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1 online resource (473 pages) |
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Advances in Personality Assessment Series |
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Advances in Personality Assessment Series
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Assessment of Sociopathic Tendencies; Construct Validity of the Spy Scale; Sociopathy and Social Behavior; Summary and Conclusions; References; 2. Emotional Distress 18 Months After a Train Derailment and Chemical Spill; Background; The Incident and its Aftermath as a Potential Stressor; Adults: Heads of Households and Spouses; Children and Adolescents; Discussion; References; 3. Incidence, Correlates, and Possible Causes of Test Anxiety in Graduate Admissions Testing; Method; Results; Summary and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References |
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4. Rorschach Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa and BulimiaConceptual Approach; Review of the Conceptual Literature; Review of the Rorschach Literature; Method; Scales of the Integrity of Cognitive Processes; Scales Related to Object Representations; Discussion; Summary; References; 5. Using the MMPI With Adolescents: Overview and Recommendations; The Interpretation of Adolescent Profiles; Summary; References; 6. The Adjective Generation Technique (AGT): Assessment via Word Descriptions of Self and Others; Reliability; Validity; Tracing the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy |
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Defining TAT Stimulus FiguresRecent AGT Research and Suggestions for Future Applications; Conclusions; References; 7. Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, and Anger in Chronic Pain Patients: Conceptual and Methodological Issues; Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Pain Patients; Anger in Chronic Pain; Use of the MMPI with Chronic Pain Patients; Conclusions; References; 8. Anxiety About Science and Science Teaching; Introduction; The Adaptation of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for the Measurement of Science Anxiety |
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Studies Conducted at a Large New York University: The Relationship Between Anxiety About Teaching Science and Attitude Toward Teaching Science Using the Science Teaching STAIOther Anxiety Studies; Summary and Discussion; References; 9. Evaluating Leadership With the CPI; Introduction; The Dominance (Do) Scale; Other CPI Scales Related to Leadership; CPI Managerial Scales; CPI Leadership Indices; Situational Factors Influencing the Assumption of Leadership; Acknowledgments; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This volume illustrates the diversity in assessment philosophy, theoretical orientation, and research methodology that is characteristic in the field of personality assessment. Topics range from anxiety about test taking and teaching science, to the emotional distress evoked by an environmental catastrophe |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Personality assessment.
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Personality Assessment
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Personality assessment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Butcher, James N
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| ISBN |
9781317844396 |
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1317844394 |
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