Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment (eBook)

ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PHD, is a licensed clinical psychologist residing in Carlsbad, California. She has coauthored several Essentials books, including Essentials of Assessment Report Writing (with Nancy Mather, Nadeen Kaufman, and Alan Kaufman). She and Alan Kaufman are coauthors of Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence, now in its third edition. ALAN S. KAUFMAN, PHD, a leading expert on intelligence testing, is Clinical Professor of Psychology at the Child Study Center at the Yale University School of Medicine. His books, tests, and intelligent testing approach have had worldwide impact on clinical assessment. Dr. Kaufman's approach to test interpretation and his tests--such as KABC-II and KTEA-II, which he co-created with Nadeen Kaufman--reflect an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley's Essentials of Psychological Assessment series.

Series Preface xi

Preface to the Second Edition xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

One Introduction and Overview 1

Two How to Administer the WAIS-IV 53

Three How to Score the WAIS-IV 98

Four How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 119

Five How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 150

Six Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 216
George McCloskey, Emily S. Hartz, and Katherine Scipioni

Seven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence Across the Adult Life Span 254

Eight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use With Special Groups, Practice Effects, and Gender Differences 299

Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 332
Ron Dumont and John O. Willis

Ten Illustrative Case Reports 353

Eleven The Initial Digital Adaptation of the WAIS-IV 389
Tommie G. Cayton, Dustin Wahlstrom, and Mark H. Daniel

References 427

Annotated Bibliography 445

About the Authors 448

Author Index 449

Subject Index 455

About the CD-ROM 472