Personality Tests & Assessments Books

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71. The Psychological Assessment of Abused and Traumatized Children

    By Francis D. Kelly

    The past decade has seen more and more clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of abused and traumatized children. They have contributed to an impressively large body of literature on the impact of abuse and trauma at all ages, the focus of which has been the short and long-term...

    Published February 28th 1999 by Routledge
72. Anxiety Sensitivity

    theory, Research, and Treatment of the Fear of Anxiety

    Edited by Steven Taylor

    Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is the fear of anxiety sensations which arises from beliefs that these sensations have harmful somatic, social, or psychological consequences. Over the past decade, AS has attracted a great deal of attention from researchers and clinicians with more than 100 peer-reviewed...

    Published December 31st 1998 by Routledge
73. Self Psychology and Diagnostic Assessment

    Identifying Selfobject Functions Through Psychological Testing

    By Marshall L. Silverstein

    The self psychology of Heinz Kohut has been an important force in contemporary psychoanalytic thought and its ramifications for therapy have been extensively explored. Now, Marshall Silverstein offers the first analysis of the application of self psychology to projective diagnostic assessment....

    Published December 31st 1998 by Routledge
74. Historical and Geographical Influences on Psychopathology

    Edited by Patricia Cohen, Cheryl Slomkowski, Lee N. Robins

    This book begins with the assumption that a deep understanding of the origins of psychopathology, human dysfunction, and their course is fundamental to the quest for the good society, and perhaps, even to our survival as a species. The studies presented compare prevalences and risk factors across...

    Published November 30th 1998 by Routledge
75. Human Cognitive Abilities in Theory and Practice

    Edited by John J. McArdle, Richard W. Woodcock

    Research on human cognitive abilities has a long history in psychology and education, and has been widely applied to practical problems in schools, clinics, and employment settings. This book explores the historical background and current views of how human intelligence manifests itself in...

    Published August 31st 1998 by Psychology Press
76. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach

    By Paul M. Lerner

    Few books illuminate a domain of clinical inquiry as superbly as Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach. Paul Lerner has written a comprehensive text that offers a richly detailed, multidimensional vision of the Rorschach as the ideal medium for operationalizing, testing, and in some...

    Published March 31st 1998 by Routledge
77. Posttraumatic Growth

    Positive Changes in the Aftermath of Crisis

    Edited by Richard G. Tedeschi, Crystal L. Park, Lawrence G. Calhoun

    That which does not kill us makes us stronger. (Nietzsche) The phenomenon of positive personal change following devastating events has been recognized since ancient times, but given little attention by contemporary psychologists and psychiatrists, who have tended to focus on the negative...

    Published February 28th 1998 by Routledge
78. Teaching and Learning Personality Assessment

    Edited by Leonard Handler, Mark J. Hilsenroth, Mark Hilsenroth

    How do we move from an understanding of the administration, scoring, and interpretation of responses on various personality assessment instruments to the ability to put our understanding into words and communicate it effectively to referral agents and to patients themselves? And how do we transmit...

    Published February 28th 1998 by Routledge
79. Basic Interviewing

    A Practical Guide for Counselors and Clinicians

    Edited by Michel Hersen, Vincent B. Van Hasselt

    This book offers clear and direct answers to the questions most frequently asked by students and trainees learning how to talk to clients and extract critical data from them. Its development reflects the old adage that "necessity is the mother of invention." For many years, the editors taught...

    Published December 31st 1997 by Routledge
80. An Assessment Guide To Geriatric Neuropsychology

    By Holly Tuokko, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

    At least half of all neuropsychological assessments are performed on elderly persons, but the information clinicians need to make appropriate judgment calls is widely scattered. Several books offering general descriptions of the cognitive functioning of the aged or of neuropsychological conditions...

    Published December 31st 1997 by Psychology Press