Comprehensive Psychological Assessment: A Developmental Psychopathology Approach for Clinical and Applied Research

Abstract

This chapter presents a model of Comprehensive Psychological Assessment that has been developed to inform the assessment process in both clinical and research settings and has been influenced by the core tenets of developmental psychopathology. While this model applies throughout the life span, the chapter illustrate the components and application of the model for children and adolescents. Conceptual issues such as item scaling and a test's factor structure are critical considerations for assessing the development of an individual or group. The chapter reviews some of the influences of psychometric issues on measures that try to describe developmental processes. It endorses utilizing a strategy of hypothesis-driven assessment, where each step in the evaluation is guided by hypotheses generated from currently available information. Just as the tenets of developmental psychopathology have influenced the Comprehensive Psychological Assessment model advances in the field of assessment will contribute to a richer understanding of developmental psychopathology.

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