Sample Psychological Report

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT

Name                         M

Age                            24 years old

Date of Report          April 23, 2015

Relevant Background/Reason for Referral

            M is referred for psychological assessment to determine whether he is mentally and emotionally fit to teach college students.

            He is a bachelor’s degree holder in psychology, and currently enrolled in a master’s program in guidance and counseling both from a same state university. His professional experience includes working in human resources department and as a college lecturer. Currently he is a guidance counselor at high school department in a private Catholic school.

Assessment Tools and Results

i.                     Cognitive Tests

Name of Tests	Raw Score	Percentile	Description
Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT) Mental Ability Test (MD5) Teaching Aptitude Test (TAT)	40 39 72	90th* 97th   -	Superior - Low

* Percentile score based from norms with clerical positions

ii.                   Personality Tests

Name of Tests	Low Scores	High Scores
Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) Emotion Profile Index (EPI) Bar-On EQ Short Version	Anxiety, Interpersonal Problems Dyscontrolled, Aggressive Gregarious, Trustful Adaptability, Stress Management Skill	Persecutory Ideas, Social Introversion, Deviation Timid, Controlled -

iii.                  Projective Test

Name of Tests	Key Findings
Draw-A-Person (DAP)	-refusal to reveal self, rejection of dependent needs - sense of punishment -reluctance to deal with the environment because of feelings of inadequacy -sexual control - ambivalence towards strivings for independence

Psychological Impressions

            During the conduct of all the tests, M generally showed pleasant and compliant attitude. There is also nothing that was observed which may impede his answering and completing the tests.

M performed well in non-language test suggesting his good inclination on tasks requiring abstraction.  He also scored high in mental ability tests which consisted verbal, numerical sequences and abstract reasoning tasks. These skills are important in carrying his task as facilitator of learning in class.

However, his teaching aptitude is low implying that he is yet to be well oriented with the duties and ethics that teachers need to execute.

            Results of BarOn EQ test show that M’s personality includes being well able to understand himself, deal with stress and handle anxiety, being optimistic and effectively resolve interpersonal problems.

Based on BPI, M has low levels of anxiety and interpersonal problems. He can remain calm and unmoved when confronted by unexpected occurrences. His ability to maintain self-control in a crisis situation is a good character expected from a teacher. He also experiences less than average irritation from other people making him able to stand through stressful classes. Nevertheless, M’s high levels of persecutory ideas, social introversion and deviation are also something to consider. He has the tendency to think ill of other people’s motives, avoids people generally and be uncomfortable when around others. He also seeks to behave very differently from other people.

 On EPI, M scored high on timid and controlled scales. This implies that he tends to be cautious about getting into trouble and anxious about what people may think/say about him. He also tends to be organized in dealing with his environment and likes things to be in order. He will make up a shy but systematic teacher. M scored low on the following emotion scales: dyscontrolled, aggressive, gregarious, and trustful. He tends to be reluctant to try new things and fail express anger overtly. As a teacher he might resort to conventional way of teaching and use disciplining styles that impose less force. Also, M’s unfriendly and unaccepting attitude, as what the test shows, might give his students an impression of him as being an unaffectionate teacher. His high scores on both timidity and control may also a sign of anxiety patterns with strong likelihood of phobic and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.

            His introversion tendency, as found in EPI and BPI is also reflected on his drawing. Such personality pattern might be rooted on his perceived low self-image as speculated by the tool. The disposition/concern or attitude that was reflected on the drawings is basically centered on his being a self-reserved individual.

Recommendation

            Given these psychological impressions, the following recommendations are made:

·         M, as a prospective college faculty, is qualified on the basis of his intellectual capacity.

·         He needs to be well-guided and informed about the duties, responsibilities, and professional/ethical standards of teaching.

·         Since his melancholic temperament might be reflected on his future way of dealing with his students (e.g., disciplinary style, teaching method), he might benefit from some sort of teaching supervision or assistance as well as some personality enhancement seminars for beginning teachers. However, it should be noted that M is well capable of handling stressful or socially anxious situations.

·         Further interview and unobtrusive behavioral observation can be performed to validate or confirm the findings of the tests.  

Prepared by:

Marvin N. Tolentino

Complete Results of the TAT and Personality Tests Battery

Teaching Aptitude Test      Test 1      Test 2      Test 3	Raw Score 30 30 12
Basic Personality Inventory      Hypochondriasis      Depression      Denial      Interpersonal Problems      Alienation      Persecutory Ideas      Anxiety      Thinking Disorder      Impulse Expression      Social Introversion      Self-Depreciation      Deviation	SS 48 53 43 48 58 83 43 58 55 75 55 65
Emotions Profile Index      Trustful      Dyscontrolled      Timid      Depressed      Distrustful      Controlled      Aggressive      Gragarious      Bias	Percentile 25 15 99 62 41 90 32 16 55
Bar-On EQ      Intrapersonal      Interpersonal      Stress Management      Adaptability      General Mood      Total EQ      Impression Management	SS 88 96 103 106 90 96 75