of questions
administered can vary across cultures due to
the diverse beliefs and customs being practiced. The alterations
made due to the culture-biasness
may affect the results derived from the evaluation process.
There are various factors that affect
cross-cultural psychology, such as, the methods of evaluating
tests, period taken for the adaptation
of tests made for cross-cultural use and bias that comes with
cross-culture administration of
evaluation tests. Already established are numerous reliable
steps that can be implemented to be able
to scale up the validity of the tests being administered.
Tests of Intelligence
Development of Intelligence Tests
Before the early eighteenth century, intelligence was primarily
measured by simple
observation of an individual’s behavior that would be dictated
by a person’s judgement. There are
two most-widely utilized intelligence tests that include;
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the

10. Wechsler Scales and the Raven’s Progressive Matrices
(Sternberg, 2015). The Stanford Binet test
was first introduced at Stanford University in the early
eighteenth century by a psychologist named
Lewis Terman. It was first designed to be administered on kids
focusing mainly on their verbal
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abilities. The results were used in the diagnosis of learning
deficiencies and developmental
rate in young children. Around 1939 there was a psychologist
known as David Wechsler that
developed an IQ test that was referred to as the Wechsler-
Bellevue Intelligence Scale. It was a
generally a combination of earlier intelligence tests that had
been conducted in the late nineteenth
century and some of which were being used in the World War I

11. where he had been working with
the veterans. The name of the test was later converted to the
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
The current Wechsler and Stanford-Binet intelligence tests have
gone through a series of scientific
modifications in the last century. New models of intelligence
testing have incorporated factors that
go past the conventional IQ testing although the main principles
used in the IQ level identification
have only changed slightly.
Types of Intelligence Tests
Tests of intelligence are specifically designed for the measure
of mental functions.
Intelligence is abstract and can be affected by several factors
like; environment, genetics and socio-
economic status. Successful intelligence is however believed to
be composed of cognitive abilities
like creativity which enables one to form new ideas with ease,
analytical ability which helps in the
evaluation of ideas and practicality abilities that helps in the
incorporation of ideas into practice.
There are various types of intelligence tests such as; musical,
spatial, logical-mathematical,

12. existential, verbal-linguistic and interpersonal intelligence tests.
There are various methods used for
the measure of intelligence. The most utilized and standardized
test is the ‘intelligence quotient’ test
which assesses various capabilities of an individual in regards
to mental state.
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Scales
are the most utilized in
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psychology for the measure of human intelligence (Reynolds,
1998). The tests offer best
results when administered by a professional due to the dynamics
of the operation of the devices
used and interpretation of the results given by the tests. They
require a vast knowledge of statistics,
research literature and measurement theory knowledge. They
can be administered to an individual

13. or a group of people. Group intelligence tests are however not
common due to their abuse and the
limited information offered by the individuals affecting the
final score.
Significance of Intelligence Testing
There exist differing controversies surrounding the measure of
human intelligence due to its
abstract nature and the fact that most modern psychologists
argue that IQ represents only a fraction
of a person’s intelligence levels (Roberts, et, al., 2001).
However, intelligence testing is still widely
accepted and utilized for diverse purposes. The primary
objective of intelligence testing remains to
be able to establish a person’s logical, critical and problem-
solving skills which are useful in the
determination of the person’s position in the intelligence
developmental scale. Standardized
intelligence testing can help in promotion of equality as the
results can be used in the admission of
students due to their cognitive abilities according to the tests
administered. Intelligence testing can
also be helpful in identification and guidance on the way to
assist children that might be

14. experiencing learning challenges; without which they might fail
to get the effective help from their
tutors. There have been cases where Intelligence tests have been
used in the administration of
disability benefits form the Social Security Administration.
Also, in the justice systems, intelligence
tests have been conducted mainly in courts for the
determination of the suitability of the defendant
mentally before their participation in trial. Despite the
challenges that have been accompanied in
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the testing and interpretation of intelligence results, it is still a
powerful psychology method
that is widely accepted and acceptable.
Tests of Achievement

15. Tests of achievement are conducted by trained personnel to be
able to determine a person’s
skills, knowledge and expertise level. Tests of achievements are
modelled in a way similar to the
tests of intelligence; only that they concentrate on a person’s
abilities. There are various types of
tests of achievement that are standardized. These are; survey
test batteries, single survey tests,
prognostic tests and diagnostic tests.
Survey Test Batteries
This type of test involves a set of subject-matter tests that are
prepared to be administered to
certain group of students. The administration of these types of
tests to people is aimed at
determining their specific position in a group in accordance to
their strengths and weaknesses. The
test is used to establish the standing position of the persons
taking them on various areas. These
tests are standardized and for all the participants to ensure
validity in the direct comparison of the
achievements of each participant (Sternberg, et, al., 2014).
These tests have been widely used and
accepted and they are recognized as the most detailed and

16. standardized way of testing
achievement.
Single Survey Tests