Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment

This series of dictionaries provides comprehensive, up-to-date definitions in each subject and are fully cross-referenced. Definitions in these dictionaries are aimed at the level of knowledge of the reader, so that basic terms are explained as though to a novice, while more complex terms are aimed at readers with an assumed greater level of knowledge (although by use of the cross-references provided a more basic explanation can usually be found).;The first three volumes in the series cover developmental and cognitive psychology and psychological testing, assessment and treatment.;This dictionary provides over 3,000 definitions of key terms in psychological testing, assessment and treatment. These include explanations of all statistical procedures commonly used in psychology; major psychometric and other psychological tests; categories of mental illness, learning disability and brain damage; commonly-used medical terms; basic neuroanatomy and types of psychological therapies.