Handbook of Personality Assessment (eBook)

Irving B. Weiner, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatryand behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida andformer Director of Psychological Services at the University ofSouth Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He resides inTampa and is in the practice os clinical and forensicpsychology. Dr. Weiner received his doctorate in clinical psychology from theUniversity of Michigan in 1959. His position since that time haveincluded Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Head of theDivision of Psychology at the University of Rochester MedicalCenter; Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at CaseWestern reserve University; and Vice-President and Chief AcademicOfficer at the University of Denver and at Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity. He is a Fellow of the American PsychologicalAssociation and of the Association for Psychological Science, aDiplomat of the American board of Professional Psycho9logy in bothClinical and Forensic Psychology, and a licensed psychologist inthe state of Florida. He is president-elect of the Society ofClinical Psychology (APA Division 12), Past President of theInternational Rorschach Society, current President of the Societyfor Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. Heserved as editor of the Journal of Personality Assessment from 1985to 1993 and as editor of Rorschachiana: Yearbook of theInternational Rorschach Society from 1990 to 1996. His Writingsinclude numerous articles and chapters and the followingbooks: Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia, 1966; republished ed., 1997 Psychological Disturbance in Adolescence, 1970; 2nd ed., 1992 Rorschach Handbook of Clinical and Research Applications,1971 Child Development, 1972 Principles of Psychotherapy, 1975; 2nd ed., 1998 Clinical Methods in Psychology (ED.) 1976; 2nd ed., 1983 Development of the Child, 1978 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 1982 Rorschach Assessment of Children and Adolescents, 1982; 2nd ed.,1995 Adolescence: A Developmental Transition, 1985; 2nd ed., 1995 Handbook of Forensic Psychology, (Ed.) 1987; 2nd ed., 1999; 3rded., 2006 Principles of Rorschach Interpretation, 1998; 2nd ed., 2003 Handbook of Psychology (12 Vols.) (Editor-in-Chief), 2003 Adult Psychopathology Case Studies (Ed.) 2004 Roger L. Greene is a professor at Pacific Graduate Schoolof Psychology in Palo Alto, California, where he served as Directorof Clinical Training for twelve years. Dr. Greene has worked in avariety of clinical settings and with different types of patientsin his clinical career. His particular area of interest clinicallyis the assessment and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He haswritten a number of texts and articles on the use of the MMPI-2.His most recent book, The MMPI-2: An Interpretive Manual (2nd ed.)was published in 2000. His books on the MMPI/MMPI-2 have been amongthe standard references for over two decades. He is a Fellowof Division 12of APA and the Society for Personality Assessment. Hehas served on the Board of Trustees and as an Associate Editor ofthe Journal of Personality Assessment for the Society ofPersonality Assessment. His writings include numerous articles andchapters and the following books: The MMPI: an Interpretive Manual, 1980 The MMPI-2/MMPI: An Interpretive Manual, 1991 Emerging Issues and Methods in Personality Assessment (Co-Ed.),1997 The MMPI-2: An Interpretive Manual, 2000

Preface.

I. Basic Considerations.

1. History of personality assessment.

Early Events.

Emergence of Personality Psychology.

World War II and the Expansion of Clinical Psychology.

Trends Over Time: Shrinkage and Growth.

Concluding Comments.

2. The personality assessment process.

Purposes of Personality Assessment.

Preparing for Personality Assessments.

Conducting Personality Assessments.

Interpreting Personality Assessment Data.

Reporting Personality Assessment Findings.

3. Psychometric Foundations Of Assessment.

Reliability.

Validity.

Clinical Decision Making.

Impediments to Accurate Decisions.

Concluding Comment.

4. Ethical considerations in personality assessment.

Student Disclosure of Personal Information.

Bases for Assessments.

Use of Assessments.

Informed Consent in Assessments.

Release of Test Data.

Interpreting Assessment Results.

Assessment by Unqualified Persons.

Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results.

Test Scoring and Interpretation Services.

Explaining Assessment Results.

Maintaining Test Security.

Training Students in Psychological Assessment.

Diversity.

II. Self-Report Inventories.

5. Overview of self-report inventories.

Nature of Self-Report Instruments.

Item Characteristics.

Methods of Scale Development.

Administration and Scoring.

Standardization Group.

Validity Assessment.

Interpretive Process.

6. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Assessing Validity.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

7. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-A.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Assessing Validity.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

8. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Assessing Validity.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

9. Personality Assessment Inventory.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Assessing Validity.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

10. NEO Personality Inventory-Revised.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Assessing Validity.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

III. Performance-Based Measures.

11. Rorschach Inkblot Method.

Nature of the Rorschach Inkblot Method.

History.

Administration.

Coding and Scoring.

Interpretation: Structural Variables.

Interpretation--Thematic Variables.

Interpretation--Card Pull.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

12. Thematic Apperception Test.

Nature of the Thematic Apperception Test.

History.

Administration.

Coding.

Interpretation: Card Pull.

Interpretation: Story Meaning.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

13. Figure drawing methods.

Nature and History of Figure Drawing Methods.

Administration and Scoring.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

14. Sentence completion methods.

Nature of Sentence Completion Methods.

History.

Administration.

Scoring.

Interpretation.

Applications.

Psychometric Foundations.

Appendix. Computer Generated Interpretive Reports.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

"This masterful integration of theory and research focuses on thecontributions of standardized psychological instruments to theassessment process. Very thoughtful chapters on the history ofpersonality assessment, the assessment process, psychometrics, andethical issues set the stage. This is likely the single bestcompilation that surveys the diverse methods that expert diagnosticconsultants employ every single day." (Journal of PersonalityAssessment, 91(2), 2009)

"The majority of the Handbook provides knowledge, clear anddistinct as Descartes (1641/1996) would have hoped, on theessentials--namely, history, administration, scoring,validity, interpretation, common applications, andpsychometrics--of the most commonly used standardizedpsychological tests. Self-report inventories include the MinnesotaMultiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), MMPI-A, MillonClinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), PersonalityAssessment Inventory (PAI), and revised NEO Personality Inventory,while the performance-based tests include the Rorschach (InkblotMethod), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), and variousfigure-drawing and sentence completion methods. What's unusualamong true believers--and Weiner and Greene are true believersin the best sense when it comes to standardized psychologicaltests--is the ease with which one is made aware of what is notknown."
---Richard W. Bloom (PsycCRITIQUES, 1554-0138, October22, 2008, Vol. 53, Release 43,! Article 6)