Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned chapters from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. As one of psychology's oldest fields, personality assessment is one of the most extensively studied subsets of contemporary psychology. The Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment synthesizes new and existing literature with clinical practice to provide a comprehensive volume on contemporary personality assessment, including its historical developments, underlying methods, applications, contemporary issues, and assessment techniques. This handbook, part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, addresses both the historical roots of personality assessment and the evolution of its contemporary methodological tenets, thus providing a foundation for the handbook's other innovative focus: the application of personality assessment in clinical, personnel, and forensic assessments. With a wealth of respected international contributors and unequalled breadth of content, the Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment offers an authoritative and field-encompassing resource for researchers and clinicians from across the medical health and psychology disciplines (i.e., clinical psychology, psychiatry, and social work) and would be an ideal text for any graduate course on the topic of personality assessment. Part I: Personality assessment Clinical personality assessment : history, theoretical bases, contemporary models, and practical applications / James N. Butcher Genetic and cultural perspectives Behavior genetic perspectives on clinical personality assessment / Susan C. South, Robert F. Krueger, and Kristian E. Markon The cultural perspective in personality assessment / Fanny M. Cheung Methodological and conceptual factors and psychometric considerations Test theory and personality measurement / Fritz Drasgo, Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko, and Stephen Stark Construct validation of personality measures / Gregory T. Smith and Tamika C. B. Zapolski Standards and standardization / Kurt F. Geisinger and Janet F. Carlson Changing or replacing an established personality assessment standard : issues, goals, and problems, with special reference to recent developments in the MMPI-2 / Michelle Boisvert Ranson, David S. Nichols, Steven V. Rouse, and Jennifer Harrington Incorporating base rate information in daily clinical decision making / Stephen E. Finn Theory and measurement of personality traits / Allan R. Harkness Computer-based interpretation of personality scales / James N. Butcher, Julia N. Perry, and Brooke L. Dean Part II: Personality assessment in clinical settings Personality assessment procedures and instruments Behavioral observation / Martin Leichtman The clinical interview / Robert Craig Clinical behavioral assessment : identifying and explaining behavior problems in clinical assessment / Stephen N. Haynes, Dawn T. Yoshioka, Karen Kloezeman, and Iruma Bello The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) : history, interpretation, and clinical issues / Andrew C. Cox, Nathan Weed, and James N. Butcher Personality assessment with the Rorschach method / Irving B. Weiner and Gregory J. Meyer The five-factor model and the neo inventories / Paul Costa and Robert R. McCrae The California psychological inventory / Edward I. Megargee Assessing personality disorders / Thomas A. Widiger and Sara E. Boyd Functional imaging in clinical assessment : the rise of neurodiagnostics with the FMRI / Angus W. McDonald III, and Jessica A. Hurdelbrink Specific populations Clinical personality assessment with Asian Americans / Sumie Okazaki, Mimi Okazaki, and Stanley Sue The assessment of psychopathology in racial and ethnic minorities / Bernadette Gray-Little Issues in clinical assessment with women / Judith Worell and Damon Ann Robinson Use of the MMPI-2 in neuropsychological assessment / Carlton S. Gass Assessing couples / Douglas K. Snyder, Richard E. Heyman, and Stephen S. Haynes Assessing adolescents with the MMPI-a / Edward J. Cumella and Jennifer Lafferty O'Connor Specific settings and problems Assessment of suicide risk / Ronald A. Stolberg and Bruce Bongar Use of self-report measures in assessing alcohol and drug abuse / Joseph A. Banken and Roger L. Greene Understanding and assessing aggression and violence / Edwin I. Megargee Assessing antisocial and psychopathic personalities / Carl B. Gacono and J. Reid Meloy Clinical personality assessment in the employment context / James N. Butcher, Donald K. Gucker, and Lowell W. Hellervik Anticipating legal and ethical challenges in personality assessment / Irving B. Weiner Interpretation and reporting of assessment findings Assessment of feigned psychological symptoms / David T. R. Berry, Myriam J. Sollman, Lindsey J. Schipper, Jessica A. Clark, and Anne L. Shandera Assessment of clients in pretreatment planning / T. Mark Harwood and Larry E. Beutler Assessment of treatment resistance via questionnaire / Julia N. Perry Clinical report writing / Raymond L. Ownby How to use computer-based reports / James N. Butcher Overview and future directions / James N. Butcher. 