PY631 Personality Assessment: Adolescent and Adult (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): PY621  
The course examines and compares various methods of personality assessment of adolescents and adults, including standardized tests, behavioral analyses, and interview techniques.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the history, purpose, and current research of objective and projective personality measures.
2. Evaluate the results of personality measures to gain knowledge regarding a client’s strengths, attributes, and problems, and be able to use this information to provide reasoning and support of clinical diagnosis and treatment interventions.
3. Integrate information gained from clinical observation, interview, and personality measures and communicate this information verbally as well as in a written report.