Handbook Of Psychological Assessment Fourth Expanded And Revised Edition 4th Edition Gary Grothmarnat by Gary Groth-marnat 9780471419792, 0471419796 instant download after payment.

"A commendable volume in which the author condenses information, normally in several locations, into one reading . . . an excellent text for graduate courses on psychological assessment. It . . . familiarizes the student with the entire enterprise of clinical assessment and provides enough of a how-to guide for the student to carry out an assessment practicum."
–Contemporary Psychology
"For both practitioners and students of psychological assessment, the expanded and updated Handbook provides guidance to the selection, administration, evaluation, and interpretation of the most commonly used psychological tests."
–Reference and Research Book News
The updated and expanded fourth edition of the highly acclaimed classic text on psychological assessment
The Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Fourth Edition presents a step-by-step guide on how to conduct a comprehensive psychological evaluation. It provides a complete review of the most commonly used assessment instruments and the most efficient methods for selecting and administering tests, evaluating data, and integrating results into a coherent, problem-solving report.
Updated reviews and interpretive guidelines are included for the most frequently used assessment techniques, including structured and unstructured interviews, Wechlser® intelligence scales (WAIS®-III/WISC-III®), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2™/MMPI-A™), Millon™ Multiaxial Clinical Inventory-III, California Psychological Inventory™, Rorschach®, Thematic Apperception Test, and frequently used instruments for neuropsychological screening (e.g., Bender Gestalt and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test). Each test is reviewed according to its history and development, psychometrics, administration, and interpretation of results.
In addition, this revised and expanded Fourth Edition includes:
- Completely updated research on all assessment techniques
- A chapter on the Wechsler® Memory Scales (WMS®-III)
- A new chapter on brief instruments for treatment planning, patient monitoring, and outcome assessment (Beck Depression Inventory®-II, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Symptom Checklist-90-R)
Organized according to the sequence psychologists follow when conducting an assessment, the Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Fourth Edition is a practical, valuable reference for clinical psychologists, therapists, school psychologists, and counselors.