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001 2015014143
003 DLC
005 20150804085258.0
008 150731s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015014143
020 $a9781462521852 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRJ486.6$b.V35 2015
082 00 $a618.92/80475$223
084 $aPSY020000$aMED056000$aEDU009000$aPSY042000$aMED105010$2bisacsh
245 00 $aValidity testing in child and adolescent assessment :$bevaluating exaggeration, feigning, and noncredible effort /$cedited by Michael W. Kirkwood.
263 $a1509
264 1 $aNew York :$bThe Guilford Press,$c2015.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aEvidence-based practice in neuropsychology
520 $a"Thoroughly covering the "why" and "how" of validity testing with children and adolescents, this book is edited and written by leaders in the field. Feigning or noncredible effort during psychological and neuropsychological assessments can have considerable repercussions for diagnosis, treatment, and use of resources. Practical guidance is provided for detecting and managing noncredible responding, including vivid case material. The reasons that children may feign during testing are also explored. Along with information relevant to all assessment settings, the book features specific chapters on educational, medical, sport-related, forensic, and Social Security Disability contexts"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Thoroughly covering the "why" and "how" of validity testing with children and adolescents, this book is edited and written by leaders in the field. Feigning or noncredible effort during psychological and neuropsychological assessments can have considerable repercussions for diagnosis, treatment, and use of resources. Practical guidance is provided for detecting and managing noncredible responding, including vivid case material. The reasons that children may feign during testing are also explored. Along with information relevant to all assessment settings, the book features specific chapters on educational, medical, sport-related, forensic, and Social Security disability contexts"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: I. Introduction -- 1. A Rationale for Performance Validity Testing in Child and Adolescent Assessment, Michael W. Kirkwood -- 2. Terminology and Diagnostic Concepts, Elisabeth M. S. Sherman -- 3. Understanding Deception from a Developmental Perspective, Eric Peterson & Robin L. Peterson -- 4. Performance and Symptom Validity: A Perspective from the Adult Literature, Glenn J. Larrabee -- II. Detection Methods and Other Validity Test Usage Matters -- 5. Review of Pediatric Performance and Symptom Validity Tests, Michael W. Kirkwood -- 6. Clinical Strategies to Assess the Credibility of Presentations in Children, Dominic A. Carone -- 7. Motivations Behind Noncredible Presentations: Why Children Feign and How to Make This Determination, David A. Baker & Michael W. Kirkwood -- 8. Managing Noncredible Performance in Pediatric Clinical Assessment, Amy K. Connery &Yana Suchy -- 9. Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Validity Testing, William S. MacAllister & Marsha Vasserman -- III. Validity Testing across Evaluative Settings -- 10. Child and Adolescent Psychoeducational Evaluations, Allyson G. Harrison -- 11. Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluations with Medical Populations, Brian L. Brooks -- 12. Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion Evaluations, Martin L. Rohling, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, & Melissa M. Womble -- 13. Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychological Evaluations, Jacobus Donders -- 14. Disability: Social Security Supplemental Security Income Exams for Children, Michael D. Chafetz.
650 0 $aNeuropsychological tests for children.
650 0 $aPsychological tests for children.
650 0 $aPsychodiagnostics.
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Neurology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aEDUCATION / Educational Psychology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aKirkwood, Michael W.,$eeditor.