The landmark reference for psychological assessment, updated with the latest research and guidelines The Handbook of Psychological Assessment provides students and clinicians with practical instruction on selecting, administering, interpreting, and using the results of assessment procedures. 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. Preface 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 Evaluation 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: Pros and Cons 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-V 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 MMPI-2 Interpretation Procedure MMPI-2 Computerized Interpretation MMPI-2 Validity Scales MMPI-2 Clinical Scales MMPI-2 2-Point Codes MMPI-2 Content Scales MMPI-A Content Scales MMPI-2 Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales MMPI-2 Critical Items MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Supplementary Scales MMPI-2-RF Interpretation Procedure MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales MMPI-2-RF Higher-Order Scales MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical Scales MMPI-2-RF Specific Problem Scales MMPI-2-RF Personality Psychopathology Five Scales (PSY-5) Recommended Reading Chapter 8 Personality Assessment Inventory History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedure Validity Scales Clinical Scales Treatment Scales Interpersonal Scales Additional Clusters Critical Items Recommended Reading Chapter 9 Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedure Validity Scales Clinical Personality Patterns Severe Personality Pathology Clinical Syndromes Severe Syndromes Recommended Reading Chapter 10 NEO Personality Inventory History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Interpretation Procedure Recommended Reading Chapter 11 The Rorschach History and Development Reliability and Validity Assets and Limitations Use with Diverse Groups Comprehensive System: Administration Comprehensive System: Coding Comprehensive System: Scoring the Structural Summary Comprehensive System: Interpretation R-PAS: Administration R-PAS: Coding R-PAS: Scoring the Structural Summary R-PAS: 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, Second Edition (Bender-2) Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update (RBANS) 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-II (BDI-II) State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Recommended Reading Chapter 14 Treatment Planning and Clinical Decision Making Development and Approaches to Treatment Planning Intervention Options Clinical Decision Making Case Formulation Understanding the Problems Understanding Problem Context Treatment-Specific Client Characteristics The Systematic Treatment Selection (STS)/Innerlife Approach Recommended Reading Chapter 15 Psychological Report General Guidelines Feedback Format for a Psychological Report Sample Reports Recommended Reading Appendix A Test publishers/distributors Appendix B Testing organizations References Author Index Subject Index