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Product Description: "There is clearly a ground swell of interest in cognitive assessment and as the reader of this volume will discover, exciting work is being done."—Donald Meichenbaum and Roy Cameron "An important step toward the development of more sophisticated means of assessing the role of cognition in psychopathology and the process of psychotherapeutic change...read more

Product Description: Book by Kleinmuntz, Benjamin

Product Description: A survey of psychological testing that covers the basic principles of tests and measurements and the most commonly used techniques.

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Product Description: ALOIS ANGLEITNER and JERRY S. WIGGINS The personality questionnaire has been with us for more than 60 years. It has been, and still is, the most popular method of personality assessment and it no doubt will continue to be so. The method has been sharply criticized since its inception (e...read more

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The Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Third Edition offers busy professionals and graduate students a complete review of today's most commonly used psychological assessment tests. This step-by-step guide condenses countless manuals and texts into one easy-to-use volume and points out the most efficient methods for selecting tests, evaluating interview data, and integrating results into a cohesive psychological report. Readers familiar with the successful previous editions will find updated systems for evaluating the classic tests: Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Bender-Gestalt, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2), projective drawings, and California Psychological Inventory. Each test is reconsidered for validity and overall reliability in light of current clinical thought and scientific development. Additional chapters cover new and revised tests and the increased importance of treatment planning in the age of managed care. This updated and expanded Third Edition includes: Updated systems for evaluating the classic tests New and revised tests, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A) and the new Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC III) New sections on ethics and test selection A new chapter on the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) Expanded coverage of neuropsychological assessment Expanded coverage of treatment planning, including a new chapter on systematically integrating test results into a treatment plan Like its predecessors, the Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Third Edition is an indispensable reference for graduate students, clinical psychologists, therapists, school psychologists, and counselors. From the reviews of the Second Edition of the Handbook of Psychological Assessment "[The book's] purpose has been splendidly realized by Groth-Marnat, who has combined current scientific and clinical understandings and clear writing with an excellent sense of organization." —Bertram H. Rothschild, ARBA 92 ". . . 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 would familiarize the student with the entire enterprise of clinical assessment and provide 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

Product Description: 7 Personality Types reveals the answer to the key question: Who am I? It presents an ancient and powerful system of self-knowledge, updated for the modern world. The seven archetypes of King, Priest, Sage, Scholar, Warrior, Artisan, and Server have always existed in every society, and everyone belongs to one of these groups...read more

Product Description: Dealing with uptight, high-stress people in your workplace, family, or home can be an enormous challenge, but this book provides invaluable insight and practical advice enabling readers to handle these "problem" personality types successfully...read more

Product Description: In this volume, a diverse group of world experts in personality assessment showcase a range of different viewpoints on response distortion. Contributors consider what it means to "fake" a personality assessment, why and how people try to obtain particular scores on personality tests, and what types of tests people can successfully manipulate...read more

Product Description: In today's competitive workplace more and more companies are using emotional intelligence tests to vet job applicants and assess staff as they increasingly recognize that positive behaviors are just as important as technical expertise...read more

Product Description: For many years, the explicit personality that part of which the person is aware has dominated the realm of personality assessment. Until now, the implicit personality the unconscious, inaccessible, hidden reserve of motives and needs explored by Freud, Jung, Rorschach, and others has been difficult to measure...read more

Product Description: The Complete Personality Assessment applies psychometric tests in a structured way to help readers better understand their strengths and shortcomings. While emphasizing the implications for one's work life, the book helps readers think through how best to use their talents, and it shows them how to confront and overcome the internal conflicts that hold them back...read more

Product Description: The past forty years have revealed a myriad of theoretical advances to Freud’s original conceptions of the personality. It has also witnessed the continued use of projective methods as a vital means of understanding the what and the how of mental health and psychopathology...read more

Product Description: Know Thine Toxic Man.Toxic men come in all shapes, sizes, and dysfunctions. The trick is to know one when you see one--and how to deal with him. In this book, bestselling author and therapist Dr.Lillian Glass shows you how to identify toxic men, and gives you the specific tools you need to avoid them when you can--and handle them effectively when you cannot...read more