An initial answer before deciding whether to have a full assessment
Have you been wondering for some time whether you may have HIP, recognizing yourself in certain characteristics of High Intellectual Potential without knowing whether a full assessment is really indicated? This screening gives you a personalized psychologist’s opinion before you decide whether to go further.
Your responses are read and personally analyzed by Luc MARTRENCHAR, a clinical psychologist specializing in High Intellectual Potential. You then receive written feedback on how likely HIP appears to be and on the most appropriate next step for you.
Screening designed and interpreted by Luc MARTRENCHAR, clinical psychologist.
When people wonder whether they may have HIP, two difficulties often arise: not knowing whether what they experience is genuinely compatible with High Intellectual Potential and hesitating to proceed directly with a psychometric assessment. The purpose of screening is precisely to reduce that uncertainty.
Your responses are considered as a whole to assess whether they describe a pattern of functioning compatible with High Intellectual Potential.
Rather than accumulating lists of signs and automated tests, you receive the perspective of a specialized psychologist who explains clearly how he understands your profile.
The feedback goes beyond “HIP likely or unlikely”. It tells you whether a full assessment appears appropriate and, when several hypotheses overlap, what type of evaluation seems most suitable.
The aim is not to convince you that you have HIP. If your responses make that possibility unlikely, I will tell you. If they make it plausible or likely, I will explain why and what kind of assessment can actually verify it.
This question is not always simple curiosity. It often appears when someone has spent a long time trying to understand certain areas of ease, particular intellectual needs or a persistent sense of being different from other people. It can also arise after years of receiving partial explanations for the way they function without feeling that those explanations are sufficient.
Screening turns that intuition into an initial professional evaluation. It does not yet provide the definitive answer that a psychometric assessment can provide, but it helps determine whether the High Intellectual Potential hypothesis is serious enough to warrant being tested. For many people, this is precisely the step that finally allows them to decide whether to move forward.
Most online tests simply add up your answers and display a score immediately. Here, what matters is not the number of “yes” answers, but the coherence and nuance of your responses as a whole.
I generally spend 50 minutes to one hour analyzing your responses. My aim is to understand what they reveal about your intellectual functioning and to distinguish what genuinely supports the HIP hypothesis from what may have other explanations.
This clinical reading is precisely what makes the screening useful: you receive an individualized professional opinion rather than an automatically generated result.
You receive:
The screening costs €49. Payment can be made securely by card or via PayPal.
The questionnaire contains around thirty questions. Answer in your own words, keeping the total length to no more than approximately four Word pages.
Send them in the body of an e-mail or as an attachment to martrencharluc@gmail.com. You will receive my feedback within 24 hours at the latest.
The fee includes 50 to 60 minutes of personalized analysis of your responses, my written feedback, my opinion on how likely HIP appears to be and my recommendations on what to do next.
Secure payment by card or PayPal. After payment, complete the HIP questionnaire and then send your responses by e-mail.
The screening is designed to give you a useful answer whatever the outcome. If HIP appears unlikely, you avoid undertaking a HIP assessment without sufficient reason. If the possibility appears serious, you know that it makes sense to explore it further.
I tell you this clearly and can suggest another direction when your responses point more strongly toward a different pattern of functioning.
I explain why the hypothesis deserves to be verified. A psychometric assessment then becomes the logical next step to obtain an objective answer and understand your intellectual profile precisely.
When your responses suggest several overlapping dimensions, I may recommend a broader evaluation rather than an isolated IQ test.
The screening does not constitute a diagnosis of HIP. Its purpose is to determine whether the process is worth pursuing. When the hypothesis is sufficiently strong, confirmation is based on a psychometric assessment including a Wechsler intelligence scale appropriate to age. That assessment makes it possible to move from a probability to an objective evaluation of your intellectual abilities.
No. It estimates how likely HIP appears to be from your responses and helps you decide whether a psychometric assessment is indicated. Confirmation requires a standardized measure of intellectual abilities.
Because you are not paying for an automated score. You are paying for an individualized analysis of your responses by a specialized psychologist, his written opinion and guidance on the next step.
No. It is specifically intended for people who are wondering and want to know whether their intuition deserves to be explored further.
I tell you which type of assessment appears most appropriate. People who have completed the screening are given priority when they subsequently request an appointment, subject to availability.
Yes. Screening is particularly useful when you are still unsure. If you already want an objective answer through a full evaluation, you can schedule an appointment directly.
The screening allows you to move beyond an intuition or a list of signs. You quickly receive a professional, personalized and reasoned opinion on whether the High Intellectual Potential hypothesis deserves to be verified through a full assessment.
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