Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent …

1 Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent personality and behavior Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent personality and behavior third Edition Paul J. Frick University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA. Christopher T. Barry University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA. Randy W. Kamphaus Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Paul J. Frick Christopher T. Barry University of New Orleans University of Southern Mississippi New Orleans, LA Hattiesburg, MS. USA USA. Randy W. Kamphaus Georgia State University Atlanta, GA. USA. ISBN 978-0-387-89642-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0641-0. DOI Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926176.

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3 While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media ( ). To my inspiration, Vicki, Josh, Jordan, and Jacob (PJF). To my home team, Tammy and Andersen (CTB). To the memory of my parents, Richard and Nancy Kamphaus (RWK). C o n t e n t s Preface xi Chapter 3. Classification and Developmental Part I Psychopathology 47.

4 Basic Issues Chapter Questions 47. Science and Assessment 47. Chapter 1 Classification 48. Historical Trends 3 Developmental Psychopathology 58. Conclusions 64. Chapter Questions 3 Chapter Summary 65. Definitions of Terms in personality Assessment 4. Early History of personality Chapter 4. Assessment 6 Standards and Fairness 67. Projective Techniques 7. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Chapter Questions 67. of Mental Disorders APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists 68. Diagnostic Systems 16 Test Standards 69. IDEA and Special Education 17 Conclusions 79. Future Trends 19 Chapter Summary 79. Chapter Summary 19. Chapter 5. Chapter 2 Planning the Evaluation Measurement Issues 21 and Rapport Building 81.

5 Chapter Questions 21 Chapter Questions 81. Defining personality Tests 22 Non-specifics in Clinical Assessment 81. Scores, Norms, and Distributions 25 Clarifying the Referral Question 82. Reliability 34 Designing the Evaluation 85. Construct Validity 37 To Test or Not to Test 88. Utility 44 Rapport Building 89. Conclusions 45 Conclusions 96. Chapter Summary 45 Chapter Summary 97. vii viii contents Part II Conclusions 207. Chapter Summary 208. Assessment Methods Chapter 6 Chapter 9. Self-Report Inventories 101 Peer-Referenced Chapter Questions 101 Assessment 211. Omnibus personality Inventories 101. Chapter Questions 211. Single Construct personality Ethics of Peer-Referenced Inventories 138.

6 Strategies 212. Conclusions 138. Types of Peer-Referenced Techniques 214. Chapter Summary 139. Other Peer-Referenced Techniques 223. Conclusions 223. Chapter Summary 223. Chapter 7. Parent and Teacher Rating Scales 141. Chapter 10. Chapter Questions 141. Evaluating Children via Parent Projective Techniques 225. Ratings 141 Chapter Questions 225. Evaluating Children via Teacher The Controversy Surrounding Projective Ratings 143 Techniques 225. Overview of Omnibus Parent and Teacher Inkblot Techniques 231. Rating Scales 144 Thematic (Storytelling) Techniques 236. behavior Assessment System for Children, Sentence Completion Techniques 243. 2nd Edition (BASC-2) 145 Drawing Techniques 245.

7 Achenbach System of Empirically Based Conclusions 250. Assessment (Achenbach & Resorla, Chapter Summary 250. 2000, 2001) 156. Child Symptom Inventory-4. (CSI-4) 166. Conners, 3rd Edition (Conners-3) 170 Chapter 11. personality Inventory for Children-2 Structured Diagnostic (PIC-2); Student behavior Survey Interviews 253. (SBS) 174. Sample Impairment-Oriented Scales 183 Chapter Questions 253. Conclusions 185 History 253. Chapter Summary 187 Overview 254. Evaluation of Diagnostic Interviews 259. Recommendations for Use of Structured Chapter 8 Interviews 261. Focus on the NIMH Diagnostic Behavioral Observations 189. Interview Schedule for Children Chapter Questions 189 (DISC-iv) 265.

8 Basics of Observational Systems 192 Conclusions 269. Examples of Observational S ystems 200 Chapter Summary 269. contents ix Chapter 12 Part III. Assessing Family Advanced Topics Context 271. Chapter Questions 271 Chapter 15. Introduction 271. Integrating and Interpreting Assessing Family Functioning: General Issues 276 Assessment Information 339. General Considerations in Assessing Chapter Questions 339. Family Functioning 277 Introduction 339. Parenting Styles and Practices 280 Integrating Information across Parenting Stress 288 Informants 342. Marital Conflict 291 A Multistep Strategy for Integrating Parental Adjustment 293 Information 347. Conclusions 296 Step1: Document all Clinically Significant Chapter Summary 296 Findings Regarding the Child 's Adjustment 349.

9 Step2: Look for Convergent Findings Across Sources and Methods 349. Chapter 13 Step3: Try to Explain Discrepancies 353. History Taking 299 Step4: Develop a Profile and Hierarchy of Strengths and Weaknesses 353. Chapter Questions 299 Step5: Determine Critical Information Content 307 to Place in the Report 354. Formats 307 Conclusions 355. Conclusions 313 Chapter Summary 355. Chapter Summary 314. Chapter 16. Chapter 14 Report Writing 357. Adaptive behavior Chapter Questions 357. Scales 315 Reporting Problems and Challenges 357. Report Writing as Part of Evidence-Based Chapter Questions 315 Assessment 359. History of the Construct 315 Pitfalls of Report Writing 360.

10 Characteristics of Adaptive behavior Suggested Practices 365. Scales 318 Adapting Reports to Audience Omnibus Adaptive behavior Scales 322 and Setting 368. General Recommendations 327 The Sections of the Psychological Measuring Social Skills 332 Report 369. Conclusions 334 Communicating Results Orally 373. Chapter Summary 334 Conclusions 375. Chapter Summary 376. x contents Chapter 17 Chapter 19. Assessment of Attention Assessment of Autism Spectrum Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders 437. and Disruptive Chapter Questions 437. behavior Disorders 377 Definitional Issues 437. Chapter Questions 377 Specialized Measures of Autism 439. Introduction 377 An Assessment Strategy for Autism 445.