Psychological Evaluation

Aug 18, 2017

2 min read

We have officially completed our psychological evaluation. I was nervous for the interview because I did not know what to expect but it was like talking to a friend. It was easy and smooth. Our evaluation was two parts. The first part was a 344 question personality assessment/screening. The second part was a personal interview over Skype.

I was emailed the 344 questionnaire and I took it while the twins were napping last week. I took about 45 minutes to complete. It consisted of 344 statements that you had to select false, slightly true, mostly true, or true. Some of those statements included:

I am an outgoing person.

I am sad most of the time.

I have many brilliant ideas.

I do drugs to cope with everyday life.

I have suicidal thoughts on a daily basis.

Then yesterday after reviewing the results of my questionnaire, we had a personal interview over Skype with a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in surrogacy. Our interview took about an hour and half. The questions asked during the personal interview included:

How old are you?

Where are you from?

Tell me about your childhood

Did you have happy memories from your childhood/ What are some of those happy memories?

Tell me about your relationship with your significant other

How long have you been together?

How long have you lived with each other?

When did you have your children?

How were your pregnancies with your children?

Did you have any complications?

Tell me about your overall health

Have you ever had any surgeries?

Have you ever experienced postpartum depression?

Have you ever harmed yourself?

Have you ever thought about suicide?

Have you ever been on medication to control mood, anxiety, or depression?

Do you drink alcohol?

Have you ever tried drugs?

Do you smoke cigarettes?

How did you hear about surrogacy?

What influenced you to want to become a surrogate?

What type of support system do you have in place?

What was your family's reaction to the news that you're going to become a surrogate?

How do you plan to deal with negative reactions?

What are your feelings about selective reduction?

How many embryos are you comfortable transferring?

What type of intended parent(s) are you comfortable carrying for?

What type of relationship do you want with your intended parents?

How do you want the delivery process to go?

Would you be willing to pump breast milk and send it to your intended parents?

What type of relationship would you like with the intended parents after the baby is born?

Tell me about your personality types

Do you have any concerns or questions?

Once the interview was over, our psychologist said she had absolutely no concerns about us, which was wonderful to hear! She said, Marty and I are a very unique couple, who are very mature for our ages, and seem to have it all figured out.

We are very excited to move on to the next step of our journey. Soon we will begin the matching process to find the perfect intended parent(s)!