PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Thematic Apperception Test, Criterion Validity
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Clinical anhedonia an inability to experience pleasure. The most predominant theoretical orientation was cognitive (31%), followed by eclectic-intelligence (22%), and the psychodynamics (18%), and behavioural (15%). Humanistic orientation was followed by only 4% - outnumbered by interpersonal approach. Different approaches that contribute assessment into therapeutic process that assessment itself can be therapeutic. Therapeutic assessment provide new insights, a sense of relief a more mindful approach to come with life challenges, or simply the sense that someone is taking an interest and cares. They found that providing personality score feedback to students awaiting therapy lowered their distress and raised self-esteem. Telling perfectionistic students about their perfectionism reduced emotional reactivity and psychological distress. Assessment interview that takes place shortly after test results are available here the client with discuss his or her problems in living as the therapist begins the process of relating these problems and test feedback. Level 1 findings findings that are congruent with how people see themselves.
