Abstract:
This text seeks to honor Latife Yazigi a Professor and Psychologist of renowned importance in psychological assessment. Dr. Latife has enjoyed an outstanding career with an expressive contribution to the fortification of the respect for the instruments of psychological evaluation. She recognized the quality the tests can provide to clinical work and to professionals from other areas of health, especially Medical Doctors. She walked great distances striving for complete qualification after receiving solid academic formation and a Doctorate from USP. She started her career in Brazil at the Institute of Psychiatry at the Medical University of USP, and then entered the Department of Medical Psychiatry and Psychology at UNIFESP where she became Full Tenured Professor and earned the title of Full Professor. She has participated in various courses outside of Brazil as well as administered an extensive exchange program with foreign professionals who were invited to come to Brazil to instruct psychologists of the country. She has coordinated postgraduate courses with distinction and devoted dedication while orientating numerous Masters and Doctorate theses, training many professionals in the area of psychological evaluation. In the graduate course for Psychologists at the Medical Psychiatry and Phycology Department, she prepared legions of professionals who have multiplied the knowledge they received and whose careers testify their training. She has lectured at a myriad of conferences. She is the author of numerous papers and national and international scientific articles on Psychological evaluation, especially the Rorschach test.
Keywords:
Latife Yazigi; Homage; Psychological Assessment