The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment

by Gacono, Carl B.; Evans, F. Barton; Kaser-boyd, Nancy (CON); Gacono, Lynne A. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780805858235
• ISBN10: 0805858237
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-08
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

InThe Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment,editors Carl B. Gacono and Barton Evans underscore the unique contribution the Rorschach makes to forensic practice, such as its demonstrated resistance to response style influence. The chapters, all of which include the expertise of a licensed practicing forensic psychologist, offer a systematic approach to personality assessment in presenting use of the Rorschach in specific forensic contexts. The book opens with essential information related to the scientific and legal basis of the Rorschach. This section covers fundamental elements for preparing informed court testimony, including admissibility of the Rorschach, the authority of the Rorschach, Rorschach assessment of malingering and defensive response, and presenting and defending Rorschach testimony. Part two addresses models for using the Rorschach in typical forensic evaluations involving both criminal and civil cases. The section to follow presents updated references samples for various forensic populations. Gacono and Evans conclude with useful models for the Rorschach use in specialized areas of forensic practice, including with battered women, immigration court assessment, assessing impaired professionals, and working within the field of police psychology. The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessmentis a comprehensive resource designed to guide psychologists in their forensic practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. XI
Acknowledgments	p. XXI
Contributors	p. XXIII
About the Editors	p. XXV
Scientific and Legal Foundations
Essential Issues in the Forensic Use of the Rorschach	p. 3
An Overview of Rorschach Psychometrics for Forensic Practice	p. 21
Admissibility of the Rorschach	p. 55
The Authority of the Rorschach: An Update	p. 79
Rorschach Assessment of Malingering and Defensive Response Sets	p. 89
Presenting and Defending Rorschach Testimony	p. 121
Forensic Applications
The Use of the Rorschach Inkblot Method in Trial Competency Evauations	p. 141
The Rorschach Test and Forensic Psychological Evaluation: Psychosis and the Insanity Defense	p. 157
Dangerousness Risk Assessment	p. 175
Death Penalty and Mitigation	p. 195
Use of the Rorschach in Forensic Treatment Planning	p. 211
The Rorschach in Child Custody and Parenting Plan Evaluations: A New Conceptualization	p. 233
Rorschach Assessment of Psychological Trauma	p. 255
Rorschach Assessment in Tort and Employment Litigation	p. 279
The Rorschach in Fitness for Duty Evaluations	p. 301
Forensic Reference Groups
The Rorschach and Antisocial Personality Disorder	p. 323
A Rorschach Understanding of Antisocial and Psychopathic Women	p. 361
A Rorschach Understanding of Psychopaths, Sexual Homicide Perpetrators, and Nonviolent Pedophiles	p. 379
Inmates in Prison Psychiatric Treatment: A Multimethod Description	p. 403
Some Considerations for the Rorschach Assessment of Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients	p. 421
Child Custody Litigants: Rorschach Data From a Large Sample	p. 445
Special Topics
Battered Woman Syndrome: Assessment-Based Expert Testimony	p. 467
The Rorschach and Immigration Evaluations	p. 489
The Use of the Rorschach in Professional Fitness to Practice Evaluations	p. 505
The Use of the Rorschach in Police Psychology: Some Preliminary Thoughts	p. 527
The Rorschach Assessment of Aggression: The Rorschach Extended Aggression Scores	p. 543
Multimethod Assessment as a Forensic Standard	p. 561
Three Critiques of "What's Wrong With the Rorschach?"	p. 567
Author Index	p. 579
Subject Index	p. 597
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