Irving B. Weiner, Roger L. Greene

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Handbook of Personality Assessment (eBook, ePUB)

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This comprehensive, balanced guide to personality assessment, written by two of the foremost experts in the field, is sure to become the gold standard of texts on this topic. The Handbook of Personality Assessment covers everything from the basics, including a historic overview and detailed discussion of the assessment process and its psychometric foundations, to valuable sections on conducting the assessment interview and the nature, interpretation, and applications of the most popular self-report (objective) and performance-based (projective) measures. A concluding section of special topics such as computerized assessment, ethical and legal issues, and report writing are unique to this text.

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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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Seitenzahl: 696
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118045596
• Artikelnr.: 37484869