Psychometric testing is a validation of the assessment that the therapist makes of the individual client through their prolonged interactions. At times individuals too want an assessment of their personality, beliefs, attitudes, intelligence, behavioural patterns, pathology, etc. This is when psychometric testing and other diagnostic tools come in…

The goal of diagnosis is to understand what is happening with the individual, measuring the unobservable phenomena and quantifying it. These tests throw light on the intra-psychic conflicts, if any. The validity and reliability is imperative for authentic and accurate diagnosis.

Diagnostics

We use standardized psychological tests which are administered at a specific time and date. Based on the requirements of the individual or the assessment of therapist, the tests administered may differ. Following are some of the diagnostic tools utilised:

• Minnesota Multi Phasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
• Rorschach Inkblot Test
• Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
• Egogram
• Learning Style Inventory
• Motivational Analysis (MAB)
• Your Temperament (YT)
• Myers – Brigg’s Type Indicators (MBTI)
• Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO)
• Self Directed Search (SDS)
• Mixed Group Test of Intelligence (MGTI)
• Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
• Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)