The current guidelines focus on two areas identified as deficits in the 2001 guidelines: the need for greater specificity of assessment constructs and foundational knowledge, and the need to address the expanded and more specialized roles of psychologists using assessment and evaluation tools in various clinical and other professional settings.
The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition is the gold standard for identifying and managing behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses. Assessing the behavioral and emotional functioning of children and adolescents can be an effective tool in promoting student success.
Description of Measure: The PHQ-9 and PHQ-2, components of the longer Patient Health Questionnaire, offer psychologists concise, self-administered tools for assessing depression. They incorporate DSM-IV depression criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms into a brief self-report instruments that are commonly used for screening and diagnosis, as well as selecting and monitoring ...
The WHO Global tuberculosis report 2025 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of global TB commitments, strategies and targets.
Testing and assessment Psychological tests, also known as psychometric tests, are standardized instruments that are used to measure behavior or mental attributes. These attributes may include attitudes, emotional functioning, intelligence and cognitive abilities, aptitude, values, interests, personality characteristics, and more.
A psychological assessment can include numerous components such as norm-referenced psychological tests, informal tests and surveys, interview information, school or medical records, medical evaluation, and observational data. A psychologist determines what information to use based on the specific questions being asked.