Psychological testing developed during the post world war II period. With students in mind, Kline has created features that ease them into more difficult ideas, always stressing the practical use of theoretical concepts. A clear introduction to the basics of psychological testing and their application in everyday educational, clinical and organizational settings. Written in response to a growing need for a reference book on psychological testing conducive to student learning, Psychological Testing provides readers with a clear and accessible introduction to the field. This book gives students an understanding of the basic concepts, issues, and tools used in psychological testing, and also illustrates how these are relevant in day-to-day educational, organizational and clinical environments. This book highlights all these aspects in great detail.
Whether as an orientation for those new to the field, a refresher for those already acquainted with it, or as reference for seasoned clinicians, this book is an invaluable resource.
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This is so because two test developers might have entirely different views regarding what is important in measuring "personality"; different test developers employ different definitions of "personality.
We wrote this book to reverse such trends, by detailing an approach to testing that restores clinicians' ability to provide testing that matters to their referring colleagues.
However , in American psychiatry and clinical psychology great efforts have been made to improve the accuracy of diagnosis by the introduction of highly detailed and precise diagnostic procedures and these are encapsulated into the ...
... psychoanalytic theory in general (Stanovich, 2004), along with its internally inconsistent and nebulous constructs (Dawes, 2001), such personality constructs are virtually DSM-IV-TR irrelevant. Therefore, it is fruitless to consume.
Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing
This report critically reviews selected psychological tests, including symptom validity tests, that could contribute to SSA disability determinations.
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