Handbookof Psychological Assessment 5TH Edition

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The Handbook of Psychological Assessment is designed to develop a high level of practitioner competence by providing relevant practical, research, and theoretical information. It can serve as both a reference and instructional guide. As a reference book, it aids in test selection and the development of a large number and variety of interpretive hypotheses. As an instructional text, it provides students with the basic tools for conducting an integrated psychological assessment. The significant and overriding emphasis in this book is on assessing areas that are of practical use in evaluating individuals in a clinical context. It is applied in its orientation, and for the most part, I have kept theoretical discussions to a minimum. Many books written on psychological testing and the courses organized around these books focus primarily on test theory, with a brief overview of a large number of tests. In contrast, my intent is to focus on the actual processes that practitioners go through during assessment. I begin with such issues as role clarification and evaluation of the referral question and end with treatment planning and the actual preparation of the report itself. One of the crucial skills that I hope readers of this text will develop, or at least have enhanced, is a realistic appreciation of the assets and limitations of assessment. This includes an appraisal of psychological assessment as a general strategy as well as an awareness of the assets and limitations of specific instruments and procedures. A primary limitation of assessment lies in the incorrect handling of the data, which is not integrated in the context of other sources of information (behavioral observations, history, other test scores). Also, the results are not presented in a way that helps solve the unique problems clients or referral sources are confronting. To counter these limitations, the text continually provides practitioners with guidelines for integrating and presenting the data in as useful a manner as possible. The text is thus not so much a book on test interpretation (although this is an important component) but on test integration within the wider context of assessment. As a result, psychologists should be able to create reports that are accurate, effective, concise, and highly valued by the persons who receive them. Chapter 1: Introduction Organization of the Handbook Role of the Clinician Patterns of Test Usage in Clinical Assessment Evaluating Psychological Tests Validity in Clinical Practice Clinical Judgment Phases in Clinical Assessment Recommended Reading Chapter 2: Context of Clinical Assessment Types of Referral Settings Ethical Practice of Assessment Assessing Diverse Groups Selecting Psychological Tests Computer-Assisted Assessment Recommended Reading Chapter 3: The Assessment Interview History and Development Issues Related to Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations The Assessment Interview and Case History Mental Status Examination Interpreting Interview Data Structured Interviews Recommended Reading Chapter 4: Behavioral Assessment History and Development Issues Related to Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Strategies of Behavioral Assessment Recommended Reading Chapter 5: Wechsler Intelligence Scales Testing of Intelligence: Pro and Con History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Meaning of IQ Scores Cautions and Guidelines in Administration WAIS-IV/WISC-IV Successive-Level Interpretation Procedure Wechsler Indexes and Subtests Assessing Brain Damage Assessing Additional Special Populations Short Forms Recommended Reading Chapter 6: Wechsler Memory Scales History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedure Interpreting Patterns of Index Scores Comparing Scores on the WAIS-IV and the WMS-IV Additional Considerations: Malingering and Evaluating Change Recommended Reading Chapter 7: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Administration Interpretation Procedure Computerized Interpretation Validity Scales Clinical Scales 2-Point Codes MMPI-2 Content Scales MMPI-A Content Scales Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales Critical Items MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Supplementary Scales Recommended Reading Chapter 8: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedure Modifying Indices (Validity Scales) Clinical Personality Patterns Severe Personality Pathology Clinical Syndromes Severe Syndromes Recommended Reading Chapter 9: California Psychological Inventory History and Development Comparison with the MMPI Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedures Vector Scale Interpretation Individual Scales Special Purpose Scales Configural Interpretation Recommended Reading Chapter 10: The Rorschach History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Future Directions Administration Scoring Structural Summary Interpretation Recommended Reading Chapter 11: Thematic Apperception Test History and Development Theoretical Perspectives Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Administration Typical Themes Elicited Scoring Procedures Interpretation Recommended Reading Chapter 12: Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment History and Development Interviewing for Brain Impairment Domains of Neuropsychological Functioning Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Recommended Reading Chapter 13: Brief Instruments for Treatment Planning, Monitoring, and Outcome Assessment Selecting Brief Instruments Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) Beck Depression Inventory State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Recommended Reading Chapter 14: Psychological Assessment and Treatment Planning Development and Approaches to Treatment Planning A Systematic Approach to Treatment Selection Functional Impairment Social Support Problem Complexity/Chronicity Coping Style Resistance Subjective Distress Problem-Solving Phase Recommended Reading Chapter 15: Psychological Report General Guidelines Format for a Psychological Report Sample Reports Recommended Reading Appendix A: Test publishers/distributors Appendix B: Testing organizations Appendix C: Wisc-iv Norms Tables for Clinical Clusters Appendix D: Directions for Hand Scoring the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI- 2) Validity and Clinical Scales Appendix E: Rorschach Norms for Scoring Categories Appendix F: Rorschach Norms for Ratios, Percentages, and Special Indices Appendix G: WAIS-IV Norms Tables for Clinical Clusters References Author Index Subject Index CONTINUES.....