Name: Jean Kyla M.

Villa

Subject and Section: PSY 1305 Section N

Progress Report No. 2 (51-100 hours)

Part I. Summary of Tasks

1. We facilitated a group dynamic again to the female ward from 9:30am to 11:30am led by
one of the occupational therapist in the Divine Mercy Facility. The first activity is
Zumba, Pass the Message, Pinoy Henyo, and Charades
2. We made a draft for interview guide question for tomorrow. The interview guide question
was submitted to our clinical supervisor.
3. We conducted an interview with our assigned client for the psychological report that we
will be writing for them. We conducted the interview beside at the second floor besides
the female ward.
4. We gave an informed consent to the patient first before we conducted the interview. We
also explained to her the content in the informed consent before she signed it.
5. During the interview, the patient is very cooperative and is compliant to all our tasks for
her. She eagerly answers our every question in detail because she mentioned that she
wanted to help us in our psych report.
6. The interview is in three sessions and every interview lasted for about thirty minutes.
7. After we conducted the interview, my partner and I administered a three psychological
test to our assigned client who was diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder with
psychotic symptoms. Here are the first three tests that we administered.
- Hand Test
- Drawing Test
- Sach’s Sentence Completion Test
8. After a day, we conducted the last three test to our client which are the
- Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
- Axis II Checklist
- Revised Beta Examination II
9. After we administered the test, my partner and I interpreted first the Sach’s Sentence
Completion Test. Based on the result, the patient did not show any hostility to her
parents, which matches her answer in our interview.
10. The next day, we administered a group dynamic again to the male ward. The male ward
is very cooperative and active. Facilitating them easier than the female ward. The
activities are Zumba, message, relay, and karaoke.
11. The second test that we interpreted is the drawing test. One of the result of the test is that
the patient indicate an coordination of body impulses and mental control with a resultant
of subject seeking refuge in fantasy of self-esteem and might demands attention and
approval.
12. The next test that we interpreted is the Hand Test. The test-taker's response indicates that
she is less likely to behave out in front of others. When acting out, the test-taker
frequently employed affection, reliance, and communication. Her interpersonal responses
showed a considerably higher level of warmth, which indicates that she has less of a
hostile inclination toward other people and uses less acting out/aggressive behavior.
13. We had an face-to-face lecture together with our clinical supervisor about making a
psychological report and testing. She also gave us a task by group to brainstormed for our
upcoming graded group dynamics that we will be executing next week.
14. The next test that we interpreted is the Axis II Checklist where patients could be
manifesting an anxiety disorders because the patients seems fearful in making mistakes
while taking the test . She seems to be holding guild feelings about her past mistakes and
towards her family while answering the test.
15. We also interpreted the RBE II
16. The last test that we interpreted is the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test. My partner and
I consider this as one of the difficult tests to administer because It has lot of category but
successfully finished it on the latter. The patient took test in a serious manner and is very
cooperative and compliant.
17. After we interpreted all the test needed for our psych report, we started to transcribe all
the information needed in the recorded interview.
18. We finished the transcript of the interview in two days.
19. After that, we started to made a draft in psychological report little by little.
Part II. Insights

1. Professional Insights (as a Psychology major) – express in paragraph form

The professional insights I gained in taking my practicum in clinical psychology

is that aside from being empathetic, you need to build your authority to your clients
particularly in administering a test. Test administration is one of the important
components in psychological assessment to obtain sufficient information about the
intelligence and personality of the patient. If a patient didn’t see you as a person who is
very easy and gullible, there’s a tendency that will not take the test seriously that might
affect the entire evaluation and assessments.

In administering a test, the patient must see that you are a professional and they
need to comply to whatever you tell them to do in related to the assessment. However, we
must also maintain a safe space for them wherein they can come to us without any
hesitations to ask if there’s something in the instructions that they did not understand. We
must also strictly follow the protocol of the test so that we can obtain the right
information and interpretation that we seek based on the information that they put on the
answer sheet.

Personal Insights (as an individual) – express in paragraph form

The personal insights I gained in this internship is that I realized that sometimes
putting a label to the person who has a mental disorder can worsen their condition even
more. There’s a patient in the facility who has Bipolar Affective Disorder with Psychotic
Symptoms. At first, I was scared to handle this patient based on the history I read on her
records because according to the record, she has anger issue, had auditory hallucinations,
had speaking chants, energetic and hyper, kind of violent, and lastly is had grandiose
ideas. When I met her, I was shocked because I cannot see any mental disorder in her
entire being. As a matter of fact, she is very sweet, loving, and clingy to me. She even
tied my hair every day. When I hear her story during the interview, I feel bad about her
life experiences. I also felt guilty when I feel terrified on her back then.

Furthermore, I realize that even if the person has a mental disorder, we don’t have
in a right place to judge them or perceive them as dangerous, scary, etc. because we don’t
know their stories. Also being kind to others particularly with this condition is not
expensive. We need to have a deep understanding that these person with mental illness
has been deeply wounded by their past, traumas, and life experiences that made them
who they are today. Our bad experiences will lead to trauma that can trigger a mental
disorder because our minds are doing their best to survive.

That’s why we need to debunk the stigma in this society about the person who is
currently experiencing a mental disorder. Such stigma can lead to discrimination which
will be disrespectful to their rights as a human being. Stigma can also serve as a
hindrance in order for them to get the love, care, and support that they needed.