Psychodiagnostics

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

To acquaint the students with:
1. Explore various Psychodiagnostics tools and procedures.
2. Understand the diagnostic interpretation of various Psychodiagnostics tools.
3. Assessment of basic screening tools while dealing with the clients in clinical field.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Students will be able to:
1. Apply an appropriate Psychodiagnostics methods as per the need analysis.
2. Use Psychodiagnostics skills in practical setting.
3. Applications and assessment of basic screening and diagnosis in the clinical field

1.0. PRIMARY PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE [15]

1.1. Overview of DSM-5/ ICD 11, SCID- 5, WHODAS 2.0
1.2. Significance & Format of Case History & Mental Status Examination
1.3. Writing Clinical Report
1.4. Assessment: Family Conflict/ Environment, Care- giver Burden

2.0. CLINICAL PSYCHODIAGNOSIS [15]

2.1. Personality Inventories- MMPI-3, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV
2.2. Orientation to Depression & Mania Measures; Hamilton Depression Scale, Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale.
2.3. Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Suicide Intend Scale
2.4. Projective Techniques- Rorschach Ink- blot, TAT,

3.0. PSYCHODIAGNOSIS IN DEVELOPMENTAL AGE [15]

3.1. Infant Development Measures: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Gesell Developmental Schedule
3.2. Intellectual Disability Assessment Techniques: BKT/ Bhatia, WISC, Vineland Social Maturity Scale
3.3. Assessment for Neurodevelopmental Disorders- Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA), Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS2), Adult ADHD Self- Report Scale (ASRS)
3.4. Learning Disability Assessment: Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT5)/ NIMHANS Index for Specific Learning Disability

4.0. PSYCHODIAGNOSIS FOR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING [15]

4.1. Dementia & Cognitive Impairment Assessment
4.2. Neuropsychological Assessment- BGNB, ACE III, NIMHANS Neuropsychology Battery
4.3. PGI Memory Scale, Wechsler Memory Scale
4.4. Cognitive Rehabilitation

Books for Readings:

1. Sarason, I. G. and Sarason, B. R. (2005). Abnormal Psychology. N.D.: Dorling Kindersley.
2. Carson, R.C., Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J.M. (2007). Abnormal Psychology, (13th Ed.). Pearson Education India.
3. Barlow, D.H. & Durand, V.M. (1999). Abnormal psychology (2nd Ed.). Pacific Grove: Books/Cole.
4. Davison, G.C., Neal, J.M. & Kring, A.M. (2004). Abnormal psychology. (9th Ed.). New York: Wiley.
5. Nolen- Hoeksema, S. (2004). Abnormal Psychology (3rd Ed.). McGraw Hill: New York, USA.
6. Alloy, L.B., Riskind, J.H., & Manos, M.J. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: Current perspectives (9th Ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill: New Delhi.
7. Taylor, S. (2006). Health Psychology. ND: Tata McGraw-Hill.
8. Brannon, L. & Feist, J. (2007). Introduction to health psychology. Thomson Wadsworth: Singapore.
9. Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (2005). Psychological Testing. (7th Ed.). Pearson Education: India.
10. Wolman, B.B. (1975). Handbook of Clinical Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
11. Sundberg, N.D., Winebarger, A.A.& Taplin, J.R. (2002). Clinical Psychology: Evolving Theory, Practice and Research. Prentice-Hall. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
12. Lezak, M.D. (1995). Neuropsychological assessment. Oxford University Press. New York.
13. Kapur, M. (1995). Mental health of Indian children. Sage Publication: New Delhi.
14. Kellerman, H. & Burry, A. (1981). Handbook of Diagnostic Testing: Personality Analysis and Report Writing. Grune & Stratton: New York.
15. Rychlak, F. (1973). Introduction to Personality and Psychopathology. Houghton Muffin: New York.
16. Kaplan, H. I., Sadock, B. J., & Grebb, J. A. (1994). Kaplan And Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry (7th Ed.). B. I. Waverly Pvt. Ltd: New Delhi.
17. Butcher J.N; Mineka Susan; and Hooley Jill M. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (15th Ed.) Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt.Ltd. of Pearson Education