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Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality

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ISBN-10: 1593852428

ISBN-13: 9781593852429

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Larry E. Beutler, Gary Groth-Marnat

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The book begins with a basic discussion of test development and validation, followed by a description of the methods used for integrating information from disparate sources and the presentation of a model of report writing. Issues related to the selection of assessment instruments are discussed, as is the use of the clinical interview both for gathering information and for setting the stage for the rest of the assessment experience. Specific chapters focus on assessment procedures that include the clinical interview, the WAIS-R, the Rorschach, the MMPI-2, and the MCMI, and on the ways information can be applied to the task of making treatment recommendations. The final chapter is a workbook…    
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Book details

List price: $45.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 8/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 508
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Introduction to Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality
What Is the Value and Nature of Psychological Assessment?
Systematic Treatment Selection: A Model of Functional Elements
Psychological Assessment and the Nature of Measurement
Summary
Approaching the Patient: Referral Contexts, Test Selection, and Clinical Judgment
Contexts of Assessment
Test Selection
Maximizing Clinical Judgments
Summary
Identifying Treatment-Relevant Assessment: Systematic Treatment Selection
Prescriptive Therapy
Patient and Treatment Matching Dimensions: Cross-Theoretical Applications
Introduction to the Therapeutic Principles of Training in Systematic Treatment Selection
An Internet-Distributed Application for Implementing Systematic Treatment Selection
Case Example
Summary
The Integrative Clinical Interview
Overview of Interview Formats
Strengths of Interview Formats
The Integrated, Semistructured Interview
Case Example
Summary
Intelligence and Personality
Correlations between Intelligence and Personality Traits
Possible Mechanisms for Intelligence-Personality Correlations
Mental Health and Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Intelligence-Personality and Systematic Treatment Selection
Case Example
Summary
The MMPI-2
Background
Administration and Scoring
Feedback Considerations
Case Example
Limitations of the MMPI-2
Summary
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III
Development of the MCMIs
Description of the MCMI-III Scales
Advantages and Limitations
Psychometric Properties
Administration and Scoring
Interpretation
Treatment Planning
Case Example
Summary
The California Psychological Inventory
Background
Advantages and Limitations
Psychometric Properties
Administration and Scoring
Interpretation
Systematic Treatment Selection
Case Example
Summary
The Rorschach
Advantages and Limitations
Psychometric Properties
Alternative Instruments
Administration
Scoring
Interpretation
Treatment Planning
Feedback Considerations
Case Example
Summary
Integrative Personality Assessment in Special Settings
Working in Special Settings
Specific Test Differences
Case Example
Summary
Integrative Personality Assessment with Older Adults and Ethnic Minority Clients
Key Concepts
General Assessment Issues
Systematic Treatment Selection Dimensions: Relevance to Older Adults and Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults
Summary
Integrating and Applying Assessment Information: Decision Making, Patient Feedback, and Consultation
Benefits of Integrative Assessment
Test Integration
Steps in Test Integration
How to Conduct a Feedback Session
Feedback and Therapeutic Strategies Using the STS Model
Working with the Referral Source
Case Example
Summary
The Integrated Psychological Report
Research and Practical Considerations
The Use of Computers
Components of the Psychological Report
Examples of Case Reports
Summary
Test Scores for Case Example R. W.
Test Publishers/Distributors
STS Analysis
References
Index