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Coordinator: Associate Professor Antonio Serafim
The implementation of LEANPSI at the Institute of Psychology of the University of São Paulo from 2023 onwards has the central objective of contributing to a solid education, based on evidence-based scientific foundations. It also aims to train and qualify psychology students for humanitarian practice, considering the potential and limitations of the tests, techniques, methods and approaches used in psychological assessment.
The activities carried out at LEANPSI are directly linked to scientific and technological development in the field of psychological and neuropsychological assessment, with application in research into neuropsychomotor development disorders, cognitive deficits, personality changes, the impact of neuropsychiatric conditions, and situations of violence and neglect. LEANPSI also responds to social demands for improved practices in diagnosis, interventions and rehabilitation, as well as strengthening the dialog between the University and society, especially at the interface with the justice system.
LEANPSI’s objectives
To contribute to the training of professionals capable of carrying out advanced and transformative practices in the field of psychological and neuropsychological assessment.
To produce and disseminate knowledge applied to psychological and neuropsychological assessment, covering aspects related to intellectuality, cognitive processes and personality, both in the field of health and in the forensic context.
To promote professional training that emphasizes the acquisition of skills for continuous action and critical analysis of the methods and means of producing scientific knowledge and technological products in the area of psychological and neuropsychological assessment.
To develop and collaborate in research at departmental and interdepartmental level (IPUSP and other USP units), as well as in partnerships with other national and international teaching and research institutions.
To develop projects for the development, adaptation, standardization and validation of psychological and neuropsychological tests, adapted to the Brazilian reality and applicable to different contexts, from childhood to ageing.
Create intervention programs based on models for measuring effectiveness through neuropsychological assessment.
Develop specialized training programs in expert psychological assessment.
Promote scientific events focused on psychological and neuropsychological assessment.
Academic Activities
Disciplines linked to the Laboratory
Undergraduate
– Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment (PSA)
– Intelligence Assessment (PSA)
– Personality Assessment (PSA)
– Neuropsychological Assessment in Different Contexts (PSA)
– Research Practice in Psychology I (PSA)
– Research Practice in Psychology II (PSA)
Extension Activities
Assistance in the scope of neuropsychological and personality assessment demands for the USP and external community according to the capacity of undergraduate students.
In Graduate Studies
– Research in Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology (PSA)
– Personality: from Social Adaptation to Violent Behavior (NEC)
– Neuropsychology in Mental Health: From Assessment to Rehabilitation (NEC)
Research
In progress
– Association between emotional dysregulation and maladaptive behaviors
– Impact of mental disorders on cognition, schooling and work capacity
– Cognitive sequelae assessment and rehabilitation program for adults resulting from COVID-19 and other neuropsychiatric conditions
– Studies of psychopathy traits in the population based on the triadic model
– Prevalence of dominant personality traits according to ICD-11 in Brazilian university students
– Validation study of the Cogniscan computerized test for memory and processing speed in a Brazilian sample
– Executive functions: an analysis of their development in repeat offenders
– Predictors of human personality in the use of psychoactive substances
Completed research
– Study of the prevalence of neuropsychological deficits in recovered COVID-19 patients associated with post-intensive care syndrome
– Symbolic-artistic expression through drawings as an intervention tool for self-awareness and emotional regulation in patients with psychotic conditions
– Symbolic-artistic expression through drawings as an intervention tool for self-awareness and emotional regulation in Day Hospital patients