The common methods of psychological evaluation are interview, self-statement, observation, psychological test and situational behavior observation.
1, interview method: interview method refers to the psychological evaluator talking with the testee to understand the testee's personality characteristics, life experience, values, family background, etc. This method is mainly to deeply understand the thoughts and feelings of the subjects.
2. Self-statement: Self-statement refers to the self-statement of the subject, including personal life, personality, preferences, opinions, etc. In psychological evaluation, the subjects can complete their self-statement through self-evaluation scale or writing task.
3. Observation method: Observation method refers to that the psychological evaluator understands the situation of the testee by observing the behavior, expression, language and posture of the testee, including social skills, emotional state, learning ability and cognitive ability.
4. Psychological test method: Psychological test method refers to obtaining the psychological information of the subjects through psychological test tools. There are many kinds of psychological tests, such as emotional questionnaire, personality test and cognitive test.
5. Situational behavior observation method: Situational behavior observation method refers to evaluating the ability and characteristics of the testee by observing the behavior of the testee in specific situations, such as the performance in social occasions and organizational activities.
The choice of psychological evaluation methods should be determined according to the evaluation purpose and specific situation. The comprehensive use of different methods can help us to understand the psychological status of the assessed more comprehensively and accurately.
The usefulness of psychological evaluation
1. Diagnosis and treatment: Psychological assessment can be used to help doctors or therapists diagnose and treat various psychological problems, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism.
2. Assessing ability and learning difficulties: Psychological assessment can help students, teachers or professionals make better learning and training plans by assessing personal cognitive and learning ability.
3. Recruitment and personnel management: Psychological evaluation can be used in enterprise recruitment and personnel management to help companies better understand the personal characteristics, abilities and suitability of recruiters, so as to better match job requirements.
4. Health maintenance: Psychological assessment can be used to evaluate the relationship between physical condition and mental health, to help individuals understand their psychological condition and take effective health improvement measures.
5. Research and academic field: Psychological assessment can be used in the research of psychology and behavioral science to understand the psychological characteristics of a wider group of people and the behavioral characteristics in different situations, thus helping scientists understand the differences and similarities between different people.