Conducting Psychological Assessment A Guide for Practitioners.

Conducting Psychological Assessment A Guide for Practitioners.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Wright, A. Jordan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Psychodiagnostics.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I Conducting Psychological Assessment
  • Introduction to Part I: The Hypothesis Testing Model
  • Chapter 1 The Initial Clinical Assessment: Clinical Interviewing and Hypothesis Building
  • The Clinical Interview
  • Consent
  • Referral Questions
  • Presenting Problem and Its History
  • Biopsychological Evaluation
  • Psychosocial Evaluation
  • Mental Status Evaluation
  • Appearance and Behavior
  • Speech and Language
  • Mood and Affect
  • Thought Process and Content
  • Cognition
  • Prefrontal Functioning
  • Hypothesis Building
  • Identify Impairments
  • Enumerate Possible Causes
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2 Selecting Tests
  • General Considerations
  • Why Test?
  • The Multimethod Approach
  • A Standard Battery
  • Test Characteristics
  • Practical Considerations
  • Cultural Concerns
  • Familiarity
  • Psychological Assessment Measures
  • Cognitive Assessment
  • Personality, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment
  • Other Assessment
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3 Testing
  • Preparing for Testing
  • Cultural Considerations
  • Age Considerations
  • When and Where to Test
  • Building Rapport
  • Testing
  • Standard Administration
  • Coding and Scoring Tests
  • Coding Versus Scoring
  • Interpreting Tests
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4 Integrating Data
  • Step 1: Accumulating the Data
  • The Case of Paul-Accumulating the Data (Step 1)
  • Step 2: Identifying Themes
  • Step 3: Organizing the Data
  • The Case of Paul-Identifying Themes (Step 2)
  • The Case of Paul-Organizing the Data (Step 3)
  • Step 4: Finalizing Themes
  • Data in More Than One Theme
  • Dealing With Conflicting and Contradictory Data
  • Step 5: Conceptualizing
  • Diathesis-Stress Model of Conceptualization
  • Developmental Models of Conceptualization
  • Interpersonal Circumplex Model of Conceptualization
  • Common Function Model of Conceptualization
  • Complex Models of Conceptualization
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5 Writing Reports
  • The Report Format
  • Identifying Information
  • Referral Source and Questions
  • Measures Administered/Evaluations Procedures
  • Testing Notes
  • Client Description
  • Presenting Problem and Its History
  • Relevant Background Information
  • Behavioral Observations
  • Mental Status Evaluation
  • Overall Interpretation of Test Findings
  • Summary
  • Diagnostic Impressions or Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • Signatures
  • Appendices
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6 Providing Feedback
  • Before the Feedback Session
  • To Whom Am I Giving Feedback?
  • Do I Give a Copy of the Report?
  • How Should I Structure the Session?
  • Should I Disclose the Diagnosis?
  • During the Session
  • Framing the Session
  • A Session Presentation
  • How Is the Session Going?
  • Dealing With Disagreement
  • How Will I Follow Up?
  • Summary
  • PART II Case Studies in Psychological Assessment
  • Introduction to Part II: CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

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