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Psychological Report Guidelines
Psychological Report Guidelines
DEFINITION
CRITERIA
SYNTHESIS
* Integration of the report means that the initial behavior or experiential problem
of the patient has been given a context that serve s as a sort of map in which
relevant details of the problem can be made visible and related to each other.
* The fundamental/relevant details of the problem/issue are encapsulated into
large concepts which are the organized to one another.
* In the report the presenting symptom/complaint is explained and understood.
* The report reveals the meaning of the presenting symptoms and provides
information as well as guidance’s in the management and treatment of the overall
problem.
* A psychological report can be viewed as a communication about the logic of a
specific personality. Aspects of personality are logically related and thus the
structure of the report must from a relevant synthesis; that is the parts of the will
reflect different aspects of the same personality.
1. There is no standard form or cutline for report writing. Content and style
should depend on.
a. Purpose
b. Recipients: It should be the needs. Interest and background of the
recipients.
2. Content of the report should follow directly from the purpose of the testing
as specified in the “Reason for Referral”