In our clinical experience, there are a myriad of circumstances requiring psychologic consultation either to assist in or rule out medical intervention. As with medical diagnostic procedures, we are interested in finding answers to diagnostic questions that cannot be obtained through direct observation or interview. The most important consideration for the physician is when to ask for psychologic assessment. A typical battery of tests includes projective tests to assess personality such as the Rorschach and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), an objective personality test such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a semistructured test like the Rotter Incomplete Sentence Test, and an intelligence test, usually the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised (WAIS-R). Most diagnostic questions require the assessment of personality, intelligence, and perhaps even the presence of organic involvement. This is because any one test cannot sufficiently answer the complex questions usually asked in the clinical situation. Psychologic tests are rarely given in isolation but as a part of a battery.
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