Lesson 3 (Psych report)

Literary, Clinical, Scientific, and Professional Style

Types of over-all writing

Literary

Uses everyday language

Creative

More on dramatic

Can easily capture readears attentions

Prone to exaggeration

Clinical

Pathological dimensions of the client

More on the description of a patient than a person

Scientific

More on academic

More on objective & Factual

Hindi masyadong integrated

Masyadong data oriented

Professional style

Short words that have in common usage that has precise meaning

Combine accuracy, clarity, integration, and read ability

Referral question, Evaluation Procedure, Background info, Behavioral info, Interpretation & Impressions, and Summary

Format of Psych Report

Referral questions

Brief description

What is the reason for referral

Clarity for referral questions

Evaluation procedure

Anong test mga ginawa

Info ng administered ng test

B

Background info

Fam history, Personal history, and Med history

Behavioral Info

Focus on unusual features

Mga insights na hindi sinasabi

Should not exceed 1 paragraph

Interpretation & Impressions

Sometime we include percentile score

Finding are reported in integrated assessment report

Summary

Selected information

Provide brief bulleted pressure or number answers to answer referral questions