Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment

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—such as KABC-II and KTEA-II, which he co-created with Nadeen Kaufman—reflect an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley’s Essentials of Psychological Assessment series.

• Series Preface xiPreface to the Second Edition xiiiAcknowledgments xviiOne Introduction and Overview 1Two How to Administer the WAIS-IV 53Three How to Score the WAIS-IV 98Four How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 119Five How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 150Six Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 216George McCloskey, Emily S. Hartz, and Katherine ScipioniSeven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence Across the Adult Life Span 254Eight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use With Special Groups, Practice Effects, and Gender Differences 299Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 332Ron Dumont and John O. WillisTen Illustrative Case Reports 353Eleven The Initial Digital Adaptation of the WAIS-IV 389Tommie G. Cayton, Dustin Wahlstrom, and Mark H. DanielReferences 427Annotated Bibliography 445About the Authors 448Author Index 449Subject Index 455About the CD-ROM 472