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Names:Groth-Marnat,Gary,author.|Wright,A.Jordan,author.
Title:Handbookofpsychologicalassessment/GaryGroth-MarnatandA.Jordan Wright.
Description:Sixthedition.|Hoboken,NewJersey:JohnWiley&Sons,Inc., [2016]|Includesindex.
Identifiers:LCCN2015042889(print)|LCCN2016000499(ebook)|ISBN 9781118960646(cloth)|ISBN9781118960684(pdf)|ISBN9781118960653 (epub)
Subjects:LCSH:Psychologicaltests.|Personalityassessment.
Classification:LCCBF176.G762016(print)|LCCBF176(ebook)|DDC 150.28/7–dc23
LCrecordavailableathttp://lccn.loc.gov/2015042889
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SIXTHEDITION
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Chapter4BehavioralAssessment113 HistoryandDevelopment115 IssuesRelatedtoReliabilityandValidity117 AssetsandLimitations120 StrategiesofBehavioralAssessment121 RecommendedReading136
Chapter5WechslerIntelligenceScales139 TestingofIntelligence:ProsandCons139 HistoryandDevelopment142 ReliabilityandValidity147 AssetsandLimitations151 UsewithDiverseGroups153 MeaningofIQScores156 CautionsandGuidelinesinAdministration159
WAIS-IV/WISC-VSuccessive-LevelInterpretationProcedure161 WechslerIndexesandSubtests173 AssessingBrainDamage196 AssessingAdditionalSpecialPopulations204 ShortForms209 RecommendedReading213
Chapter6WechslerMemoryScales215 HistoryandDevelopment216 ReliabilityandValidity222 AssetsandLimitations224 UsewithDiverseGroups226 InterpretationProcedure227 InterpretingPatternsofIndexScores230 ComparingScoresontheWAIS-IVandtheWMS-IV238 AdditionalConsiderations:MalingeringandEvaluatingChange241 RecommendedReading242
Chapter7MinnesotaMultiphasicPersonalityInventory243 HistoryandDevelopment246 ReliabilityandValidity251 AssetsandLimitations255 UsewithDiverseGroups259
Administration262
MMPI-2InterpretationProcedure263
MMPI-2ComputerizedInterpretation272
MMPI-2ValidityScales273
MMPI-2ClinicalScales279
MMPI-22-PointCodes302
MMPI-2ContentScales328
MMPI-AContentScales331
MMPI-2Harris-Lingoesand Si Subscales334
MMPI-2CriticalItems337
MMPI-2andMMPI-ASupplementaryScales338
MMPI-2-RFInterpretationProcedure341
MMPI-2-RFValidityScales346
MMPI-2-RFHigher-OrderScales353
MMPI-2-RFRestructuredClinicalScales355
MMPI-2-RFSpecificProblemScales361 InterestScales366
MMPI-2-RFPersonalityPsychopathologyFiveScales366 RecommendedReading370
Chapter8PersonalityAssessmentInventory371 HistoryandDevelopment373 ReliabilityandValidity373 AssetsandLimitations375 UsewithDiverseGroups377 InterpretationProcedure377 ValidityScales380 ClinicalScales384 TreatmentScales404 InterpersonalScales408 AdditionalClusters410 CriticalItems415 RecommendedReading416 Chapter9MillonClinicalMultiaxialInventory417 HistoryandDevelopment419 ReliabilityandValidity424 AssetsandLimitations427
viiiContents
UsewithDiverseGroups431 InterpretationProcedure432 ValidityScales436 ClinicalPersonalityPatterns439 SeverePersonalityPathology476 ClinicalSyndromes486 SevereSyndromes488 RecommendedReading488
Chapter10NEOPersonalityInventory489 HistoryandDevelopment490 ReliabilityandValidity491 AssetsandLimitations493 UsewithDiverseGroups494 InterpretationProcedure495 RecommendedReading512
Chapter11TheRorschach513 HistoryandDevelopment514 ReliabilityandValidity518 AssetsandLimitations523 UsewithDiverseGroups527
ComprehensiveSystem:Administration528
ComprehensiveSystem:Coding531
ComprehensiveSystem:ScoringtheStructuralSummary536
ComprehensiveSystem:Interpretation539
R-PAS:Administration581
R-PAS:Coding584
R-PAS:ScoringtheStructuralSummary592
R-PAS:Interpretation593 RecommendedReading614
