ABSTRACT This article presents an overview of important issues in the area of psychological assessment for the last 25 years in Brazil. It discusses the area's epistemological elements as well as their relations to science, and the integration of nomothetic and idiographic thinking in research with professional practice. It is presented a historical overview of major events and a general analysis of the publication in the area. The production of instruments and the Psychological Test Evaluation System of the Federal Council of Psychology are also described. Later, future perspectives are highlighted in four areas: methodological and technological advances, integration of approaches and advancement of their methods, consequential validity and social relevance, and the need to encourage training and the creation of expertise in psychological assessment.
: psychological assessment; quantitative methods; psychological tests; SATEPSI
