Course number & title: PSY 214-lab: Psychodiagnostics Laboratory

 

Course description: This is a one-unit subject of B.S. Psychology students that provides a basic orientation and introduction on the major unstructured psychological instruments: their rationale and uses. It involves a discussion on the theory and practice of projective testing and supervision in administration, scoring and interpretation of different projective tests. The preparation of psychological reports will likewise be taken into consideration in the laboratory activities.

(Prerequisite: Theories of Personality)

 

Course objectives: Consistent with the mission of the Psychology Department to develop expertise in the field of Projective Techniques, the course aims to enable the psychology majors to grasp the procedures and ethics of Psychodiagnostics, as well as write a good psychological report.

 

 

At the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

 

1.      Explain the theoretical framework in the use of projective techniques;

2.      Identify the significant differences between psychometric and projective tests;

3.      Describe each projective test in terms of its development, administration, scoring, and interpretation;

4.      Exercise restraint in formulating inferences based on projective materials;

5.      Uphold the moral and ethical standards in every clinical relationship.

 

Value aims:

 

Functional body of knowledge	Information literacy	Life-long learning ability	Problem solving skills	Effective communication proficiency	Capability for independent and team work	Christian values, ethical and social responsibility	National concern, global perspective
1.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5

 

 

Course outline:

 

UNIT I: Considerations in Test Administration (6 hours)

 

At the end of this unit, the students should be able to:

 

1.      Be familiarized with the basic guidelines in projective testing;

2.      Know the ethics involved in projective techniques.

 

Selected Topics:

 

A.      Overview on the Nature of Projective Techniques

B.     Difference between Projective Techniques and Psychometrics

C.     Guidelines in the Basic Administration & Scoring Procedures in Projective Testing

 

UNIT II: Supervised Practicum (36 hours)

 

At the end of this unit, the students should be able to:

 

1.      Determine the variables being interpreted and revealed by each test;

2.      Manifest skills in administering, scoring and/or interpreting different projective tests.

 

Selected Topics:

 

A.      Completion Techniques

1.      Sack’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT)

 

B.     Expressive Techniques

1.      Draw a Person Test (DAPT)

2.      House Tree Person (HTP)

3.      Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Gestalt Test (BGVMT)

 

C.     Construction Techniques

1.      Thematic Apperception Test (CAT, SAT)

2.      Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Study

 

D.     Association Techniques

1.      Association Adjustment Inventory (AAI)

2.      Word Association Method

3.      Hand Test

4.      Rorschach Inkblot Test

 

UNIT III: Writing a Psychological Report (6 hours)

 

At the end of this unit, the students should be able to:

 

1.      Justify a written test data interpretation based on projective tests;

2.      Develop restraint in formulating inferences based on projective materials;

3.      Write a psychological evaluation report.

 

Selected Topic: The Psychological Report

 

Course requirements: The delivery of this course shall make use of the following

activities:

 

a.      lecture-discussion with the use of visual aids;

b.      demonstration, supervised practice and on-hand workshops on the procedures of psychological testing (administration, scoring and/or interpretation of projective tests).

c.      departmental examinations (preliminary and final)

d.      quizzes, long tests and assignments

 

Grading system:

60% = Class Standing: Quizzes, Recitations, Seatwork,

Assignments, Reports, Classroom participation

40% = Major Departmental Examinations (Prelims and Finals)

Total: 100% = Grade (Baseline for Passing Grade 70%)

 

Reading list / References:

 

Abt, Lawrence & Leopold Bellak. Projective Psychology. New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1950.

Anastasi, Anne & Susana Urbina. Psychological Testing. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997.

Groth-Marnat, Gary. Handbook of Psychological Assessment (5^th ed.). New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003.

Kaplan, Robert & Dennis Saccuzzo. Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications and Issues (6^th ed). Singapore: Thomson Learning, 2005.

Maloney, Michael & Michael Ward. Psychological Assessment: A Conceptual Approach. New York: Oxford Press, 1976.

Newmark, Charles (ed.) Psychological Assessment (2^nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.

Psychological Test Manuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by: Marc Eric S. Reyes, M.A,

Departmental of Psychology

UST College of Science

Date: June 2006 (Revised)