Articles from Ocnos Psychology Clinic to help you understand what a psychological assessment is, when it may be useful and how it can clarify symptoms, learning, attention, emotional functioning and treatment decisions.
A psychological assessment can help organise information that often arrives mixed together: symptoms, history, context, learning difficulties, emotional patterns, family concerns and everyday functioning.
In this category we publish resources to explain when an assessment may be helpful, what it can and cannot clarify, and why a careful clinical interpretation matters. The aim is not to collect labels, but to understand what is happening well enough to guide the next step with greater precision.
Articles designed to answer common questions before, during or after an assessment process.
What a psychological assessment is, when it may be recommended and how it differs from an isolated test.
Resources on ADHD, dyslexia, learning difficulties, organisation and executive functioning.
How assessment can help when anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts or emotional distress are difficult to understand.
How a clear assessment can support decision-making at home, at school and in the therapeutic process.
Questionnaires and tests can provide useful information, but they only make sense when interpreted within the person’s history, context, needs and daily life.
These internal resources help connect the articles in this category with clinical services and related areas.
Online self-checks can help a person notice patterns, but their results need careful interpretation. A professional assessment looks at the whole picture: symptoms, context, history, functioning and impact on daily life.
A well-planned assessment can help differentiate specific learning difficulties and guide support more accurately.
Assessment can help clarify whether symptoms are related to anxiety, depression, stress, trauma or another clinical pattern.
In difficulties such as OCD, understanding the maintaining cycle helps guide a more precise therapeutic plan.
Ocnos Psychology Clinic publishes resources from a clinical, responsible and accessible perspective. The aim is to help readers understand psychological assessment without turning complex experiences into simplistic labels.
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On Sunday 12 July 2026, Ocnos Psychology Clinic held a practical session for families and volunteers from the Agnes Baden-Powell Scout Group. Héctor Lozano, Rocío Rodríguez and María Ángeles Sanz discussed how to observe children’s behaviour, support their emotions and recognise when professional guidance may be helpful.
Complete the GAD-7 online anxiety test for an immediate and private indication of symptoms experienced over the past two weeks. The result is anonymous, is not stored and does not replace a professional psychological assessment.
Alcohol problems do not always mean drinking every day. In this guide, Héctor Lozano explains warning signs, practical exercises and an orientative self-check to help you understand your relationship with alcohol and know when to ask for psychological help.
Finding out that your teenage daughter is cutting herself can be frightening. This guide explains what to do in the first 24 hours, what to avoid, how to talk, how to reduce risk, and when to seek professional help.
O-SIAC is Ocnos Psychology Clinic’s indicative screening for exploring high-ability indicators across age groups. It does not diagnose giftedness or measure IQ, but it can help organise observations and decide whether a professional assessment may be useful.
Night terrors in young children can be frightening for families, even though the child often remembers nothing the next morning. María de los Ángeles Sanz Ruiz explains what they are, what to do during an episode, when to seek help and how they can be understood from a child psychology perspective.
Héctor Lozano, Director of Ocnos Psychology Clinic, took part in a Prostate Cancer Gibraltar Buddies Meeting to discuss the emotional impact of prostate cancer, including uncertainty, fear, relationships, intimacy and psychological support.
Many adults live for years with distractibility, procrastination, mental restlessness or organisational difficulties without knowing what may be behind it. In this guide, we explain the most common signs of ADHD in adults and include an informative self-test, always from a clinical perspective and without replacing a professional assessment.
What to Do When Your Mind Won’t Switch Off at Night
An indicative depression symptoms self-check with an immediate result, clear explanation and a clinically responsible approach. A useful first step in deciding whether to seek psychological support.
Psychological trauma is not only about what happened, but about the impact it left behind. It can affect the nervous system, emotions, relationships and sense of self, sometimes long after the original experience has passed. In this article, Rocío Rodríguez Boza, Registered Health Psychologist (COPAO AN 13748), explains what psychological trauma is, how it develops, common symptoms, and how trauma therapy works from an integrative, evidence-based perspective. You will also learn what to expect in the first sessions and when it may be time to seek support. If you live in Campo de Gibraltar or prefer online therapy, this guide offers a clear and compassionate understanding of trauma and recovery.
Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects reading and writing, but not intelligence. In this article, we explain how to recognise the signs at different ages, its emotional impact, how it is assessed, and what evaluation and intervention options are available in Campo de Gibraltar for children, adolescents and adults.