Chapter12ScreeningforNeuropsychologicalImpairment615 HistoryandDevelopment617 InterviewingforBrainImpairment620 DomainsofNeuropsychologicalFunctioning624
BenderVisual-MotorGestaltTest,SecondEdition633
RepeatableBatteryfortheAssessmentofNeuropsychological StatusUpdate645 RecommendedReading652
Chapter13BriefInstrumentsforTreatmentPlanning, Monitoring,andOutcomeAssessment653 SelectingBriefInstruments654 SymptomChecklist-90-RandBriefSymptomInventory655 BeckDepressionInventory–II662 StateTraitAnxietyInventory666 RecommendedReading670
Chapter14TreatmentPlanningandClinicalDecisionMaking671 DevelopmentandApproachestoTreatmentPlanning672 InterventionOptions677 ClinicalDecisionMaking679 CaseFormulation680 UnderstandingtheProblems683 UnderstandingProblemContext692 Treatment-SpecificClientCharacteristics696 TheSystematicTreatmentSelection(STS)/InnerlifeApproach703 RecommendedReading705 Chapter15ThePsychologicalReport707 GeneralGuidelines708 Feedback728 FormatforaPsychologicalReport730 SampleReports743 RecommendedReading772
Preface
Thankyousomuchforyoursupportinbuyingandreadingthisbook.OurintentionhasbeentocreatearesourcethatwillcovertheAtoZofassessment.Inother words,ouraimhasbeentoprovideguidancethatincludeslargerissuesonassessment aswellasspecificstagesintheassessmentprocess,fromclarifyingthereferralquestionthroughwritingupthereportandprovidingfeedbackandconsultingwithyour referralsourcesandclients.Wehopeitbringsclarity,practicalguidelines,insights,and usefulstrategiestoyourwork.Feedbackonthepreviouseditionsassuresusthatthis isoftenthecase.Thisfactmakesitworththemanylonghourshiddenawayinsidea smallroomincubatingideasandreading,writing,revising,andediting.
Aswiththepreviouseditions,wehavetriedtointegratethebestofsciencewith thebestofpractice.Necessarily,psychologicalassessmentinvolvestechnicalknowledge.Butinpresentingthistechnicalknowledge,wehavetriedtoisolate,extract,and summarizeinasclearamanneraspossiblethecoreinformationthatisrequiredfor practitionerstofunctioncompetently.Atthesametime,assessmentisalsoaboutthe veryhumansideofunderstanding,helping,andmakingdecisionsaboutpeople.We hopewehavebeenabletocomfortablyblendthistechnical(science)sidewiththe human.Anassessmentthatdoesnothaveatleastsomehearttoitiscoldandfalls shortinunderstandingtheexperienceoftheclient.Tokeepintouchwiththepractitioner/humansideofassessment,wehavecontinuallymaintainedactiveassessment practicesinwhichwehavetriedtostayclosetoandinteractwiththeongoingpersonalandprofessionalchallengesofpractitioners.Wehopethatwithinandbetween thesentencesinthebook,ouractiveinvolvementwiththeworldofpracticeisapparent.
Ithasbeensevenyearssincetheprevious(fifth)editionwaspublished.Duringthat time,muchhaschangedbutmuchhasremainedthesame.Thebigteststhatprofessionalpsychologistsusemostfrequentlyaresomewhatdifferent,andthisisreflected inchangestothissixthedition.ThisincludeseliminatingthechapterontheCalifornia PsychologicalInventoryandreplacingitwiththemorewidelyusedNEOPersonality Inventory—3.Whilebothfocusonnormalpersonalitytraits,theNEOisbasedonthe stronglyempiricallysupportedfive-factormodelofpersonality.Additionally,thiseditionhaseliminatedthechapterontheThematicApperceptionTest.Althoughitsuse inclinicalpracticeisunclear(anecdotallyitseemsstilltoberelativelywidelyused), thetestitselfhassufferedfromthelackofconsensusonacodingandscoringprotocol andasubsequentlackofstrong,consistentempiricalsupport.Inplaceofthischapter, wehaveincludedachapteronthePersonalityAssessmentInventory,whichhasgained bothstrongempiricalsupportandwideclinicalpopularity.
