Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality, Second Edition

by Beutler, Larry E.; Groth-Marnat, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781593852429
• ISBN10: 1593852428
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-05
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Providing a solid grounding in the most widely used approaches to adult personality assessment, this invaluable text presents a framework for constructing a "moving picture" of each client by integrating data from a variety of sources. Students learn to conduct assessments that take the complexities of the individual personality into account, serve as the basis for a rational treatment plan, and facilitate meaningful reporting and client feedback. An ideal text for courses in adult assessment and personality, the volume features an extended case example that brings key concepts to life.

Author Biography

Larry E. Beutler, PhD, is Professor of Homeland Security at the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is also the William McInnes Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, California, and Consulting Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is former Editor of the [i]Journal of Clinical Psychology[/i] and the [i]Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[/i]. Dr. Beutler is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society. He is a past president of the Society for Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of APA), a past president of the Division of Psychotherapy (APA), and a two-term past president of the international Society for Psychotherapy Research. Dr. Beutler is the author of approximately 300 scientific papers and chapters, and is the author, editor, or coauthor of 14 books on psychotherapy and psychopathology.

Gary Groth-Marnat, PhD, is in private practice in Santa Barbara, California, and is an Adjunct Professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute and Fielding Graduate University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12). Dr. Groth-Marnat has published more than 100 journal articles and chapters in books and is the author of [i]Handbook of Psychological Assessment[/i] and [i]Neuropsychological Assessment in Clinical Practice[/i]. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer in clinical health psychology at Curtin University in Perth, Australia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality	1	(36)
LARRY E. BEUTLER, GARY GROTH-MARNAT, and RITA ROSNER
What Is the Value and Nature of Psychological Assessment?	4	(3)
Systematic Treatment Selection: A Model of Functional Elements	7	(7)
Psychological Assessment and the Nature of Measurement	14	(22)
Summary	36	(1)
2. Approaching the Patient: Referral Contexts, Test Selection, and Clinical Judgment	37	(28)
LARRY E. BEUTLER and GARY GROTH-MARNAT
Contexts of Assessment	38	(5)
Test Selection	43	(18)
Maximizing Clinical Judgments	61	(2)
Summary	63	(2)
3. Identifying Treatment-Relevant Assessment: Systematic Treatment Selection	65	(17)
T. MARK HARWOOD and OLIVER B. WILLIAMS
Prescriptive Therapy	67	(4)
Patient and Treatment Matching Dimensions: Cross-Theoretical Applications	71	(5)
Introduction to the Therapeutic Principles of Training in Systematic Treatment Selection	76	(3)
An Internet-Distributed Application for Implementing Systematic Treatment Selection	79	(1)
Case Example	80	(1)
Summary	81	(1)
4. The Integrative Clinical Interview	82	(41)
DAVID MOHR and LARRY E. BEUTLER
Overview of Interview Formats	82	(3)
Strengths of Interview Formats	85	(6)
The Integrated, Semistructured Interview	91	(28)
Case Example	119	(2)
Summary	121	(2)
5. Intelligence and Personality	123	(34)
DONALD H. SAKLOFSKE, ELIZABETH J. AUSTIN, GERALD MATTHEWS, MOSHE ZEIDNER, VICKI L. SCHWEAN, and GARY GROTH-MARNAT
Correlations between Intelligence and Personality Traits	124	(4)
Possible Mechanisms for Intelligence-Personality Correlations	128	(5)
Mental Health and Intelligence	133	(11)
Emotional Intelligence	144	(7)
Intelligence-Personality and Systematic Treatment Selection	151	(1)
Case Example	152	(3)
Summary	155	(2)
6. The MMPI-2	157	(35)
JAMES N. BUTCHER and LARRY E. BEUTLER
Background	158	(14)
Administration and Scoring	172	(7)
Feedback Considerations	179	(1)
Case Example	180	(9)
Limitations of the MMPI-2	189	(2)
Summary	191	(1)
7. The MilIon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III	192	(35)
PAUL D. RETZLAFF and THOMAS DUNN
Development of the MCMIs	192	(2)
Description of the MCMI-III Scales	194	(2)
Advantages and Limitations	196	(3)
Psychometric Properties	199	(8)
Administration and Scoring	207	(1)
Interpretation	208	(8)
Treatment Planning	216	(6)
Case Example	222	(4)
Summary	226	(1)
8. The California Psychological Inventory	227	(35)
DAVID A. C. DONNAY and TIMOTHY R. ELLIOTT
Background	228	(3)
Advantages and Limitations	231	(2)
Psychometric Properties	233	(2)
Administration and Scoring	235	(1)
Interpretation	236	(17)
Systematic Treatment Selection	253	(4)
Case Example	257	(3)
Summary	260	(2)
9. The Rorschach	262	(53)
RADHIKA KRISHNAMURTHY and ROBERT P. ARCHER
Advantages and Limitations	264	(5)
Psychometric Properties	269	(7)
Alternative Instruments	276	(1)
Administration	277	(3)
Scoring	280	(11)
Interpretation	291	(12)
Treatment Planning	303	(4)
Feedback Considerations	307	(2)
Case Example	309	(5)
Summary	314	(1)
10. Integrative Personality Assessment in Special Settings	315	(23)
RONALD A. STOLBERG, BRUCE BONGAR, and GARY GROTH-MARNAT
Working in Special Settings	316	(17)
Specific Test Differences	333	(3)
Case Example	336	(1)
Summary	337	(1)
11. Integrative Personality Assessment with Older Adults and Ethnic Minority Clients	338	(18)
FORREST SCOGIN and MARTHA R. CROWTHER
Key Concepts	339	(2)
General Assessment Issues	341	(1)
Systematic Treatment Selection Dimensions: Relevance to Older Adults and Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults	342	(12)
Summary	354	(2)
12. Integrating and Applying Assessment Information: Decision Making, Patient Feedback, and Consultation	356	(42)
RICHARD W. LEWAK and R. SEAN HOGAN
Benefits of Integrative Assessment	359	(1)
Test Integration	360	(1)
Steps in Test Integration	361	(9)
How to Conduct a Feedback Session	370	(8)
Feedback and Therapeutic Strategies Using the STS Model	378	(8)
Working with the Referral Source	386	(7)
Case Example	393	(3)
Summary	396	(2)
13. The Integrated Psychological Report	398	(37)
STEVEN KVAAL, JAMES CHOCA, and GARY GROTH-MARNAT
Research and Practical Considerations	399	(7)
The Use of Computers	406	(1)
Components of the Psychological Report	407	(10)
Examples of Case Reports	417	(16)
Summary	433	(2)
Appendix A. Test Scores for Case Example R.W.	435	(13)
Appendix B. Test Publishers/Distributors	448	(3)
Appendix C. STS Analysis	451	(12)
References	463	(38)
Index	501