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Introduction to Assessment and Diagnosis (PSYC90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Summer Term
Dr Litza Kiropoulos
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This subject covers a range of fundamental issues in psychological interviewing and testing in professional settings, and may include: the principles of diagnostic decision making and the logic of clinical inference-making; widely used clinical tests of symptoms and personality; test administration and interpretation; the integration of material derived from the patient history with the mental state examination and other sources to arrive at a case formulation.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Understand the primary techniques in the assessment of adult psychopathology and personality and their application to a broad range of clinical psychological problems.
Skills
On completion of this subject students should demonstrate skills in:
- Conducting professional interviews and assessments (including formal diagnostic assessments), including assessment of risk, to formulate a conceptualisation of the presenting issues.
- Interpretation and communication of assessment findings in oral and written formats, including formal psychological reports, using culturally appropriate language.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Integrate, interpret and synthesise clinical psychological assessment data with the knowledge of psychopathology and personality to inform case formulation, diagnosis and prognosis to a broad range of different psychological problems varying in complexity.
- Critically integrate patient history with mental state examination and information derived from multiple sources (e.g. informants and standardized assessment
Generic skills
- Advanced information interpretation skills
- Advanced analytic, integration and problem solving skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022