1st cycle of studies in Psychology

Psychological Assessment I

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Avaliação Psicológica I

Curse code:9219209

Jorge Manuel Dos Santos Cardoso

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
  • Objectives: provide the theoretical foundations and the practical specificities as the basis to understand the cognitive competencies assessment methodologies so that students are skilled to select and use them.
  • Skills: know the historical-evolutionary matrix of the cognitive competencies assessment strategies; understand the socio-cultural, ethical and legal aspects of the psychological evaluation in general and the cognitive competencies assessment in particular; to know how to use the different types of psychological assessment interview; characterize and recognize the various parameters of clinical observation; understand and use the different assessment tools of cognitive competencies; articulate the instrument results with the interview and clinical observation, looking forward to achieve a comprehensive and global analysis.
Syllabus:
  1. Introduction to psychological assessment.
  2. Basic resources for the assessment of cognitive competencies.
  3. Assessment of cognitive competencies.
  4. Instruments to assess cognitive competencies.
 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Aikeen LR & Marnat GG (2006) Psychological testing and assessment, 12th ed., New York: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 9780205457427
  • Cunha JA et al. (2003) Psicodiagnóstico – V, 5th ed, Porto Alegre: Artes Médicas. ISBN: 9788573077223
  • Marnat GG (2003) Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 4th ed., N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0471419792
  • Machado C, Gonçalves MM, Almeida LS & Simões MR (2011) Instrumentos e contextos de avaliação psicológica, Coimbra: Almedina, ISBN: 9789724042954

 

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