Syllabus
* The aim of the course:
Acquisition of general concepts about psychological diagnostics
The content of the course:
?Subject of psychological diagnostics: the concept of diagnostics, the aim of the psychological diagnostics
?Casuistic x psychometric approach to diagnostics
?Psychodiagnostic methods- clinical and tests
?Principles of the diagnostics in different stages: infant, early childhood, preschool age
?Diagnostics in preschoole age
?The most common problems in preschool age leading to psychological diagnostics
Annotation
Psychological Diagnostic Basics
Psychological diagnostic characteristics, requirement for diagnostics methods (validity, reliability, objectivity). Clinical and statistical diagnostic methods used at psychological counselling centres and health service. Specifics of diagnostic process at childhood, especially at preschool age. Typical problems at preschool age and their diagnostic (laterality, school maturity, childhood neurosis, socials problems in kindergartens etc.).