Rapid Psychological AssessmentIn today's time-pressured managed care environment, it is important for clinicians to quickly identify the nature of a patient's problem and initiate treatment. With thousands of psychological instruments available, this can often be difficult. This book offers a form of psychological assessment "triage." It eliminates the guesswork and helps psychologists quickly select, administer, and interpret psychological tests. |
Contents
An Introduction to the Role of Assessment | 3 |
Factors to Discuss with the Referring Source Prior to Evaluation | 9 |
Criteria for Test Selection | 24 |
Comparison of Standardized Scores | 25 |
Checklist for Test Selection | 35 |
Adult and Older Adult Assessment | 36 |
WAISIII Rapid Interpretation | 45 |
MMPI2 Rapid Interpretation | 54 |
WoodcockJohnsonRevised | 81 |
MMPIA Rapid Interpretation Method | 87 |
RATC | 95 |
SECTION II | 102 |
AttentionDeficit and Disruptive | 139 |
Schizophrenia | 159 |
Suicidality Dangerousness | 178 |
Personality Disorders | 205 |
Rorschach Inkblot Test | 61 |
Rorschach Rapid Interpretation | 68 |
Adolescent and Child Assessment | 73 |
WPPSIR and WISCIII | 74 |
Methods and Models of Test Interpretation | 251 |
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ability ADHD Adolescents Antisocial Antisocial Personality Disorder anxiety behavior Bipolar Disorder Block Design Chapter child clients clinical scales clinicians code type Comprehension Conduct Disorder consider Delusional Disorder delusions dementia Digit Span Digit Symbol-Coding DSM-IV Dysthymia elevations on Scales emotional Essential Features evaluation factors High scores Hypomania identify impairment impulsivity indicates a diagnosis interpersonal interpretation learning Low scores lower scores MACI manic MCMI-III memory MMPI-A Mood Disorder older adults Oppositional Defiant Disorder Paranoid parents performance Personality Disorder Picture Arrangement problems Psychological Assessment Resources Psychological Corporation Psychotherapy Recommendations If testing referral question responses risk Rorschach Schizoid Schizophrenia Schizotypal Schizotypal Personality Disorder scores suggest significant skills social somatic Somatoform Somatoform Disorder specific standard subtests suicide Symbol Search symptoms Test Results Associated Testing Tip Test thought disorder tion Tip Test Results treatment typical test results validity verbal versus WAIS-III Wechsler WIAT WISC-III WMS-III