This may be your first experience speaking to a professional in the psychology field. There isn't a great deal of advice to provide for you at this stage other than:

1) Relax

2) Be Honest

Professional psychologists or psychiatrists will not expect you to put on a show. They will be able to tell if you are trying to hide something, or answering questions in a dishonest manner in an attempt to impress them. DO NOT DO THIS. If you are asked how you are feeling, and there is something wrong, admit it. Everything you say will be kept in confidence.

Other strategies you can use to succeed at this stage are similar to the tactics that you would employ during an interview: maintain eye contact, shake hands, and be respectful.

Standardized Psychological Tests

Standardized psychological tests such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 consist of hundreds of True-False questions. Two major reasons psychologically healthy people can fail these tests are attempting to memorize patterns and reading meaning into the questions.

Memorizing Patterns

You have to look at each question individually. If you try to remember your previous answers or establish patterns, you may unintentionally demonstrate an undesirable trait, which could keep you from the job. Your score could also be invalid because you were not answering honestly. The test picks up discrepancies due to dishonesty. There are too many questions to remember previous answers and you will confuse yourself and risk failing the test if you attempt to memorize your answers.

Reading Meanings into Questions

A second fatal mistake is to read meaning into the questions. People often look at a simple question and ask, "What are they trying to figure out?" This type of thinking will cause problems for you. You may find a question like the one below on a psychological test.

Do you like little boys? True False

Some applicants would choose false believing that the test is attempting to uncover a sexual deviation. However, if an applicant answers false, what does that say? Why doesn't the applicant like little boys?

Whenever you encounter a question you are not sure how to answer, ask yourself the opposite question. This can clear up any problems you may have with the question. For example:

Do you not like little boys? True False

Once you have selected an answer, move on. Worrying about your answer is pointless, and no one answer will fail you, or create a problem with your score. What these tests search for are patterns in your answers. Answering each question honestly and treating each question independently is the best strategy for standardized psychological tests.