Introduction

• Medical psychology is a branch of

psychology that integrates somatic
and psychotherapeutic modalities
into the management of mental
illness and emotional, cognitive,
behavioral and substance use
disorders
• the study and application of
psychology for the purpose of
understanding,
• preventing,
• and relieving psychologically-based
distress or dysfunction and to
promote subjective well-being and
personal development.
• Methods of investigation
1. Observation
2. Interview
3. Experimental methods
• Direct Measurement (scales)

• Indirect Measurement (projective

techniques)
Types of psychological tests
1. Achievement tests measure how much you
know about a certain topic (i.e., your
achieved knowledge)
2. Aptitude tests - how much of a capacity
you have (i.e., your aptitude) to master
material in a particular area
3. Intelligence tests
the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale uses
the ratio of mental age to chronological age
(Intelligence Quotient). For example, a six
year old child with a mental age of 6 would
have an IQ of 100
4. Neuropsychological tests measure
deficits in cognitive functioning
(memory, attention, abstract
thinking, etc.)
5. Personality tests measure basic
personality traits
•the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory (MMPI), Raymond Cattell's
16 Personality Factors Scale
6. Specific clinical tests measure
specific clinical matters, such as
current level of anxiety or depression.
• The Rorschach test (Inkblot test)
- subjects' perceptions of inkblots are
recorded and then analyzed.
• to examine a person's personality
characteristics and emotional
functioning.
• to detect an underlying thought
disorder
• The Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory (MMPI) is
used in identifying personality
structure and psychopathology.
 MMPI
• Hypochondriasis Concern with bodily symptoms
• Depression
• Hysteria
• Psychopathic Deviate Conflict, struggle, anger,
respect for society's rules
• Masculinity/Femininity Stereotypical masculine or
feminine interests/behaviors
• Paranoia Level of trust, suspiciousness,
sensitivity
• Psychasthenia Worry, Anxiety, tension, doubts,
obsessiveness
• Schizophrenia Odd thinking and social alienation
• Hypomania Level of excitability
• Social Introversion People orientation
• The mini-mental state examination
(MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30-
point questionnaire test
• to screen for cognitive impairment
(dementia)
• to estimate the severity of cognitive
impairment at a given point in time and
to follow the course of cognitive
changes in an individual over time, thus
making it an effective way to document
an individual's response to treatment
 Mini-mental scale
• Orientation to time
• Orientation to place
• Registration (Repeating words)
• Attention and calculation (serial sevens,
or spelling "world" backwards)
• Recall
• Language (Name a pencil and a watch)
• Repetition (Speaking back a phrase)
• Complex commands (It can involve
drawing a figure)
 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The Verbal Comprehension Index includes four
tests:
• Similarities: Abstract verbal reasoning (e.g., "In
what way are an apple and a pear alike?")
• Vocabulary: The degree to which one has
learned, been able to comprehend and verbally
express vocabulary (e.g., "What is a guitar?")
• Information: Degree of general information
acquired from culture (e.g., "Who is the president
of Russia?")
• Comprehension [Supplemental]: Ability to deal
with abstract social conventions, rules and
expressions (e.g., "What does Kill 2 birds with 1
stone metaphorically mean?")
 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The Perceptual Reasoning Index comprises
five tests
• Block design: Spatial perception, visual
abstract processing & problem solving
• Matrix Reasoning: Nonverbal abstract
problem solving, inductive reasoning,
spacial reasoning
• Visual Puzzles: non-verbal reasoning
• Picture Completion [Supplemental]: Ability
to quickly perceive visual details
• Figure Weights [Supplemental]:
quantitative and analogical reasoning
 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The Working Memory Index is obtained from three
tests
• Digit span: attention, concentration, mental
control (e.g., Repeat the numbers 1-2-3 in
reverse sequence)
• Arithmetic: Concentration while manipulating
mental mathematical problems (e.g., "How many
45-cent stamps can you buy for a dollar?")
• Letter-Number Sequencing [Supplemental]:
attention and working memory (e.g., Repeat the
sequence Q-1-B-3-J-2, but place the numbers in
numerical order and then the letters in
alphabetical order)
 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

