| Description |
xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series in couples and family dynamics and treatment |
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Wiley series in couples and family dynamics and treatment.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction and Overview. -- The Use Of Specific Tests With Couples And Families. -- The MMPI/MMPI-2: Assessing Symptoms, Moods, and Couple Types. -- The MCMI: Assessing Personality Styles or Disorders of Marital Partners. -- The 16PF: Assessing "Normal" Personality Dimensions of Marital Partners. -- The Rorschach: Applications in the Family Assessment Process. -- The KFD: Clues to Family Relationships. -- The MACI: Personality Patterns, Expressed Concerns, and Clinical Syndromes. -- The PCRI, the BASC, and the STAXI: Assessing Special Aspects of Family Relationships. -- Integrated Test Usage With Couples And Families. -- Using Inventories with Couples: Selection, Strategic Use, and Feedback. -- Using Test Batteries with Families: Integration, Strategy, and Interpretation. -- Using Testing When Family Violence and Child Abuse Are Issues. -- Using Testing in the Context of Divorce. -- Family and Couple Assessment in Perspective. -- References. -- Indexes |
| Summary |
Family Assessment is the first book devoted exclusively to the application and interpretation of psychological tests in couples and family therapy. Using case examples, this book offers concrete, clinical advice on how to interpret test results to gain a better understanding of interpersonal compatibility, family dynamics, and systemic functioning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and indexes |
| Subject |
Family assessment.
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| LC no. |
98037415 |
| ISBN |
0471153974 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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