Handbook of personality assessment /
Irving B. Weiner, Roger L. Greene.
- Second edition.
- xvi, 750 pages ; 29 cm
About the Author Irving B. Weiner, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida and is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology. He is the author of numerous articles and books, and Editor-in-Chief of the 12-volume Handbook of Psychology.
Roger L. Greene, PhD, is a professor at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, California, where he served as Director of Clinical Training for twelve years. Dr. Greene has worked in a variety of clinical settings and with different types of patients in his clinical career. His particular area of interest is the assessment and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He has written a number of texts and articles on the use of the MMPI-2.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents
Preface
About the Authors
Part 1: Basic Considerations
Chapter 1: History of Personality Assessment
Early Events
Emergence of Personality Psychology
World War II and the Expansion of Clinical Psychology
Trends over Time: Shrinkage and Growth
Concluding Comments
References
Chapter 2: The Personality Assessment Process
Purposes of Personality Assessment
Preparing for Personality Assessments
Conducting Personality Assessments
Interpreting Personality Assessment Data
Reporting Personality Assessment Findings
References
Chapter 3: Psychometric Foundations of Assessment
Reliability
Validity
Clinical Decision Making
Impediments to Accurate Decisions
Concluding Comments
References
Chapter 4: Ethical Considerations in Personality Assessment
Student Disclosure of Personal Information (7.04)
Bases for Assessments (9.01)
Use of Assessments (9.02)
Informed Consent in Assessments (9.03)
Release of Test Data (9.04)
Interpreting Assessment Results (9.06)
Assessment by Unqualified Persons (9.07)
Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results (9.08)
Test Scoring and Interpretation Services (9.09)
Explaining Assessment Results (9.10)
Maintaining Test Security (9.11)
Training Students in Personality Assessment
Diversity Issues
Concluding Comments
References
Part 2: Self-Report Inventories
Chapter 5: Overview
Nature of Self-Report Inventories
Item Characteristics
Administration and Scoring
Method of Scale Development
Validity Assessment
The Process of Interpretation
Future Directions for Assessment with Self-Report Inventories
Appendix H: Rorschach Performance Assessment System
Author Index
Subject Index
The Handbook of Personality Assessment provides comprehensive guidance on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most widely-used instruments. Written by two of the field's foremost authorities, this well-balanced guide blends theory and application to provide a foundational reference for both graduate students and professionals. Updated to reflect the most current advances, this second edition includes new chapters on the Minnesota Personality Inventory-Restructured Form and the Rorschach Performance Assessment System, along with in-depth coverage of the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-A, MCMI-IV, PAI, NEO-PI-R, Rorschach Comprehensive System, TAT, and Figure Drawing and Sentence Completion Methods. Each instrument is discussed in terms of its history, administration, scoring, validity, assessment, interpretation, applications, and psychometric foundations, and other chapters address ethical considerations and provide general guidelines in the assessment process.
Personality assessments guide recommendations in a broad range of clinical, health care, forensic, educational, and organizational settings. This book delves deeply into the nature and appropriate use of the major assessment instruments, with authoritative insight and practical guidance.
Review the latest concepts, research, and practices Administer, score, and interpret the most widely-used instruments Understand the psychometric foundations of personality assessment Access downloadable sample reports that illustrate software interpretation
An individual's nature and disposition can be assessed in several ways. This book focuses on standardized psychological tests that assess personality characteristics and indicate how a person is likely to think, feel, and act. The results can only be as accurate as the process, from assessment selection and administration, to scoring, interpretation, and beyond. The Handbook of Personality Assessment is an invaluable resource for every stage of the process, with a practical focus and advice from two leading experts.