The Processing Speed Index includes three

tests
• Symbol Search: Visual perception, speed
• Coding: visual-motor coordination, motor
and mental speed
• Cancellation [Supplemental]: visual-
perceptual speed
 Burdon’s test (attention)
• К – подчеркиваем И - зачеркиваем
• СХАВСХЕВИХНАИСНХВХВКСНАИСЕХВХЕНАИСНЕВХАК
• ВНХИВСНАВСАВСНАЕКЕАХВКЕСВСНАИСАИСНАВХНВК
• НХИСХВХЕКВХИВХЕИСНЕИНАИЕНКХКИКХЕКВКИСВХИ
• ХАКХНСКАИСВЕКВХНАИСНХЕКХИСНАКСКВХКВНАВСН
• ИСНАИКАЕХКИСНАИКХЕХЕИСНАХКЕКХВИСНАИХВИКХ
• СНАИСВНКХВАИСНАХЕКЕХСНАКСВЕЕВЕАИСНАСНКИВ
КАХВЕИВНАХИЕНАИКВИЕАКЕИВАКСВЕИКСНАВАКЕСВ
• НКЕСНКСВХИЕСВХКНВВСКВЕВКНИЕСАВИЕХЕВНАИЕН
• ХЕИВКАИСНАСНАИСХАКВННАКСХАИЕНАСНАИСВКХЕВ
• ЕВХКХСНЕИСНАИСНКВКХВЕКЕВКВНАИСНАИСНКЕВКХ
• АВСНАХКАСЕСНАИСЕСХКВАИСНАСАВКХСНЕИСХИХЕК
• ВИКВЕНАИЕНЕКХАВИХНВИХКХЕХНВИСНВСАЕХИСНАИ
• НКЕХВИВНАЕИСНВИАЕВАЕНХВХВИСНАЕИЕКАИВЕКЕХ
• КЕИСНЕСАЕИХВКЕВЕИСНАЕАИСНКВЕХИКХНКЕАИСНА
• ЕАКАЕКХЕВСКХЕКХНАИСНКВЕВЕСНАИСЕКХЕКНАИСН
• ИСНЕИСНВИЕХКВХЕИВНАКИСХАИЕВКЕВКИЕХЕИСНАИ
• СНАИСАКВСНХАЕСХАИСНАЕНКИСХКЕХВХВСКНЕИЕНА
• ЕКХЕКНАИВКВКХЕХИСНАИХКАХЕНАИЕНИКВКЕИСНАИ
• ЕХВКВИЕХАИЕХЕКВСНЕИЕСВНЕВИСНАЕАХНХКСНАХС
• ИСНАИЕИНЕВИСНАИВЕВХСИСВАИЕВХЕИХСКЕИЕХКИЕ
• КЕВХВАЕСНАСНКИСХЕАЕХКВЕХЕАИСНАСВАИСЕВЕКЕ
• ХВЕКХСНКИСЕКАЕКСНАИИЕХСЕХСНАИСВНЕКХСНАИА
• АВЕНАХИАКХВЕИВЕАИКВАВИХНАХКСВХЕХИВХАИСНА
• ВНСИЕАХСНАНАЕСНВКСНХАЕВИКАИКНКНАВСНЕКВХК
• СИАЕСВКХЕКСНАКСХВХКВСНХКСВЕХКАСНАИСКСХКЕ
• НАИСНХАВКЕВХКИЕИСНАИНХАСНЕХКСХЕВКХЕИХНАИ
• ХЕВХЕНВИХНКВХЕКНАИСНХАИВЕНАИХНХКВХЕНАИСН
• ВКЕВХАИСНАХКВНВАИЕНСХВКХЕАИСНАВХСВКАХСНА
• КИСНКЕКНСВАИСВАЕХСХВАИСНАЕКХЕКАИВНАВЕКВЕ
• АЕНКАИСХАИСНХИСВКВСЕКХВЕКИСНАИСНАИСКВЕСВ
• ИСКАИКВККНВХСКВНАИЕНИСНАИХАВКНВЕХВАНКИЕХ
• ЕВХЕВНАИСКАИАНАКХКВКЕВЕКВНХИСКАИСНВХАВХВ
• НАИСНХСХВКИСНАИЕХЕКХНАИСНВЕХВЕИСНХВКХКВН
• ХКВНХВКСНХНАИСНВКАХСВКХВХАИСНАНАХСНХВХВХ
• АИСХААИКХАЕВЕХКСНВИВАИСНАХКИВХЕКИАХИНАИС
• The Lüscher-Color-Diagnostic test
measures a person's psychophysical
state, his or her ability to withstand
stress, to perform, and to
communicate.
• The house-tree-person test (HTP) is
a projective personality test, the test
taker is asked to draw houses, trees,
and persons, and these drawings
provide a measure of self-
perceptions and attitudes. As with
other projective tests, it has flexible
and subjective administration and
interpretation.
• The picture of the house is supposed to
conjure the child's feelings toward his or
her family.

The picture of the tree is supposed to elicit

feelings of strength or weakness.

The picture of the person, as with other

figure drawing tests, elicits information
regarding the child's self-concept.
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
• The TAT taps into a person’s unconscious
mind to reveal the repressed aspects of
their personality.
• A person is presented with an ambiguous
picture which they have to interpret.
• The person must look at the picture(s) and
tell a story. For example:

• o What has led up to the event shown

o What is happening at the moment
o What the characters are thinking and
feeling, and
o What the outcome of the story was
• Evaluation of Indirect Methods
- their lack of objectivity.
+ they are less likely to produce socially
desirable responses, the person is unlikely
to guess what is being measured and
behaviour should be natural and reliable.