COU 209 Assessment Methods in Counselling Tutar Marked Assessment 1 2026, Singapore

COU 209 TMA 01

Objective 

The objective of this TMAO1 is to deepen your understanding of the use of assessment tools in counselling and to widen your knowledge of selecting an assessment strategy. This TMA covers materials in your Study Guide and in Chapters 1 and 7 of the Text “Assessment in Counselling” (Whiston, 2017). In addition, you are required to conduct more research to include in your answers.

Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf2xKoHqouY) and answer the following questions:

Question 1

Discuss what Depression is. In your answer, you need to include elaborations on the following:

a. Definition
b. Types of depression
c. Aetiology- the biological domain explaining the role of dopamine and serotonin, as well as how sleep affects depression.

(This question requires you to conduct some research. A minimum of two journal articles is needed to answer this question. Please note that sources from Wikipedia are not allowed. Keep to approximately 600-800 words.

Please note that marks will be deducted for improper citation. If no research work was done, the answer will be given a zero score).

Question 2

In the video, the male character displayed several symptoms of depression. Indicate FIVE (5) of them and justify your answer with evidence from the case.

(Keep to approximately 300-400 words)

Question 3

The Beck’s Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) is one of the most commonly used tools to assess depression. Describe this tool and illustrate how it is used to measure depression.

(This question requires you to conduct some research. A minimum of two journal articles is needed to answer this question. Please note that sources from Wikipedia are not allowed. Keep to approximately 600-800 words.

Please note that marks will be deducted for improper citation. If no research work was done, the answer will be given a zero score).