Psychological Assessments

Definition

Psychological assessments are standardized procedures used by psychologists to measure various aspects of an individual's mental abilities, personality traits, emotional well-being, or behavioral patterns.

Related terms

Intelligence Tests:

Assessments designed to measure an individual's cognitive abilities such as problem-solving skills, memory capacity, and verbal reasoning.

Personality Inventories:

Questionnaires that assess an individual's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving across different situations.

Neuropsychological Testing: Assessments that evaluate an individual's cognitive functioning by measuring areas such as attention, memory, language, and executive functions.