Current Topics in Clinical and Community Psychology

Current Topics in Clinical and Community Psychology, Volume 2 covers the need of scientific work in the field of clinical and community psychology to the problems of modern society. The book discusses a new area of specialization - clinical neuropsychology; and the behavior deficits that result from brain damage in humans that may result from agents such as mind-altering drugs, alcohol, tranquilizers, and inadequate diet. The text also describes the sequential system for personality scale development; the prediction of violence with psychological tests; the relationship between depression and oral contraception. The quest for valid preventive interventions is also considered. Clinical psychologists, community psychologists, psychiatrists and students taking related courses will find the book useful.

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List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Volume 1
Clinical Neuropsychology
I. Clinical Neuropsychology: A New Discipline
II. Psychodiagnosis in Clinical Neuropsychology
III. Lateralization and Localization of Neuropsychological Processes
IV. General Effects
V. Prospects
VI. Summary
References
A Sequential System for Personality Scale Development
I. Some Principles of Personality Scale Construction
II. The Substantive Definition of Personality Scale Content
III. A Sequential Strategy in Scale Construction
IV. The Appraisal of the Structural Component of Validity
V. Evaluation of the External Component of Validity
References
The Prediction of Violence with Psychological Tests
I. Problems in Research on the Nature and Prediction of Violence
II. The Assessment of Violence with Structured Personality Inventories
III. The Assessment of Violence with Projective Techniques
IV. Conclusions
References
Depression and Oral Contraception
I. Introduction
II. Experimental Design
III. Results
IV. On the Reliability of State Measures
V. Comments by Pill Sample Subjects
VI. Discussion
VII. Conclusion
References
The Quest for Valid Preventive Interventions
I. Introduction
II. Three Methods for Preventive Interventions
III. Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index