Psychology Exam, Wtf?

[pdog 51]

So I was just calling some psychologists to make my appointment and of course only one answered. When she was explaining the exam to me, she said its 2 parts. The first part is a 3 hour psychological test and the second is a 90 min meeting to go over the results....is this normal?

I thought it was going to be a one time thing, that was mostly talking.

Also she mentioned money, she said the testing was like 200 and the write up was like 345...is that normal?

OMG

[Swimmer 199]

Mine was $40 co pay and about an hour just talking.

[AliveAgain 283]

Mine was just a single 1-hour session, but it was with my existing therapist and we'd been talking about the surgery off/on for months...

[traceyc 89]

I had a $50 copay. I did an hour session talking and then a huge question/answer that was multiple choice that took about an hour and a half. My results were sent to my surgeon's office, they were never discussed past them saying there were no issues.

[PEvette 297]

Man, that's expensive, mine was $225 for 90minutes....that included paperwork and a suicide quiz...

[DcMak72 34]

So I was just calling some psychologists to make my appointment and of course only one answered. When she was explaining the exam to me, she said its 2 parts. The first part is a 3 hour psychological test and the second is a 90 min meeting to go over the results....is this normal?

I thought it was going to be a one time thing, that was mostly talking.

Also she mentioned money, she said the testing was like 200 and the write up was like 345...is that normal?

OMG

Yeah my co-pay was $40 bucks took about hour and a half total. All I can say is just LISTEN to what they ask closely.

[Lyra 43]

Mine was about $235 and took about an hour. She and I chit-chatted about the surgery and she wanted me to do support groups, books, etc (most of which I was already doing). Then I answered about 30 questions and that was it. I would try finding a different psychologist, there's gotta be somebody else with better pricing!

[JDHenin 165]

Mine was the biggest joke LOL I had a $40.00 co pay, and he basically did what he 'needed' to do to get me my letter of approval.

[kimmyiet 40]

Mine was $35.00 and i wasn't even in there a full hour.

[JimmyGotSLEEVED 270]

Mine was forged, nah I'm jus playing lol... Mine was 25 mins and I didn't fill any paper work since she knows my surgeon

[Foxbins 625]

Did you ask your surgeon's office for some names? this one wants to give you an MMPI from the sound of it and then discuss it for an hour and a half. It's a useful test for a lot of things but it's certainly not WLS-specific. I'd find somebody else.

[JimmyGotSLEEVED 270]

Psych is trying to milk your situation

[JTmoas 19]

Mine was 2 sessions, and a couple of questionnaires. Had to pay up front $200 and have to wait on reimburse from insurance.

[cookies 56]

I'm out of pocket and I paid $220.00 and it was an hour session.

She went over my weight history in some detail, made sure I wasn't anorexic (lol) or had unreal expectations of the surgery, and then we spent the rest of the session talking about what type of support and habits to put in place now so that I can be successful after I have the surgery.

I enjoyed the session and got a lot out of it, to be honest.

[GivingItMyAll 168]

Mine was maybe 15/20 minutes. Copay of $20. Immediate clearance with no test. She works at the center where I'm having my surgery done.