Psychological Tests

The fact that clients who apply to us for various reasons can get good efficiency from online therapy also depends on an accurate and reliable psychological evaluation process. The therapist completely fulfilling the psychological evaluation process means that the efficiency the client will get from online therapy will also increase in the same direction. While determining what the client's problem is, a detailed evaluation process also provides both time and financial advantages. Competent experts in the field plan an online therapy program suitable for this need by identifying the client's needs well with an appropriate and accurate evaluation. In short, a good psychological evaluation means correct treatment, and correct treatment means clients who have benefited from online therapy. For a reliable psychological evaluation appropriate to the need, an online psychologist gets information from multiple sources (family history, treatment history, social history, etc.), and one of the most reliable and scientific among these sources is psychological tests. It should not be forgotten that psychological tests alone cannot give us information and that psychological evaluation is a comprehensive process.

Psychological tests are scientifically based tools that are conducted for a purpose and serve a specific problem, parallel to the problem of the client who applied to an expert or an Eskişehir psychologist for various reasons. These tests are administered by competent online psychologists in their field to evaluate and measure the emotional and behavioral state of the client.

Psychological tests give reliable and scientifically based results about the current situation and problem of the client. Based on these results, while the online psychologist gets information about the problem from a reliable source, they also prepare a treatment program in line with this information. The reliability of psychological tests and their implementation following the test procedure will directly increase both the reliability of the results and the efficiency obtained from online therapy. Accurate diagnosis, correct treatment...

Just as there are many types of psychological tests, all of these tests serve a different purpose, and each psychological test has its own application procedure. Not every test is applied to every client or problem, and every test has a different age group. The decision of which test should be applied to which client is made by competent expert online psychologists in their field. The ways psychological tests are administered vary from test to test. While some psychological tests are done on paper accompanied by pages, some tests are carried out over certain objects or technological devices. These tests, which have different application procedures, also each have their own unique scoring and result options. In line with all these results obtained through psychological tests, the necessary diagnosis and online therapy process begin.

Psychologically based tests are conducted by psychiatrists and psychologists who have received the necessary training on this subject and are entitled to administer these tests by passing the appropriate certification process. Therapists who have not completed their necessary training and certification processes for any psychological test are in no way practitioners of that test. Individuals who consult experts or an Eskişehir psychologist with certain problems should definitely investigate how competent the expert is on that subject. Just as important as applying the right psychological test for diagnosis and treatment, an appropriate therapist who is competent in their field and has received the necessary training is equally important for a correct psychological evaluation.

As we mentioned just before, many psychologically based tests are used in our country and the world, and a new psychological test is introduced to the scientific world every day. If we list the most preferred and applied psychological tests:

• Personality Assessment Tests: Aim to better evaluate and analyze different aspects of personality and the emotions resulting from these different aspects by making the complex personality structure individuals possess more understandable. Personality tests aimed at evaluating the person's individual characteristics are basically divided into two groups: projective and objective personality tests.
• Objective Tests: MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory), SCL-90-R (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised), Beck Depression Inventory, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, 16PF Personality Inventory
• Projective Tests: Rorschach (Exner), T.A.T (Thematic Apperception Test), Human Figure Drawings Test
• Cognitive Intelligence Tests: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – WISC-IV, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – WAIS, Bender-Gestalt Test
• Neuropsychological Tests: Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test