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Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics: An Introduction

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This chapter includes (1) an overview of the organization of Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics, (2) a review of constructs relevant to psychological assessment, (3) a discussion of the cultural sensitivity movement and its relevance to psychological testing and assessment, and (4) a presentation of relevant issues in the psychological assessment of Hispanics (including a discussion on the assessment of culture-bound syndromes). This chapter also offers specific recommendations on how to interpret psychological testing or assessment results with caution; a discussion on circumstances where more thorough and careful consideration of cultural and linguistic factors is necessary because the weight of the results from the assessment and testing procedures is greater; and finally recommendations on what to do when there is an underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the scientific literature.

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Benuto, L.T. (2013). Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics: An Introduction. In: Benuto, L. (eds) Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4412-1_1

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