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More About This Title Essentials of WAIS®-IV Assessment
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Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist residing in Carlsbad, California. She has coauthored several Essentials books, including Essentials of Assessment Report Writing (with Nancy Mather, Nadeen Kaufman, and Alan Kaufman). She and Alan Kaufman are coauthors of Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence, now in its Third Edition.
Alan S. Kaufman, PhD, a leading expert on intelligence testing, is Clinical Professor of Psychology at the Child Study Center at the Yale University School of Medicine. His books, tests, and intelligent testing approach have had worldwide impact on clinical assessment. Dr. Kaufman's approach to test interpretation and his tests (e.g., KABC-II and KTEA-II), which he co-created with his wife Nadeen, reflect an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley's Essentials of Psychological Assessment series.
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Series Preface xi
Preface: Dr. Wechsler Remembered xiii
Acknowledgments xxi
One Introduction and Overview 1
Two How to Administer the WAIS-IV 41
Three How to Score the WAIS-IV 85
Four How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 106
Five How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 146
Six Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV
and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 208
Seven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence across the Adult Life Span 245
Eight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use with Special Groups and Practice Effects in Normal Samples 285
Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 311
Ten Illustrative Case Reports 329
References 364
Annotated Bibliography 380
About the Authors 382
Index 383
About the CD-ROM 401
