Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Volume 1 Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

by Goldstein, Gerald; Beers, Sue R.; Hersen, Michel

• ISBN13: 9780471416111
• ISBN10: 0471416118
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-22
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In one volume, the leading researchers in intelligence and neuropsychological assessment interpret the range of issues related to intellectual and neuropsychological tests, including test development and psychometrics, clinical applications, ethical and legal concerns, use with diverse populations, computerization, and the latest research. Clinicians and researchers who use these instruments will find this volume invaluable, as it contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on this important aspect of practice.

Author Biography

Michel Hersen, Ph.D., editor-in-chief, School of Professional Psych., Pacific University, OR.

Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D., volume editor; VAMC, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sue R. Beers, Ph.D., volume editor; WPIC, Pittsburgh, PA.

Table of Contents

Handbook Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
SECTION ONE INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
1 INTRODUCTION TO SECTION ONE	3	(2)
Gerald Goldstein and Sue R. Beers
2 THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS	5	(20)
J.P. Das
3 RELATIONS BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS	25	(26)
Michael C. Ramsay and Cecil R. Reynolds
4 THE WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS	51	(26)
Jianjun Zhu, Lawrence G. Weiss, Aurelio Prifitera, and Diane Coalson
5 "BACK TO THE FUTURE" OF THE STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALES	77	(10)
R.W. Kamphaus and Anna P. Kroncke
6 MEASURES OF INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT	87	(14)
Glen P. Aylward
SECTION TWO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
7 INTRODUCTION TO SECTION TWO	101	(4)
Gerald Goldstein and Sue R. Beers
Part One: Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment Batteries
8 THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND VALIDATIONAL BASES OF THE HALSTEAD-REITAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST BATTERY	105	(28)
Ralph M. Reitan and Deborah Wolfson
9 THE ADULT LURIR-NEBRASKA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY	133	(14)
Charles J. Golden
10 THE LURIR-NEBRASKA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY-CHILDREN'S REVISION	147	(10)
Robert A. Leark
11 NEPSY-A TOOL FOR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN	157	(20)
Marit Korkman
Part Two: Neuropsychological Assessment of Cognitive Domains
12 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT IN ADULTS	177	(14)
Guila Glosser and Patricia M. Fitzpatrick
13 LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT IN CHILDREN	191	(26)
Elizabeth Kelley, Garland Jones, and Deborah Fein
14 MEMORY AND LEARNING IN ADULTS	217	(20)
John DeLuca and Nancy D. Chiaravalloti
15 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MEMORY: THE WIDE RANGE ASSESSMENT OF MEMORY AND LEARNING, THE TEST OF MEMORY AND LEARNING, AND THE CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST-CHILDREN'S VERSION	237	(26)
Michael J. Miller, Jo Ann Petrie, Erin D. Bigler, and Wayne V. Adams
16 THE ATTENTION BATTERY FOR ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT	263	(14)
Connie C. Duncan and Allan F. Mirsky
17 THE ATTENTION BATTERY FOR CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT	277	(16)
Allan F. Mirsky and Connie C. Duncan
18 ABSTRACT REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ADULTS	293	(16)
Gerald Goldstein
19 SENSORY-PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR FUNCTION	309	(12)
Gerald Goldstein and Richard D. Sanders
Part Three: Professional Issues
20 THE CULTURAL IN CROSS-CULTURAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY	321	(12)
Antonio E. Puente and Anna V. Agranovich
21 TRANSLATION AND TEST ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES TO MEET THE ASSESSMENT NEEDS OF ETHNIC MINORITIES, MIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES	333	(6)
Victor Nell
22 FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY	339	(26)
Jim Hom and Janice Nici
Author Index	365	(22)
Subject Index	387