Psychological Assessment With the MMPI-2 [Paperback]

Alan F. Friedman (Author), Richard Levak (Author), James T. Webb (Author), Dave Nichols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805838694 | ISBN-13: 978-0805838695 | Publication Date: August 2000 | Edition: 2

User-friendly yet sophisticated, Psychological Assessment With the MMPI-2 will be welcomed by practicing psychologists, researchers, and students alike. This long-awaited second edition constitutes the single most comprehensive and up-to-date textbook of MMPI-2 interpretation. Completely rewritten to address the changes to the original instrument that resulted in the MMPI-2 in l989, it describes in detail all the MMPI-2 scales--clinical, supplementary, and content--and offers empirically-grounded and clinically-tested recommendations for their use. The last decade has seen an explosion of research, as well as a steady accumulation of experiential wisdom; bridging the gap between behavioral science and practice, the authors review all the major findings and their implications and draw on rich clinical material to illuminate the issues.

This second edition:
* helps users with forensic interests including attorneys needing a reference for expert review;
* gives step-by-step advice on interpreting profiles;
* includes treatment recommendations in the explanation of every code pattern;
* provides extensive guidance on report-writing for new users;
* compares the most current MMPI-2 computer reports;
* features numerous tables, figures, and appendices for all the MMPI-2 scales including the newer validity measures; and
* incorporates 570 references (235 completely new).

Editorial Reviews

Review

This encyclopedic effort is both thoroughly comprehensive and highly readable. The four authors, contributing specialized knowledge from different experiences and perspectives in their uses of the instrument, go from the origins and structure of the test step by step to a remarkable range of practical approaches and interpretive hypotheses, including extensive forensic considerations....This is a must book for anyone doing either clinical or forensic work with the MMPI-2 or personality assessment research in general.
—Alex B. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Caldwell Report

Friedman, Lewak, Nichols, and Webb have done a masterful job of creating an extensively revised and expanded second edition of their guide to the MMPI. In addition to clinical interpretation suggestions for the MMPI-2 basic validity and clinical scales and subscales, the authors have also provided a rich review of the MMPI-2 content and supplementary scales. Researchers will benefit from the extensive referencesand rich appendix information provided in this text. Clinicians will undoubtedly appreciate the clinical treatment and patient feedback recommendations tied to many clinical scale and code pattern features, the emphasis placed on forensic applications of the MMPI-2, and the current and inclusive review of computerized interpretation approaches for this test instrument. This text will be a welcome addition for all those interested in maximizing the interpretation and integration of test results from the MMPI-2.
—Robert P. Archer, Ph.D.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk

This is an excellent book. For students who are learning about personality assessment, it provides an easy-to-read and engaging narrative. For more experienced clinicians who are interested in honing their MMPI-2 interpretive skills, it provides an up-to-date review of the research literature that is integrated with clinical lore and insights from the MMPI masters, including the present authors.sophistication is brought to bear throughout the book. In my view, readers will be quite pleased with their investment in this text.
—Gregory J. Meyer
University of Alaska Anchorage

Praise for the First Edition: Clinical psychologists ought certainly to be familiar with the MMPI, and this book is without doubt the best introduction available. The authors have unrivaled experience with the MMPI, and it shows.
—H.J. Eysenck, Ph.D.
University of London

Praise for the first edition: This MMPI text.will become the standard textbook for courses on the test. Nothing is in the running with it.
—Paul E. Meehl
University of Minnesota

For the student of personality assessment who is taking his or her first look at one of the current versions of the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A, the task of mastering the relevant background literature and interpretive lore is daunting, to say the least. A beginner facing this challenge is fortunate, indeed, to have this book in hand. While preserving the core of knowledge derived from the original MMPI, the text also summarizes the rapidly growing literature on the MMPI-2. Information about new scales and classic profile patterns have been brought together in a manageable format. Thus, the experienced user of these inventories is equally well served by this volume. The busy clinician who needs a summary of recent developments of the MMPI-2 will appreciate the authors' efforts to track down and summarize new material on the inventory.
—W. Grant Dahlstrom, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, From the Foreword

Product Details

• Paperback: 728 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805838694
• ISBN-13: 978-0805838695
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-CL, has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential psychologists nationally on gifted education, and he consults with schools, programs and individuals about social and emotional needs of gifted and talented children. In 1981, Dr. Webb established SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children, Inc.), a national nonprofit organization that provides information, training, conferences and workshops, and he remains as Chair of SENG's Professional Advisory Committee.

A frequent keynote and workshop speaker at state and national conventions, Dr. Webb, a licensed and board-certified psychologist, has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, The Phil Donahue Show, CNN, and National Public Radio. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, he served for three years on its governing body, the Council of Representatives. Dr. Webb is a Fellow of the Society of Pediatric Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment. In 1992, he received the Heiser Presidential Award for Advocacy by the American Psychological Association, and also the National Award for Excellence, Senior Investigator Division, from the Mensa Education and Research Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Gifted Children, and was President of the American Association for Gifted Children. Currently, Dr. Webb is President of Great Potential Press, Inc.

Dr. Webb was President of the Ohio Psychological Association in 1974-1975, and a member of its Board of Trustees for seven years. He has been in private practice as well as in various consulting positions with clinics and hospitals. In 1978, Dr. Webb was one of the founders of the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, and from 1978-1995 he was a Professor and Associate Dean. Previously, Dr. Webb directed the Department of Psychology at the Children's Medical Center in Dayton and was Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Wright State University School of Medicine. From 1970-1975, Dr. Webb was on the graduate faculty in psychology at Ohio University.

Dr. Webb is the lead author of Guiding the Gifted Child, which sold more than 125,000 copies, has been translated into several languages, and won the National Media Award of the American Psychological Association as the best book for "significantly contributing to the understanding of the unique, sensitive, emotional needs of exceptional children." Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults has won three awards, as has A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children. Grandparents' Guide to Gifted Children also has won two "Best Book" awards. Dr. Webb has written more than 70 professional publications, 15 books, three videos, and many research papers for psychology conventions or conferences regarding gifted and talented children.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Webb graduated from Rhodes College, and received his doctorate degree from the University of Alabama. Dr. Webb and his wife are parents of six daughters.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good clinician's tool, March 14, 2006

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I am using this book for a graduate class, and I can only say that it has been invaluable. This book is a must-have for any aspiring clinician that plans to use the MMPI-2 for assessment. It has everything you need and more, and breaks down the scales in a comprehensible manner.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comments on Kindle edition, June 5, 2011

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I purchased the Kindle edition of this textbook, and I would not recommend it. The content is fine, but the book contains numerous charts and tables that are not adequately reproduced in the Kindle edition. It'll probably get you through an assessment class okay (especially if you do a lot of highlighting, particularly of the codetypes), but if you anticipate giving the MMPI-2 a lot and using this book as a reference - for which I suspect it would be excellent - buy the paper copy instead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME, February 23, 2010

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Got book earlier than expected. Was in excellent condition. Would buy from seller again. Very much satisfied.