Psychological test and role of nurse

Psychological test Role and responsibilities of nurse

1. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITES OF NURSE
Mrs.D.Melba Sahaya Sweety
M.Sc Nursing
GIMSAR

2. INTRODUCTION
•Psychological Assessment is the
gathering and integration of
psychology -related data for the
purpose of making a psychological
evaluation that is accomplished
through the use of tools such as tests,
interviews, case studies, behavioural
observation, and specially designed
apparatuses and measurement
procedures
•Psychological testing of patients is
identify conducted by a clinical
psychologist who has been trained in
the administration, scoring &
interpretation of these procedures.

3. DEFINITION
•Psychological tests are standard
measure devised to assess
behaviour objectively and used by
psychologist to help people make
decision about their lives and
understand more about
themselves.

4. Psychological tests have been
designed to help clinicians. They help
in:
Measuring the extent of the patient’s
problems
Making an accurate diagnosis
Tracking patient progress over time
Documenting the efficacy of
treatment
USES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
TESTS

5. PRINCIPLES OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• Psychological tests should have
been three components i.e.
Standard , content , & procedure
that make it possible for anybody to
administer it anywhere anytime.
• Tests should have norms to
compare an individual test score of
a known group , who have taken
the test.

6. • Tests items are of high technical
quality prepared by experts ,
pretested and selected on the basis
of difficulty , power , relationship to a
clearly defined rigid set of
specifications.
• Directions for administering scores
are precisely stated , so that
procedures are standard for different
users of the tests.
PRINCIPLES OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

7. • A test manual and other accessory
materials are provided as a guide for
administration , scoring , evaluating ,
its technical qualities and for
interpreting and using the result.
PRINCIPLES OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

8. Instruments for Assessment of
Symptoms
Instruments for Assessment of
Personality Traits and Disorders
Instruments for Assessment of
Cognitive Functioning
Instruments for Assessment of
Environmental Stressors
Instruments for Assessment of
Psychodynamics
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

9. INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF SYMPTOMS
Brief psychiatric rating scale
Psychiatric symptoms check list
Clinical global impression
Anxiety self-rating scale
Hamilton anxiety scale
Beck’s anxiety scale
Beck’s depression scale
Hamilton depression scale

10. Manic state rating scale
Yale brown obsessive compulsive
scale
Suicide intent scale
Nurses observation scale for
inpatient evaluation (NOSIE)
Positive & negative symptoms
scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia
Extra pyramidal symptoms rating
scale
INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF SYMPTOMS

11. • Global assessment of functioning
(GAF) scale
• Insight & treatment attitude
questionnaire (ITAQ)
• The CAGE questionnaire
• Mini mental status examination
(MMSE)
• Child behaviuorcheck list (CBCL)
INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF SYMPTOMS

12. INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY
TRAITS AND DISORDERS
1
•Minnesota multiple
personality inventory
2
•Cattel’s16 factors
personality inventory
3
•Eysenckpersonality
inventory

13. Wechsler adult intelligence
scale(WAIS)
Sechsler intelligence scale for
children
Binet kamath test of intelligence
Bhatia battery test for
intelligence
NIMHANS neuropsychological
battery of lobe dysfunction
INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE
FUNCTIONING

14. INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS
Social
adjustment
scale
Marital
satisfaction
inventory

15. INSTRUMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF
PSYCHODYNAMIC
Rorschach ink
blot test
Thematic
apperception
test

16. Nurses should become familiar with the
many standardized psychological tests
that area vailable to enhance each stage
of the nursing process

17. •These tests help in providing care &
measurable indicators for treatment
outcome.
•For example, if the nurse is caring for a
patient with depression, it would be helpful to
use one of the depression rating scales with the
patient at the beginning of care/treatment to
establish a baseline profile of the patient’s
symptoms & help confirm the diagnosis. The
nurse might then administer the same scale at
various times during the course of treatment to
measure the patient’s progress.

18. • A nurse should have knowledge about all
the psychological tests, which will enable
her to clarify the patient’s & relative’s
doubts regarding the psychological tests
have to undergo.
• The nurse should reassure the patient about
the safety of the tests & confidentiality of
the observations of the psychologist.
• Psychological tests are another source of
data for the nurse to use in planning care
for the patient.