The Handbook of Personality Assessment, authored by Irving B. Weiner and published in its second edition on April 3, 2017 by Wiley, offers a comprehensive guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting widely-used personality assessment instruments. This well-balanced reference blends theoretical insights with practical applications, making it an essential resource for both graduate students and professionals in the field.

Updated to reflect recent advances, this second edition introduces new chapters on the Minnesota Personality Inventory-Restructured Form (MPI-R) and the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS), alongside detailed coverage of key instruments such as the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-A, MCMI-IV, PAI, NEO-PI-R, Rorschach Comprehensive System, TAT, Figure Drawing, and Sentence Completion Methods. Each instrument is explored in depth, covering its history, administration procedures, scoring methodologies, validity considerations, assessment techniques, interpretative frameworks, applications, and psychometric foundations.

Additional chapters address ethical considerations and provide general guidelines for the assessment process. This handbook is invaluable for understanding personality assessments, which are crucial in clinical, health care, forensic, educational, and organizational settings. It delves into the nature and appropriate use of major assessment instruments with authoritative insight and practical guidance, ensuring readers can review the latest concepts, research, and practices in personality assessment.

The book spans 768 pages and measures 8.9 x 1.8 x 10.9 inches. Its ISBN is 978-1119258889.