The Handbook of Personality Assessment provides comprehensive guidance
on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most
widely-used instruments. Written by two of the field's foremost
authorities, this well-balanced guide blends theory and application to
provide a foundational reference for both graduate students and
professionals. Updated to reflect the most current advances, this second
edition includes new chapters on the Minnesota Personality
Inventory-Restructured Form and the Rorschach Performance Assessment
System, along with in-depth coverage of the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-A, MCMI-IV,
PAI, NEO-PI-R, Rorschach Comprehensive System, TAT, and Figure Drawing
and Sentence Completion Methods. Each instrument is discussed in terms
of its history, administration, scoring, validity, assessment,
interpretation, applications, and psychometric foundations, and other
chapters address ethical considerations and provide general guidelines
in the assessment process.
Personality assessments guide recommendations in a broad range of
clinical, health care, forensic, educational, and organizational
settings. This book delves deeply into the nature and appropriate use of
the major assessment instruments, with authoritative insight and
practical guidance.
- Review the latest concepts, research, and practices
- Administer, score, and interpret the most widely-used instruments
- Understand the psychometric foundations of personality assessment
- Access downloadable sample reports that illustrate software
interpretation
An individual's nature and disposition can be assessed in several ways.
This book focuses on standardized psychological tests that assess
personality characteristics and indicate how a person is likely to
think, feel, and act. The results can only be as accurate as the
process, from assessment selection and administration, to scoring,
interpretation, and beyond. The Handbook of Personality Assessment is
an invaluable resource for every stage of the process, with a practical
focus and advice from two leading experts.
