Description
Book SynopsisPsychological test reports often lack clinical relevance. This book's treatment-centered approach to psychological testing describes diagnosis, assessment, and how to consolidate test findings and communicate them clearly in the report.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
I. Basic Framework
- Treatment-Centered Diagnosis and the Role of Testing
- Principles of Inference-Making
- Test Referral and Administration
II. Key Psychological Capacities to Assess and Where to Look in the Data
- Reality Testing and Reasoning
- Emotional Regulation: Balance and Effectiveness
- Experience of Self and Other: Implications for the Therapeutic Alliance
- Experience of Self and Other: Narcissistic Vulnerabilities
III. Diagnostic Considerations
- Underlying Developmental Disruption
- Assessing Underlying Developmental Disruption: Case Examples
IV. Putting It All Together
- Communicating Our Findings: Test Report Writing and Feedback
- Detailed Case Example With Sample Report
References
Index
About the Authors
