Psychodiagnostics Working Group

Working group members:

• PhDr. David Čáp, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Klára Hyjánková, Ph.D.

Psychological assessment is one of the main parts of the psychological practice. It is used in all applications of psychology. The aim of psychological assessment is to contribute to the understanding of the personality of individual persons - their abilities, characteristics, conditions, manifestations, development and pathology. These findings are applied into the practice by using clinical and psychometric approach.

Psychological assessment experiences dynamic development, which reflects specific needs of the psychological practice. New procedures and methods are being established within the frame of psychological assessment, presently they are often interconnected with electronic systems (software applications, imaging methods, etc…).

The international cooperation of psychologists in the context of psychological assessment is more than desired and needed, because the establishment of new procedures and methods of psychological assessment is not and cannot be limited by the developments in one country. The practice of psychological assessment testifies to the continuous adaptation of psychological assessment methods in different countries.

Core topics:

• new possibilities and procedures in psychodiagnostic thinking and psychological assessment practice
• current trends in the field of psychological assessment of personality - abilities, characteristics, conditions, manifestations, development and pathology
• current research trends in the field of psychological assessment
• the development of new methods of psychological assessment
• the importance of psychological assessment in the psychological practice