MPS (0502) 630 - Clinical Assessment

Credits: 3

This class will familiarize the student with the basic tools that clinicians utilize to assess and diagnose psychopathology. Projective tests such as the Rorschach, TAT, and figure drawings will be discussed. Objective tests of personality such as the MMPI and the Millon Multi-Axial Inventory will also be covered. Tests of cognitive functioning such as the WAIS that have relevance for personality assessment will be discussed. The role of the structured clinical interview in personality assessment will be examined. The Mental Status Examination and the Social History will be reviewed as part of a thorough assessment process. The relationship between personality assessment and formal psychiatric diagnosis according to the DSM-IV will be examined. The general forms of psychopathology (i.e. depression, anxiety, personality disorders, psychoses, etc.) to be detected through clinical assessment will be covered.

When Offered: Spring