Inadditiontothesemajorchangesintestscovered,thereareimportantchanges withinotherchapters.ThechapterontheWechslerIntelligenceScalesincludes
updatedinformationonthenewlydevelopedWechslerIntelligenceScaleforChildren, FifthEdition(WISC-V).Additionally,twochaptershavebeensignificantlyexpanded becauseeachtesthastwoalternateforms,bothofwhichcurrentlyareinwide use.Specifically,thechapterontheMinnesotaMultiphasicPersonalityInventory includesinformationonboththeMMPI-2andtheMMPI-2–RestructuredForm (MMPI-2-RF),andthechapterontheRorschachincludesinformationonboththe ComprehensiveSystemandtheRorschachPerformanceAssessmentSystem(R-PAS). Forbothofthesetests,thenext10orsoyearsmayseethefieldleantowardoneor theotherformofthetests,butatthemomentthefieldissplit,andbothversionsof bothtestsarewidelyused.Finally,wehaveworkedtostrengthenthesectionson“Use withDiverseGroups,”whichreflectthemoreextensiveuseofassessmentforawide varietyofpopulationsandtheimportanceofcompetentlyandsensitivelyworking withdiversepopulations.
Therearealsomanysmallerchangesthroughoutthissixthedition.Ithasbeen fullyupdatedwithnewresearchinthefield.Therehasalsobeengreateremphasison makingassessmentmoreuserfriendlyandconsumeroriented.Thisisreflectedinsuggestionsforusingeverydaylanguageinreports,connectinginterpretationstoactual clientbehavior,strategiesforwordinginterpretationsinamannerlikelytoenhance clientgrowth,andtheimportanceofcollaboratingwithclients.Thetreatmentplanning andclinicaldecisionmakingchapterhasbeencompletelyupdated,andthepsychologicalreportwritingchapterhasbeenupdatedtoincludecurrentthinkingofthe AmericanPsychologicalAssociationandtheSocietyforPersonalityAssessmentabout proficiencyinpersonalityassessment.Wehopethatthesechangeswillprovidereaders withthebest,mostcurrent,andmostpracticalofwhatcanbeavailableinassessment.
Thedevelopmentofthe HandbookofPsychologicalAssessment hasbeenagroup effort.ItstartedmanyyearsagowithideasandcowritingwithGaryGroth-Marnat’s colleagueDorothyMorena.Wewantedtodeveloparesourcethatwouldassiststudentswithallphasesofpsychologicalassessment.Oursincerethankstoher.Aseries ofeditorsatJohnWiley&Sonshavebeeninvaluable,includingHerbReich,Jennifer Simon,TraceyBelmont,LisaGebo,PeggyAlexander,andMarquitaFlemming.We haveverymuchenjoyedandappreciatedourrelationshipwithWiley;notonlyhave webeentreatedasrespectedauthors,buttheyhavealsowelcomedusintotheWiley “family.”ColleagueswhohaveprovidedvaluableinputincludeSteveSmith,Larry Beutler,SteveFinn,AlanKaufman,DawnFlanagan,GregMeyer,JoniMihura,Aasha Foster,andtheinvaluableandnonstoplistofarticlesfromtheKennethPopewebsite andlisterv.SethGrossman,C.J.Thompson,andtheircolleaguesatPearsonAssessmentwereextremelyhelpfulandgenerousinsupplyinguswithadvanceinformation ontheMCMI-IV.Finally,muchofourprofessionalworkisdevotedtowardhelping studentstoachievethebestofwhattheyarecapableof.Inreturn,workingwiththem hasinevitablyhelpedusrefinethissixthedition.Finally,wewouldliketodedicatethe sixtheditiontoGary’sparents,BarbaraandRudy,inmemoriam,aswellastoJordan’s husband,Matt,anddaughter,Millie,fortheirunwaveringsupport.
GaryGroth-MarnatandA.JordanWright July28,2015