Semester-III: Paper-3

TLJ Psycho-diagnostics
1.2

Difference between psychometrics and

psychodiagnostics and its relationship
with treatment

Asst. Prof. Tanmay L. Joshi

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✓Psychological testing- the process of administering research-validated clinical

tests that were designed to provide additional information about the psychological

functioning and personality characteristics of an individual.

Generally, more than 1 test is used to get concrete results.

✓ Psycho-diagnostic testing : a specialized
diagnostic procedure that identifies and quantifies
degrees of psychopathology.
• It uses
➢ written,
➢ oral and
➢ projective instruments
• to evaluate a patient's mental processes and to
assess how their thinking and emotions are likely
to impact their behavior.

• Psycho-diagnostic testing provides:

➢ Objective data on a patient's psychological functioning
➢ And it is a useful tool for clarifying confusing clinical
presentations.
• Is there any difference between Psychometrics
and clinical conducting Psychological
assessment?
✓Assessment: the process of
➢Integrating the raw results from all the tests administered,
➢Synthesizing these results, and
➢Providing an integrated interpretation of their meaning, (results,
and the potential limitations of each test).

• The assessment process can contribute to the therapy process,

primarily in two ways:
• It can provide diagnostic clarification where the nature of the
problem and course of action seem unclear.
• It can immeasurably aid the treatment planning process and
shorten the time necessary for treatment, or get treatment back
on track when it's not working.
 The Role of the clinician
➢An expert in human behavior

➢Who must deal with complex processes and understand test scores in the context of a person’s
life.

➢Must have knowledge concerning problem areas and, on the basis of this knowledge, form a
general idea regarding behaviors to observe and areas in which to collect relevant data.

➢This involves an awareness and appreciation of multiple causation, interactional influences, and
multiple relationships.
 The Role of the clinician
➢Should have basic knowledge related to

✓The demands,

✓Types of referral questions, and

✓Expectations of various contexts—particularly

– Employment,

– Education,

– Vocational /career,

– Health care (psychological, psychiatric, medical),&

– Forensic.
 Descriptive statistics

Reliability (and measurement error)

Validity (and the meaning of test scores)

Normative interpretation

Selection of appropriate tests

Administration procedures

Variables related to diversity

(ethnicity, race, age, gender),

Testing individuals with disabilities

An appropriate amount of supervised

experience (Turner, DeMers, Fox, & Reed, 2001).
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 The Role of the clinician
➢ Furthermore, clinicians should know the main interpretive
hypotheses in psychological testing and be able to identify, sift
through, and evaluate a series of hypotheses to determine which
are most relevant and accurate.

➢ For each assessment device, clinicians must understand

conceptually what they are trying to test.

➢ Clinicians should also have in-depth operational criteria’s for them.

The root meaning of the term Diagnostic is:

“Complete Knowledge”
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