The Dutch association of psychologists has made ethical guidelines based on responsibility (1), integrity (2), respect (3) and expertise (4). There are several important points of the guidelines for use of tests (AST):

1. The initiator relationship The psychologist needs to determine who initi...

A theory is a concise statement about how we believe the world to be. There are several things to look at when evaluating theories: 1. Descriptive adequacy Does the theory accord with the available data? 2. Precision and interpretability Is the theory described in a sufficiently precise fashion that...

Self-regulation refers to the ability to flexibility activate, monitor, inhibit, persevere and adapt one’s behaviour, attention, emotions and cognitive strategies in response to direction from internal cues, environmental stimuli and feedback from others in an attempt to attain personally rele...

Puberty refers to the set of biological changes involved in reaching physical and sexual maturity and is universal. Adolescence refers to a life stage between the time puberty begins and the time adult status is approached. This is typically between the age of 10 to 18. In this stage, young people a...