Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality, Second Edition - Hardcover

Beutler, Larry E.; Groth-Marnat, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157230670X ISBN 13: 9781572306707

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

This unique volume, widely adopted for text use, presents an integrative approach to the process of personality assessment. The book addresses such issues as: - What questions should a personality assessment address? - What types of information are necessary to complete an assessment? - What instruments are needed to answer the questions? - How can the data be integrated and understood once various types have been collected? - How can the integrated assessment be best utilized in treatment planning? While maintaining the standardized administration methods necessary for using test norms and comparing results across subjects, the approach described in this text shows how to construct a "moving picture" that takes into account the complexities of individual personalities and provides insights that will be invaluable in deriving effective treatment strategies. An ideal textbook for graduate courses in personality assessment, this book also serves as a useful guide and reference for practicing psychologists and counselors regardless of orientation.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157230670X
• ISBN 13: 9781572306707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464