Personality Assessment in America

Edwin I. Megargee, Charles D. Speilberger

"...commemorates the 50th anniversary of the SPA...in the nicest way possible....the editors, both of whom have long been respected international leaders in assessment, provide excellent introductory and closing contributions that trace the development of the Society and offer suggestions for further advances in assessment."—Contemporary Psychology

• Contents: Preface. E.I. Megargee, C.D. Spielberger, Personality Assessment in America: An Introduction. Key Contributions from the Journals of the Society for Personality Assessment: 1938-1988. M. Krugman, Out of the Inkwell: The Rorschach Method. M. Rickers-Ovsiankina, Some Theoretical Considerations Regarding the Rorschach Method. S.B. Kutash, The Impact of Projective Techniques on Basic Psychological Science. S.J. Beck, Personality Research and Theories of Personality Structure. B. Klopfer, Psychological Variables in Human Cancer. L. Bellak, Henry A. Murray: An Appreciation. R.R. Holt, Formal Aspects of the TAT -- A Neglected Resource. W.E. Henry, E. Cumming, Personality Development in Adulthood and Old Age. E.S. Shneidman, Projections on a Triptych; Or, a Hagiology for Our Time. W.G. Klopfer, The Metamorphosis of Projective Techniques. M. Hertz, Projective Techniques in Crisis. P.E. Meehl, A Funny Thing Happened to Us on the Way to the Latent Entities. J.E. Exner, But It's Only an Inkblot. I.B. Weiner, The Future of Psychodiagnosis Revisted. R.H. Dana, Megatrends in Personality Assessment: Toward a Human Science Professional Psychology. S.J. Blatt, The Rorschach: A Test of Perception or an Evaluation of Representation. Epilogue. E.I. Megargee, C.D. Spielberger, Reflections on Fifty Years of Personality Assessment and Future Directions for the Field.