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The purpose of this study is to provide a basis for examining the usefulness of fixed psychological testing and discussing ways to improve the effectiveness of comprehensive psychological testing. An online questionnaire was administered to 95 clinical psychologists as part on the study. It was found that comprehensive psychological testing consisted of a fixed configuration. The main purpose of the testing was ‘diagnostic’ and generally provided more than a certain amount of information. But for some purposes, they didn’t provide enough information. The test provided different levels and types of information in hospital and non-hospital Participants responded that utility sides are ‘client understanding’ and ‘reliability and validity of the testing’. However ‘time and cost inefficiency’ and ‘lack of flexibility in test configuration’ were mentioned as the disadvantages. This study is meaningful in that it is the first attempt to investigate comprehensive psychological testing in Korea. However, there are some limitations: the number of involved clinical psychologists is small and many of them had recently acquired their professional qualifications.
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