Diagnostic Testing 1(2)
Term:
Fall 2010
Subject Code:
GPSY
Course Number:
6271
This is the first in a sequence of two courses intended to introduce
techniques and instruments commonly employed in clinical assessment.
The course covers intelligence and personality testing in adults and late
adolescents. There is an emphasis on practical experience with a broad range
of patient and non-patient populations. Instruments studied include the
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS-III); Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory, second edition (MMPI-2); Personality
Assessment Inventory (PAI); Thematic Apperception Test (TAT); Early
Memories Test; Projective Drawings; and Bender Gestalt Test. Students
practice test administration and interpretation with non-patient volunteer
subjects. Prerequisites: GPSY 5152, GPSY 5153, and GPSY 6255; and
successful admissions screening by the Clinical faculty; and passing part
I of the PhD qualifying examination. Course to be taken concurrently with
GPSY 6275.
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