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What is the main purpose of psychological testing?

I am a 32 year old female. I want to know what is the main purpose of psychological testing?

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To have appropriate treatment plan.
To discover the presents of psychological disorders.
Some useful and some not so useful. There are lists of things psychological testing can help. Traumatic brain Injury helps determine the degree of injury and the region that the injury has damaged. Where, there may be false results if a person is depressed, anxious, and unable to respond to the questions asked. Even in some cases, IQ scores are skewed.
See this link for some insight into your question:
http://www.healthofchildren.com/P/Psychological-Tests.html