Psychological assessment is similar to medical testing in many ways. Psychologists use this as a way to understand the nature of a person's difficulties and arrive at accurate diagnosis and guide treatment.
Psychological assessment can be used to understand a person's cognitive functioning, personality traits, and interpersonal skills. It can help in determining learning disabilities, cognitive deficits such as memory and/or language difficulties, and accurate diagnosis of psychiatric concerns such as ADHD, Autism, Depression and Anxiety just to name a few.
The Benefits
Psychological Assessments bring insight, clarity of focus, and an opportunity to engage with patients in an open and powerful way that opens doors to progress that may not have been achieved with other methods.
- helps clarify symptoms/coping style/personality
- helps identify the most effective therapy focus
- engages and empowers the patient
- fosters improved treatment and outcomes