Handbook of Personality Assessment

Irving B. Weiner, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida and is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology. He is the author of numerous articles and books, and Editor-in-Chief of the 12-volume Handbook of Psychology.Roger L. Greene, PhD, is a professor at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, California, where he served as Director of Clinical Training for twelve years. Dr. Greene has worked in a variety of clinical settings and with different types of patients in his clinical career. His particular area of interest is the assessment and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He has written a number of texts and articles on the use of the MMPI-2.

• Preface xiiiAbout the Authors xvPart 1: Basic ConsiderationsChapter 1 History of Personality Assessment 3Early Events 3Emergence of Personality Psychology 5World War II and the Expansion of Clinical Psychology 5Trends Over Time: Shrinkage and Growth 6Concluding Comments 9References 12Chapter 2 The Personality Assessment Process 15Purposes of Personality Assessment 15Preparing for Personality Assessments 16Conducting Personality Assessments 21Interpreting Personality Assessment Data 23Reporting Personality Assessment Findings 29References 33Chapter 3 Psychometric Foundations of Assessment 37Reliability 37Validity 41Clinical Decision Making 43Impediments to Accurate Decisions 53Concluding Comments 55References 56Chapter 4 Ethical Considerations in Personality Assessment 59Student Disclosure of Personal Information (7.04) 60Bases for Assessments (9.01) 60Use of Assessments (9.02) 60Informed Consent in Assessments (9.03) 62Release of Test Data (9.04) 63Interpreting Assessment Results (9.06) 63Assessment by Unqualified Persons (9.07) 64Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results (9.08) 66Test Scoring and Interpretation Services (9.09) 66Explaining Assessment Results (9.10) 67Maintaining Test Security (9.11) 68Training Students in Personality Assessment 68Diversity Issues 69Concluding Comments 72References 72Part 2: Self-Report InventoriesChapter 5 Overview 77Nature of Self-Report Inventories 77Item Characteristics 79Administration and Scoring 85Method of Scale Development 90Validity Assessment 92The Process of Interpretation 101Future Directions for Assessment with Self-Report Inventories 102Summary 103References 103Chapter 6 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 105History 105Administration 109Scoring 110Validity 111Interpretation 116Applications 153Psychometric Foundations 154Concluding Comments 156References 156Chapter 7 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent 161History 161Administration 165Scoring 165Validity 166Interpretation 170Applications 190Psychometric Foundations 192Concluding Comments 193References 193Chapter 8 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form 197History 197Administration 200Scoring 200Validity 201Interpretation 207Applications 220Psychometric Foundations 223MMPI-Adolescent-Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF) 224Concluding Comments 225References 227Chapter 9 Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV 231History 232Administration 236Scoring 236Validity 238Interpretation 241Applications 253Psychometric Foundations 254Concluding Comments 254References 255Chapter 10 Personality Assessment Inventory 257History 257Administration 261Scoring 261Validity 262Interpretation 267Applications 281Psychometric Foundations 282Adolescent Version of the PAI 283Concluding Comments 284References 284Chapter 11 NEO Personality Inventory-3 287History 287Administration 289Scoring 289Validity 291Interpretation 295Applications 303Psychometric Foundations 304Concluding Comments 306References 306Part 3: Performance-Based MeasuresChapter 12 Rorschach Comprehensive System 311Nature of the Rorschach Comprehensive System 311History 312Administration 316Coding and Scoring 318Interpretation: Structural Variables 325Interpretation: Thematic Variables 339Interpretation: Behavioral Variables 341Interpretation: Card Pull 344Applications 348Psychometric Foundations 355References 363Chapter 13 Rorschach Performance Assessment System 369Nature of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System 369History 370Administration 370Coding and Scoring 373Interpretation 385Applications 386Psychometric Foundations 387References 389Chapter 14 Thematic Apperception Test 391Nature of the Thematic Apperception Test 391History 393Administration 396Coding 399Interpretation: Card Pull 401Interpretation: Story Meaning 417Applications 422Psychometric Foundations 425References 427Chapter 15 Figure-Drawing Methods 433Nature and History of Figure-Drawing Methods 433Administration and Scoring 436Interpretation 439Applications 447Psychometric Foundations 450References 455Chapter 16 Sentence Completion Methods 459Nature of Sentence Completion Methods 460History 461Administration 464Scoring 465Interpretation 466Applications 471Psychometric Foundations 474References 475Part 4: Appendices: Computer-Generated Interpretive ReportsAppendix A Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 481Appendix B Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent 537Appendix C Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form 581Appendix D Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV 619Appendix E Personality Assessment Inventory 631Appendix F NEO Personality Inventory-3 673Appendix G Rorschach Comprehensive System 697Appendix H Rorschach Performance Assessment System 711Subject Index 733Author Index 741