psychological testing

MMPI

Psychiatric assessment questionnaire

• Myers-BriggsPersonality type indicator
• Big FivePremier grouping of five
• RorschachProjective personality assessment

inkblot · projective · self-report · introversion · extroversion · neuroticism · openness · conscientiousness · agreeableness · temperament

achievement

Accomplished goal or deed

• aptitudeInnate capability
• learning disabilityNeurological condition affecting information processing
• dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language

ADHD assessment · school readiness · placement · accommodation · academic performance · reading assessment · math assessment · special education · IEP

diagnosis

Identification of illness

• DSMPsychiatric classification manual
• ICDDisease classification system
• structured interviewSystematic hiring conversation format

differential diagnosis · comorbidity · treatment planning · forensic evaluation · competency · malingering

evaluation

Determining worth or quality

• standardizedMade uniform across cases
• validityQuality of being sound
• reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance

norm-referenced · criterion-referenced · administration · scoring · constructs · norms · standardization · test battery · screening · convergent

IQ

Intelligence score

• Stanford-BinetCognitive assessment instrument
• g-factorCore mental ability factor
• fluid intelligenceAbility to solve new problems

verbal · nonverbal · spatial · abstract reasoning · cognitive ability · giftedness · intellectual disability · mental age · percentile · bell curve

brain injury

Damage to cranial organ

• dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
• cognitive impairmentDiminished intellectual function
• executive functionCognitive self-management abilities

attention · processing speed · visuospatial · motor function · lateralization

• mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
• psychologytherapist, psychiatrist, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, memory
• support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
• career testingcareer test, vocational test, career assessment, job aptitude, aptitude tests
• child psychologychild therapy, play therapy, pediatric therapy, developmental milestones, developmental delays
• Child Psychiatrychild psychiatrist, child psychiatry, child mental health, child therapy, child therapist