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Changing or Replacing an Established Psychological Assessment Standard: Issues, Goals, and Problems with Special Reference to Recent Developments in the MMPI-2 131 8. Incorporating Base Rate Information in Daily Clinical Decision Making 159 9. Theory and Measurement of Personality Traits 169 10. Computer-Based Assessment 182 Part Four: Personality Assessment Procedures and Instruments 204 11. Behavioral Observations 206 12. The Clinical Interview 220 13. Clinical Applications of Behavioral Assessment 245 14. The MMPI-2: History, Interpretation, and Clinical Issues 269 15. Personality Assessment with the Rorschach Inkblot Method 296 16. The Five-Factor Model and the NEO Inventories 318 17. The California Psychological Inventory 342 18. Personality Disorders Assessment Instruments 355 19. Functional Imaging in Clinical Assessment? The Rise of Neurodiagnostics with fMRI 383 Part Five: Specific Populations 394 20. Clinical Personality Assessment with Asian Americans 396 21. The Assessment of Psychopathology in Racial and Ethnic Minorities 415 22. Issues in Clinical Assessment with Women 434 23. Use of the MMPI-2 in Neuropsychological Evaluations 451 24. Assessing Couples 476 25. Assessing Adolescents with the MMPI-A 504 Part Six: Specific Settings and Problems 518 26. Assessment of Suicide Risk 520 27. Use of Self-Report Measures in Assessing Alcohol and Drug Abuse 546 28. Understanding and Assessing Aggression and Violence 561 29. Assessing Antisocial and Psychopathic Personalities 586 30. Clinical Personality Assessment in the Employment Context 601 31. Anticipating Ethical and Legal Challenges in Personality Assessments 618 Part Seven: Interpretation and Reporting of Assessment Findings 630 32. Assessment of Feigned Psychological Symptoms 632 33. Assessment of Clients in Pretreatment Planning 662 34. Assessment of Treatment Resistance via Questionnaire 686 35. Writing Clinical Reports 703 36. How to Use Computer-Based Reports 712 37. Overview and Future Directions 726 Appendix 738 A 738 B 739 C 740 D 742 E 743 F 743 G 744 H 744 I 745 L 746 M 746 N 749 P 750 R 751 S 752 T 755 W 756 Y 757 Index 758 A 758 B 759 C 759 D 761 E 761 F 762 G 762 H 763 I 763 J 763 K 763 L 763 M 763 N 765 O 765 P 765 Q 766 R 766 S 767 T 768 U 769 V 769 W 769 X 769 Y 769 Z 769 "As one of psychology's oldest fields, personality assessment is one of the most extensively studied subsets of contemporary psychology. The Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment synthesizes new and existing literature with clinical practice to provide a comprehensive volume on contemporary personality assessment, including its historical developments, underlying methods, applications, contemporary issues, and assessment techniques. This handbook, part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, addresses both the historical roots of personality assessment and the evolution of its contemporary methodological tenets, thus providing a foundation for the handbook's other innovative focus: the application of personality assessment in clinical, personnel, and forensic assessments. With a wealth of respected international contributors and unequalled breadth of content, the Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment offers an authoritative and field-encompassing resource for researchers and clinicians from across the medical health and psychology disciplines (i.e., clinical psychology, psychiatry, and social work) and would be an ideal text for any graduate course on the topic of personality assessment.--Publisher's description ## Abstract As one of psychology’s oldest fields, personality assessment is one of the most extensively studied subsets of contemporary psychology. The Oxford Handbook of Personality Assessment synthesizes new and existing literature with clinical practice to provide an analysis on contemporary personality assessment, including its historical developments, underlying methods, applications, contemporary issues, and assessment techniques. The book addresses both the historical roots of personality assessment and the evolution of its contemporary methodological tenets, thus providing a foundation for the book’s other innovative focus: the application of personality assessment in clinical, personnel, and forensic assessments. As one of psychology's oldest fields, personality assessment is one of the most extensively studied subsets of contemporary psychology. This work synthesizes new and existing literature with clinical practice to provide a comprehensive volume on contemporary personality assessment