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HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

FOURTH EDITION

Gary Groth-Marnat

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

FOURTH EDITION

Gary Groth-Marnat

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Groth-Marnat, Gary. Handbook of psychological assessment / Gary Groth-Marnat.—4th ed.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-471-41979-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Psychological tests. 2. Personality assessment. I. Title.

BF176 .G76 2003 150′.28′7—dc21

2002032383

Printed in the United States of America.

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To Dawn

vii

Contents

Preface xiii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Organization of the Handbook 1

Role of the Clinician 3

Patterns of Test Usage in Clinical Assessment 5

Evaluating Psychological Tests 10

Validity in Clinical Practice 22

Clinical Judgment 25

Phases in Clinical Assessment 31

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