CONTENTS

• Jurisdiction: Australia

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Authors .......................................................................................................... [60.05]

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

The Nature of Psychological Testing and Assessment ................................ [60.10]

What are "Psychological Assessments"?...................................................... [60.20]

How Psychologists Use Tests When Undertaking a Psychological Assessment .............................................................................................. [60.30]

Evaluating of Psychological Testing

Introduction ................................................................................................... [60.130]

Features of the Test ...................................................................................... [60.140]

Test Selection and Administration ................................................................. [60.160]

Summary ....................................................................................................... [60.200]

PART 2: KEY PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING IN FORENSIC ENVIRONMENTS

Introduction ................................................................................................... [60.1250]

Mental Health ................................................................................................ [60.1260]

Diagnosis....................................................................................................... [60.1270]

Motivation

Introduction ................................................................................................... [60.1370]

Defining Motivation........................................................................................ [60.1380]

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation .................................................................. [60.1390]

Motivation and Forensic Psychology ............................................................ [60.1400]

Motivation and Mental Health ....................................................................... [60.1500]

Intelligence

Defining Intelligence ...................................................................................... [60.1600]

Intelligence Testing........................................................................................ [60.1610]

Personality

Personality Traits........................................................................................... [60.1710]

Personality Disorders .................................................................................... [60.1720]

Substances and Addiction

Introduction ................................................................................................... [60.1810]

Physiology ..................................................................................................... [60.1820]

Addiction and mental health ......................................................................... [60.1830]

Psychosis

Psychosis and Schizophrenia...