How do we move from an understanding of the administration, scoring, and interpretation of responses on various personality-assessment instruments to the ability to put our understanding into words and communicate it effectively to referral agents and to patients themselves? And how do we transmit that ability to students?

For every instructor of personality assessment who has ever pondered ways to organize a course or to convey difficult material, and for every student who has worried about how to translate theory into practice in the context of a course or on his or her own, this book offers enlightenment and provides uniquely practical assistance. It will be important reading for psychologists and trainees at every level of experience.

Its clear style, vivid anecdotes, frank discussion of disagreements in the field, and innovative ideas make it an excellent text for both introductory and advanced courses.