Psychological Assessment Tests are used to objectively evaluate an individual’s developmental, cognitive, and attentional processes. Test results are not used as standalone diagnostic tools; rather, they are interpreted alongside clinical interviews and professional evaluation.

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1. Emotional Assessment

Children and adolescents may not always be able to express their emotions directly. For this reason, specialized assessment methods are used during the clinical evaluation process to help understand their inner world and emotional experiences.

Emotional assessments provide valuable insight into a child’s internal conflicts, anxieties, relational patterns, coping mechanisms, emotional needs, and perceptions of the external world.

Assessment Tools Used

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Rorschach Inkblot Test

In this assessment, the child is shown a series of inkblot cards and asked to describe what they see in each image. Responses are analyzed to better understand the child’s perception of reality, emotional functioning, anxiety areas, thought patterns, and interpersonal tendencies.

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PIRAT – Parent–Infant Relational Assessment Tool

This is an observational assessment tool designed to evaluate the quality of the relationship between a parent and an infant or young child. It provides clinical insight into early attachment patterns and the functionality of parent–child interactions.

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Marschak Interaction Method (MIM)

This structured observational method evaluates the interaction between parent and child across dimensions such as care, structure, engagement, and challenge. It is particularly useful in assessing attachment difficulties and relational concerns.

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

This test uses visual cards, and the individual is asked to create a story for each image. These narratives offer valuable insight into interpersonal dynamics, emotional needs, internal conflicts, and perceptions of others. It is commonly used with adolescents and adults.

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Children’s Apperception Test (CAT)

This assessment uses visual cards featuring animal figures, and the child is asked to tell a story for each one. The narratives are evaluated to understand how the child perceives family relationships and parental figures, as well as their anxieties, fears, experiences with authority, competition, and emotional needs.

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Projective Drawing Tests

In these assessments, the child is asked to draw specific figures. The resulting drawings may provide insight into how the child perceives themselves, experiences family relationships, and processes emotional concerns or internal anxieties. These tools can be especially valuable with younger children whose verbal expression is still developing.

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Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP)

The child is presented with incomplete story beginnings and asked to complete them. Their responses can provide information about attachment patterns, internalized relationship representations, and emotional regulation capacities.

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Louisa Düss Psychoanalytic Stories Test

This test is based on the child’s responses to incomplete short stories and is used to explore unconscious conflicts, anxiety areas, and emotional functioning.

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2. Developmental Assessment

Developmental assessments are used to determine whether a child’s language, motor, cognitive, and social-emotional development is progressing in line with age expectations.

These assessments play an important role in identifying possible developmental delays at an early stage, planning timely interventions, and supporting the child’s strengths.

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Assessment Tools Used

AGTE – Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory

A parent-report developmental screening tool used to assess children aged 0–6 across language, motor, social, and cognitive developmental domains. It provides a general developmental profile indicating whether the child’s development is age-appropriate.

Denver II Developmental Screening Test

A structured developmental screening test used for children aged 0–6 to assess personal-social, fine motor, language, and gross motor development. It helps identify potential developmental delays at an early stage.

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Metropolitan School Readiness Test

This assessment evaluates whether a child has the developmental skills and readiness necessary to begin primary school. It provides information about concept knowledge, language development, and foundational cognitive skills. Suitable for preschool-aged children.

3. Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment

Cognitive assessments are used to evaluate a child’s general intellectual functioning in relation to their age group, providing insight into overall cognitive abilities.

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In children and adolescents, determining cognitive functioning can be especially important when evaluating concerns such as difficulty keeping up academically with peers, delayed development in certain areas, adjustment difficulties, attention problems, or hyperactivity.

When interpreted alongside clinical findings, cognitive assessment results help identify the underlying sources of difficulties and guide recommendations for follow-up support or treatment planning.

Assessment Tools Used

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WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition)

A comprehensive intelligence assessment that evaluates cognitive performance across verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.

It is frequently used in the assessment of learning difficulties, attention-related concerns, and academic performance.

Age Range: 6–16 years

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Bender–Gestalt Visual Motor Test

This assessment provides information about visual perception, visual-motor coordination, and neuropsychological maturity. It is often used as a supportive tool in developmental and learning evaluations.

Age Range: 5 years and above

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Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)

A neuropsychological assessment that evaluates executive functioning skills such as cognitive flexibility, problem-solving, strategy shifting, and adaptive thinking.

It is particularly useful in assessing attention, planning, and mental flexibility.

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MOXO Attention Test

A computerized objective assessment used to measure attention, timing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity performance. It is commonly used in the evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms.

Available in both child and adult versions.

Age Range: 6–70 years

Assessed Domains:

• Sustained attention

• Impulsivity

• Hyperactivity

• Distractibility