Handbook of Psychology, Assessment Psychology (eBook)

John R. Graham, Jack A. Naglieri, Irving B. Weiner (Autoren)

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2012 | 2. Auflage
720 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-28676-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Autor

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., 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. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Inhalt

Handbook of Psychology Preface xiii
Irving B. Weiner

Volume Preface xv
John R. Graham and Jack A. Naglieri

Contributors xvii

I Assessment Issues 1

1 The Assessment Process 3
Irving B. Weiner

2 Clinical Versus Mechanical Prediction 26
Paul M. Spengler

3 Fundamental Psychometric Considerations in Assessment 50
John D. Wasserman and Bruce A. Bracken

4 Bias in Psychological Assessment: An Empirical Review and Recommendations 82
Cecil R. Reynolds and Lisa A. Suzuki

5 Testing and Assessment in Cross-Cultural Psychology 114
Kurt F. Geisinger and Carina Mccormick

6 Psychological Assessment in Treatment 140
Mark E. Maruish

7 Computerized Personality Assessment 165
James N. Butcher

8 Ethical Issues in Psychological Assessment 192
Celiane Rey-Casserly and Gerald P. Koocher

9 Education and Training in Psychological Assessment 211
Leonard Handler and Justin D. Smith

II Assessment Settings 239

10 Psychological Assessment in Adult Mental Health Settings 241
Martin Sellbom, Brandee E. Marion, and R. Michael Bagby

11 Psychological Assessment in Child Mental Health Settings 261
Nancy Howells Wrobel and David Lachar

12 Psychological Assessment in School Settings 291
Jeffery P. Braden

13 Psychological Assessment in Medical Settings 315
Jerry J. Sweet, Steven M. Tovian, Leslie M. Guidotti Breting, and Yana Suchy

14 Psychological Assessment in industrial/Organizational Settings 347
Richard J. Klimoski and Torrey R. Wilkinson

15 Forensic Psychological Assessments 373
James R. P. Ogloff and Kevin S. Douglas

16 Psychological Assessment in Correctional Settings 394
Edwin I. Megargee

17 Assessment in Geriatric Settings 425
Barry A. Edelstein, Ronald R. Martin, and Lindsay A. Gerolimatos

III Assessment Methods 449

18 Assessment Of intellectual Functioning 451
John D. Wasserman

19 Assessment of Neuropsychological Functioning 502
Tulio M. Otero, Kenneth Podell, Philip Defina, and Elkhonon Goldberg

20 Conceptualization and Assessment Of interests 534
Rodney L. Lowman and andrew D. Carson

21 Assessing Personality and Psychopathology With interviews 558
Robert J. Craig

22 Assessment of Psychopathology: Behavioral Approaches 583
William H. O'brien and Kathleen M. Young

23 Performance Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology 600
Donald J. Viglione and Bridget Rivera

24 Self-Report inventories: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology 622
Yossef S. Ben-Porath

25 Current Status and Future Directions of Assessment Psychology 645
Jack A. Naglieri and John R. Graham

Author index 659

Subject index 691

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.10.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Schlagworte: Psychologie • Psychology • Wissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-118-28676-6 / 1118286766
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-28676-0 / 9781118286760