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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808945903321

Autore

Groth-Marnat Gary

Titolo

Handbook of psychological assessment / / Gary Groth-Marnat and A. Jordan Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-118-96065-3

1-118-96068-8

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (915 pages)

Disciplina

150.28/7

Soggetti

Psychological tests

Personality assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1.Introduction -- 2.Context of clinical assessment -- 3.The assessment interview -- 4.Behavioral assessment -- 5.Wechsler intelligence scales -- 6.Wechsler memory scales -- 7.Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory -- 8.Personality assessment inventory -- 9.Millon clinical multiaxial inventory -- 10.NEO personality inventory -- 11.The Rorschach -- 12.Screening for neuropsychological impairment -- 13.Brief instruments for treatment planning, monitoring, and outcome assessment -- 14.Treatment planning and clinical decision making -- 15.The psychological report.

Sommario/riassunto

Organized according to the sequence mental health professionals follow when conducting an assessment, Groth-Marnat's Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Sixth Edition covers principles of assessment, evaluation, referral, treatment planning, and report writing. Written in a practical, skills-based manner, the Sixth Edition provides guidance on the most efficient methods for selecting and administering tests, interpreting assessment data, how to integrate test scores and develop treatment plans as well as instruction on ways to write effective, client-oriented psychological reports. This text provides through coverage of the most commonly used assessment instruments including the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Wechsler Memory Scales,



Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Personality Assessment Inventory, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, NEO Personality, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test, and brief assessment instruments for treatment planning, monitoring, and outcome assessment.