1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461735003321

Autore

Ben-Porath Yossef S

Titolo

Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF [[electronic resource] /] / Yossef S. Ben-Porath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8166-7045-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (552 p.)

Disciplina

616.890076

Soggetti

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Historical Foundations of the MMPI-2-RF: The MMPI and MMPI-2 1; The Original MMPI; The MMPI-2; Conclusions; Toward the MMPI-2-RF; Chapter 2 Transitioning to the MMPI-2-RF: The Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales; Why Restructure the Clinical Scales?; Developing the Restructured Clinical Scales; Delineating the Restructured Clinical Scale Constructs; Appraisals of the Restructured Clinical Scales; Chapter 3 Completing Development of the MMPI-2-RF: The Substantive Scales; Higher-Order Scales

Specific Problems and Interest Scales Personality Psychopathology Five Scales; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Completing Development of the MMPI-2-RF: The Validity Scales; Threats to Protocol Validity; Assessing Threats to Protocol Validity with the Original MMPI; The MMPI-2 Validity Scales; The MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Administering and Scoring the MMPI-2-RF; Administering the MMPI-2-RF; Scoring the MMPI-2-RF; Computer-Generated Reports; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales; Guidelines for Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales

Integrating MMPI-2-RF Validity Scale Findings Chapter 7 Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF Substantive Scales; Higher-Order Scales; Restructured Clinical Scales; Specific Problems Scales; Interest Scales; Personality Psychopathology Five Scales; Chapter 8 Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF: Recommended Framework and Process; Using the MMPI-2-RF



Interpretation Worksheet; Case Example: Mr. I; Conclusion; Chapter 9 MMPI-2-RF Case Studies; Ms. G: Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms; Mr. P: A Chronic and Severe Disorder; Ms. L: An Abusive Relationship Ends; Mr. E: Substance-Induced Psychotic Symptoms

Mr. D: Bariatric Surgery CandidateMs. B: Spine Surgery Candidate; Ms. X: A Case of Factitious Disorder; Ms. R: A Case of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Mr. M: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; Mr. F: Law Enforcement Officer Candidate; Chapter 10 Summary and Initial Appraisals of the MMPI-2-RF; Appraisals of the MMPI-2-RF; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index of Subjects; Index of Names;

Sommario/riassunto

"This guide is a vital tool for effective use of the recently released MMPI-2-RF. Yossef S. Ben-Porath, a leading expert on the MMPI instruments, provides detailed descriptions of the scales of the test, tables with interpretive recommendations for each scale, and an abundance of illustrative cases from a wide variety of settings, including forensic (criminal and civil), medical, and personnel screening. A comprehensive reference for users of the new test, this book sets the standard for interpretation of, and instruction on, the MMPI-2-RF"--Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450891503321

Autore

van der Valk Arnold G

Titolo

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006

ISBN

0-19-151365-2

1-4294-2176-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Biology of Habitats

Disciplina

577.68

Soggetti

Wetland ecology

Wetlands

Science

Natural history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 Introduction; 2 Wetland environments; 3 Microorganisms and invertebrates; 4 Wetland plants and animals; 5 Spatial and temporal patterns; 6 Wetland functions; 7 The future of wetlands; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

&i&The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands&i/& provides a concise,easy to read introduction for anyone working in the field of wetland ecology. It will be ideal for undergraduate and graduate students as well as professional researchers in the fields of limnology and freshwater ecology requiring a concise overview of the topic. - ;Global wetlands range from moss-dominated arctic peat lands to seasonally-flooded tropical floodplains, and exhibit significant differences in both hydrology and species composition. However, rather than concentrating on the detailed characteristics of specific wetland type