Colloquium Forum: “The Simulation of Symptoms: How Can We Tell if the Discomfort Is Real or Faked?”
On April 30th at 4:00 p.m., the colloquium forum on “The Simulation of Symptoms: How Can We Tell if the Discomfort Is Real or Faked?” will take place, linked to the Continuing Education Master’s in Legal and Forensic Psychology at the University of Deusto. Participation will be online and free of charge.
The forum will provide an overview of how symptom and performance validity assessments are conducted in forensic psychology, as well as the evaluation methods that should be used for analyzing symptom simulation. The main goal of the event is to present participants with updated and innovative methods in the area of symptom simulation.
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Speakers:
- Irena Boskovic (lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam): “Assessment of Malingering.”
- Francesca Ales (researcher at the University of Turin): “Symptom Validity Tests: Judicial Acceptance of SVTs.”
- Ali Yunus Emre Akca (Ph.D. student at the University of Turin): “The Assessment of Cognitive Biases in Symptom Validity Evaluation.”
- Isabela Hidalgo Solarte (licensed psychologist from Universidad del Valle): “Assessment of Performance Validity in Neuropsychology.”
Moderators:
Susana Corral (lecturer at the University of Deusto) and Esteban Puente (professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Valladolid).
Languages: Spanish and English.
