Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 5th Edition
by Gary Groth-Marnat (PhD, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA )Edition: 5th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-05-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
This revision of the highly acclaimed and most widely used resource on psychological assessment features thorough coverage of the principles of assessment, evaluation, referral, treatment planning and report writing.Material is presented in a practical, skills-based manner (e.g. how to integrate test data into treatment plans and writing psychological reports) and offers coverage of the most widely used assessment instruments (including the newly revised WAIS-IV and WISC-IV, as well as the Wechsler Memory Scales-IV, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test, Neuropsychological screening, Behavioral, CPI, MCMI-III, MMPI-2/MMPI-A). This valuable reference provides clinical psychologists, therapists, school psychologists, and counselors with step-by-step, expert guidance on how to conduct a comprehensive psychological evaluation. Thoroughly updated with increased emphasis on diversity as well as chapters on client feedback and consultation, this bestselling handbook is a must-have reference for academics, professionals, and libraries.
Author Biography
Gary Groth-Marnat, Phd, Abpp, is a professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute and is in private practice in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of four books on assessment and more than 130 journal articles, monographs, and book chapters.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Organization of the Handbook | p. 1 |
| Role of the Clinician | p. 3 |
| Patterns of Test Usage in Clinical Assessment | p. 5 |
| Evaluating Psychological Tests | p. 9 |
| Validity in Clinical Practice | p. 20 |
| Clinical Judgment | p. 23 |
| Phases in Clinical Assessment | p. 28 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 32 |
| Context of Clinical Assessment | p. 33 |
| Types of Referral Settings | p. 33 |
| Ethical Practice of Assessment | p. 43 |
| Assessing Diverse Groups | p. 51 |
| Selecting Psychological Tests | p. 58 |
| Computer-Assisted Assessment | p. 62 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 64 |
| The Assessment Interview | p. 65 |
| History and Development | p. 66 |
| Issues Related to Reliability and Validity | p. 70 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 71 |
| The Assessment Interview and Case History | p. 73 |
| Mental Status Examination | p. 79 |
| Interpreting Interview Data | p. 84 |
| Structured Interviews | p. 85 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 94 |
| Behavioral Assessment | p. 95 |
| History and Development | p. 97 |
| Issues Related to Reliability and Validity | p. 99 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 101 |
| Strategies of Behavioral Assessment | p. 102 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 117 |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scales | p. 119 |
| Testing of Intelligence: Pro and Con | p. 119 |
| History and Development | p. 122 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 126 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 129 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 132 |
| Meaning of IQ Scores | p. 134 |
| Cautions and Guidelines in Administration | p. 136 |
| WAIS-IV/WISC-IV Successive-Level Interpretation Procedure | p. 138 |
| Wechsler Indexes and Subtests | p. 149 |
| Assessing Brain Damage | p. 166 |
| Assessing Additional Special Populations | p. 173 |
| Short Forms | p. 178 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 181 |
| Wechsler Memory Scales | p. 183 |
| History and Development | p. 184 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 189 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 191 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 193 |
| Interpretation Procedure | p. 193 |
| Interpreting Patterns of Index Scores | p. 196 |
| Comparing Scores on the WAIS-IV and the WMS-IV | p. 203 |
| Additional Considerations: Malingering and Evaluating Change | p. 205 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 206 |
| Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory | p. 207 |
| History and Development | p. 209 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 214 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 217 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 220 |
| Administration | p. 222 |
| Interpretation Procedure | p. 223 |
| Computerized Interpretation | p. 230 |
| Validity Scales | p. 231 |
| Clinical Scales | p. 237 |
| 2-Point Codes | p. 257 |
| MMPI-2 Content Scales | p. 280 |
| MMPI-A Content Scales | p. 282 |
| Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales | p. 285 |
| Critical Items | p. 288 |
| MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Supplementary Scales | p. 288 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 294 |
| Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory | p. 295 |
| History and Development | p. 297 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 300 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 302 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 306 |
| Interpretation Procedure | p. 307 |
| Modifying Indices (Validity Scales) | p. 310 |
| Clinical Personality Patterns | p. 312 |
| Severe Personality Pathology | p. 327 |
| Clinical Syndromes | p. 331 |
| Severe Syndromes | p. 333 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 333 |
| California Psychological Inventory | p. 335 |
| History and Development | p. 336 |
| Comparison with the MMPI | p. 338 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 339 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 340 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 343 |
| Interpretation Procedures | p. 343 |
| Vector Scale Interpretation | p. 348 |
| Individual Scales | p. 349 |
| Special Purpose Scales | p. 371 |
| Configural Interpretation | p. 372 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 384 |
| The Rorschach | p. 385 |
| History and Development | p. 386 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 389 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 393 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 396 |
| Future Directions | p. 396 |
| Administration | p. 397 |
| Scoring | p. 400 |
| Structural Summary | p. 407 |
| Interpretation | p. 415 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 446 |
| Thematic Apperception Test | p. 447 |
| History and Development | p. 447 |
| Theoretical Perspectives | p. 450 |
| Reliability and Validity | p. 452 |
| Assets and Limitations | p. 455 |
| Use with Diverse Groups | p. 457 |
| Administration | p. 458 |
| Typical Themes Elicited | p. 461 |
| Scoring Procedures | p. 474 |
| Interpretation | p. 482 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 483 |
| Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment | p. 485 |
| History and Development | p. 486 |
| Interviewing for Brain Impairment | p. 489 |
| Domains of Neuropsychological Functioning | p. 492 |
| Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test | p. 501 |
| Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status | p. 511 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 517 |
| Brief Instruments for Treatment Planning, Monitoring, and Outcome Assessment | p. 519 |
| Selecting Brief Instruments | p. 520 |
| Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) | p. 521 |
| Beck Depression Inventory | p. 526 |
| State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | p. 530 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 533 |
| Psychological Assessment and Treatment Planning | p. 535 |
| Development and Approaches to Treatment Planning | p. 536 |
| A Systematic Approach to Treatment Selection | p. 541 |
| Functional Impairment | p. 542 |
| Social Support | p. 545 |
| Problem Complexity/Chronicity | p. 547 |
| Coping Style | p. 549 |
| Resistance | p. 551 |
| Subjective Distress | p. 553 |
| Problem-Solving Phase | p. 556 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 558 |
| Psychological Report | p. 559 |
| General Guidelines | p. 560 |
| Format for a Psychological Report | p. 570 |
| Sample Reports | p. 582 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 604 |
| Test publishers/distributors | p. 605 |
| Testing organizations | p. 609 |
| WISC-IV Norms Tables for Clinical Clusters | p. 611 |
| Directions for Hand Scoring the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) Validity and Clinical Scales | p. 621 |
| Rorschach Norms for Scoring Categories | p. 623 |
| Rorschach Norms for Ratios, Percentages, and Special Indices | p. 627 |
| References | p. 629 |
| Author Index | p. 709 |
| Subject Index | p. 731 |
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