Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior

by Kamphaus, Randy W.; Frick, Paul J.

• ISBN13: 9780205334599
• ISBN10: 0205334598
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Provides a scientific context for understanding psychological testing with children and adolescents with practical guidelines for using individual tests in clinical practice.The growing need among child care providers to assess behavioral/emotional problems demands that graduate students and professionals have a sound understanding of theory and research and step-by-step instructions for successful assessment and diagnosis of such problems. The most critical component in choosing a method of assessment and interpreting assessment data is an understanding of what one is trying to measure. This volume is an effective tool for understanding the practice of psychological testing.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	x
Part I Basic Issues
Historical Trends	1	(18)
Chapter Questions	1	(1)
Personality versus Behavior	1	(4)
Projective Techniques	5	(5)
Objective Techniques	10	(4)
The Development of Diagnostic Systems	14	(2)
Future Trends	16	(1)
Conclusions	16	(1)
Chapter Summary	16	(3)
Measurement Issues	19	(27)
Chapter Questions	19	(1)
Defining Personality Tests	19	(3)
Scores, Norms, and Distributions	22	(7)
Normality and Skewness	29	(1)
The Utility of Different Raters	30	(3)
Reliability	33	(4)
Construct Validity	37	(7)
Conclusions	44	(1)
Chapter Summary	44	(2)
Classification and Developmental Psychopathology	46	(18)
Chapter Questions	46	(1)
Science and Assessment	46	(1)
Classification	47	(9)
Developmental Psychopathology	56	(6)
Conclusions	62	(1)
Chapter Summary	63	(1)
Standards and Fairness	64	(24)
Chapter Questions	64	(1)
APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists	65	(3)
Test Standards	68	(4)
Bias	72	(3)
Fairness	75	(3)
Conclusions	78	(1)
Chapter Summary	78	(10)
Planning the Evaluation and Rapport Building	88	(8)
Chapter Questions	80	(1)
Nonspecifics in Clinical Assessment	80	(1)
Clarifying the Referral Question	81	(3)
Designing the Evaluation	84	(2)
To Test or Not to Test	86	(1)
Rapport Building	87	(7)
Conclusions	94	(1)
Chapter Summary	95	(1)
Part II Assessment Methods
Self-Report Inventories	96	(37)
Chapter Questions	96	(1)
Omnibus Personality Inventories	96	(30)
Single-Construct Personality Inventories	126	(4)
Conclusions	130	(1)
Chapter Summary	131	(2)
Parent Rating Scales	133	(29)
Chapter Questions	133	(1)
Evaluating Children via Parent Ratings	133	(1)
Omnibus Parent Rating Scales	134	(20)
Other Parent Rating Scales	154	(4)
Conclusions	158	(3)
Chapter Summary	161	(1)
Teacher Rating Scales	162	(37)
Chapter Questions	162	(1)
Factors That Influence Teacher Ratings	163	(1)
Omnibus Rating Scales	164	(25)
Single-Domain Rating Scales	189	(4)
Impairment Rating Scales	193	(2)
Conclusions	195	(1)
Chapter Summary	196	(3)
Behavioral Observations	199	(19)
Chapter Questions	199	(2)
Basics of Observational Systems	201	(7)
Examples of Observational Systems	208	(8)
Conclusions	216	(1)
Chapter Summary	216	(2)
Peer-Referenced Assessment	218	(12)
Chapter Questions	218	(2)
Ethics of Peer-Referenced Strategies	220	(3)
Types of Peer-Referenced Techniques	223	(5)
Other Peer-Referenced Techniques	228	(1)
Conclusions	229	(1)
Chapter Summary	229	(1)
Projective Techniques	230	(25)
Chapter Questions	230	(1)
The Controversy Surrounding Projective Techniques	230	(5)
Inkblot Techniques	235	(5)
Thematic (Storytelling) Techniques	240	(6)
Sentence-Completion Techniques	246	(3)
Drawing Techniques	249	(4)
Conclusions	253	(1)
Chapter Summary	253	(2)
Structured Diagnostic Interviews	255	(17)
Chapter Questions	255	(1)
History	255	(1)
Overview	256	(5)
Evaluation of Diagnostic Interviews	261	(1)
Recommendations for Use of Structured Interviews	262	(3)
Focus on the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children	265	(5)
Conclusions	270	(1)
Chapter Summary	270	(2)
Assessing Family Context	272	(27)
Chapter Questions	272	(1)
Introduction	272	(5)
Family Assessment: General Issues	277	(2)
Omnibus Rating Scales	279	(6)
Parenting Styles and Practices	285	(7)
Marital Discord and Divorce	292	(1)
Parental Adjustment	293	(3)
Conclusions	296	(1)
Chapter Summary	297	(2)
History Taking	299	(14)
Chapter Questions	299	(1)
The Role of History Taking in Child Assessment	299	(5)
Content	304	(1)
Formats	305	(6)
Conclusions	311	(1)
Chapter Summary	311	(2)
Adaptive Behavior Scales	313	(28)
Chapter Questions	313	(1)
History of the Construct	313	(2)
Characteristics and Adaptive Behavior Scales	315	(3)
Omnibus Adaptive Behavior Scales	318	(16)
Measuring Social Skills	334	(3)
Conclusions	337	(2)
Chapter Summary	339	(2)
Part III Advanced Topics
Integrating and Interpreting Assessment Information	341	(16)
Chapter Questions	341	(1)
Introduction	341	(2)
Integrating Information across Informants	343	(6)
A Multistep Strategy for Integrating Information	349	(6)
Conclusions	355	(1)
Chapter Summary	355	(2)
Report Writing	357	(20)
Chapter Questions	357	(1)
Reporting Problems and Challenges	357	(1)
Pitfalls of Report Writing	358	(6)
Suggested Practices	364	(3)
Adapting Reports to Audience and Setting	367	(1)
The Sections of the Psychological Report	368	(3)
Communicating Results Orally	371	(4)
Conclusions	375	(1)
Chapter Summary	375	(2)
Assessment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders	377	(31)
Chapter Questions	377	(1)
Introduction	377	(1)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	378	(18)
Conduct Problems	396	(10)
Conclusions	406	(1)
Chapter Summary	406	(2)
Assessment of Depression and Anxiety	408	(22)
Chapter Questions	408	(1)
Internalizing Disorders	408	(1)
Childhood Depressions	409	(5)
An Assessment Strategy for Depression	414	(6)
Anxiety Disorders of Childhood	420	(3)
An Assessment Strategy for Anxiety	423	(2)
Conclusions	425	(1)
Chapter Summary	425	(5)
Assessment of Autism	430	(17)
Chapter Questions	430	(1)
Definitional Issues	430	(3)
Specialized Measures of Autism	433	(3)
An Assessment Strategy for Autism	436	(2)
A Sample Case of Autism in a Child with Neurological Impairment	438	(4)
Conclusions	442	(3)
Chapter Summary	445	(2)
References	447	(28)
Author Index	475	(5)
Subject Index	480