This bundle contains the articles and lectures for the first interim exam of the course "Psychological Assessment" given at the University of Amsterdam. It contains the following materials:
- Lecture 1 (Wright (2011); Gregory (2014); Bijttebier et al. (2019).
- Lecture 2 (Wright (2011).
- Lecture 3 (Barelds (2016); Cohen (2013); Cohen (2018).
- Lecture 4 (Verhoeven (2014); Kessel (2019).
- Lecture 5 (Cohen (2018); Folkman (2004); Latham (2012); Schaufeli (2009).
Psychological assessment refers to the collection and integration of psychological data to make a diagnosis in the field of psychology. This employs tools such as tests, interviews, observation and specifically designed equipment.
Physiognomy states that it is possible to judge the inner character of people from their appearance (e.g. face). Phrenology states
........Read moreAn intake is a clinical interview with a referred client who requests help with certain complaints to find out the client’s presenting problem and to get acquainted with the client. This allows for the building of a working relationship and is an important source for hypothesis building.
The intake categorizes the information about the client:
Personality refers to a unique combination of psychological characteristics (e.g. cognitions, feelings, behaviours) that are relatively stable over time. A personality trait refers to any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another.
There are different trait theories and the different theories have different ideas of how many traits exist. The traits are
........Read moreGeneral intelligence (g) explains a person’s performance on intellectual tests according to Spearman. However, the idea that there is only one factor explaining intelligence is contested. Crystallized intelligence refers to the knowledge of facts. Fluid intelligence refers to the ability to solve new problems and reason.
Fluid intelligence is not stable over time and is disrupted
........Read morePsychological assessment is used for selection of personnel (1), development of personnel (2), career choice (3), absence and reintegration of personnel (4), assessing motivation (5), assessing leadership (6) and improving performance (7).
Personal interest is related to occupational fulfilment and success. They promote better performance (1), greater productivity (2) and greater job satisfaction (3). It can
........Read moreThis bundle contains the articles and lectures for the course "Psychological Assessment" given at the University of Amsterdam. It contains the following materials:
Interim exam 1:
- Lecture 1 (Wright (2011); Gregory (2014); Bijttebier et al. (2019).
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