Hersen Michel

Behavioral assessment : a practical handbook / edited by Michel Hersen, Alan S. Bellack. - 2nd ed. - New York : Pergamon Press, c1981. - x, 603 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Pergamon general psychology series ; 65 .



table of contents

I. Fundamental Issues

1. The Changing Nature of Behavioral Assessment
2. Psychometric Considerations: Concepts, Contents, and Methods
3. Prescriptive Assessment and Treatment, Ron Acierno, Michel Hersen, and Vincent

II. Assessment Strategies

4. Behavioral Interviewing
5. Behavioral Observation
6. Cognitive Assessment
7. Psychophysiological Assessment
8. Structures Diagnostic Interviews and Rating Scales

III. Evaluation For Treatment Planning

9. Assessment of Anxiety and Fear
10. Assessment of Depression
11. Assessment of Social Skills
12. Assessment of Health-Related Disorders
13. Assessment of Appetitive Disorders: Status of Empirical Methods in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use
14. Assessment of Marital Dysfunction
15. Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction and Deviation
16. Assessment of Child Behavior Problems: Internalizing Disorders
17. Assessment of Child Behavior Problems: Externalizing Disorders
18. Assessment of Older Adults

IV. Special Topics

19. Behavioral Neuropsychology
20. Biological Assessment
Author Index.
Subject Index















Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

0080259561 0080259553 (pbk.)


Behavioral assessment.
Mental illness--Diagnosis.
Behavior therapy.
Mental disorders--Diagnosis.

616.89/075 / HER

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