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Aps 517: Psychological Assessment Question Paper

Aps 517: Psychological Assessment

Course:Master Of Arts In Counseling Psychology

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME (APRIL SESSION)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
(COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY)

APS 517: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

DATE: Wednesday 1st September 2010 TIME: 9.00a.m – 12.00p.m

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer any 4 Questions; question 1 is compulsory.

Q1.
a)
Discuss in details the steps taken when assessing children using arts.
[15marks]

b)
What salient features will look for to make a diagnosis of major depressive
disorder from a child’s drawing.
[5marks]

Q2.
a)
Discuss the psychometric properties that you must know before selecting
an instrument when carrying out psychological testing?
[10marks]

b)
What is the difference between independent variable and dependent
variable?
[5marks]

c)
What is the importance of socio-demographic characteristics in
assessment.
[5marks]

Q3.
a)
The drafting of a good questionnaire requires utmost skills. Outline steps
used in developing a psychological instrument.

[11marks]
b)
What contents must you put into a questionnaire to make it valid when
assessing major depressive disorder?
[9marks]

Q4.
a)
What is psycho-education when you are handling a client in a counseling
setting?
[5marks]

b)
Feedback to the patient is important integral component of psychological
assessment and testing. Discuss.
[15marks]

Q5.
a)
How can you use information contained in a referral note describing the
current situation of a client referred to you in the final psychological report
after assessment?
[5marks]

b)
Describe in detail how you will write up a psychological report after you
have done a complete psychological assessment?
[15marks]

Aps 517: Psychological Assessment Question Paper

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