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Family assessment is designed to address this deficiency providing psychologists and therapists with useful ways to apply individually focused psychological tests to couples and families and interpret the results within a systemic family framework the book describes in detail the use and interpretation of the major personality tests . Family assessment is the first book devoted exclusively to the application and interpretation of psychological tests in couples and family therapy using case examples this book offers concrete clinical advice on how to interpret test results to gain a better understanding of interpersonal compatibility family dynamics and systemic functioning. A nurse 1999 family assessment effective uses of personality tests with couples and families in john wiley sons inc new york wiley series in couples and family dynamics and treatment. Marriage and family relationships interpersonal relationship tests leary 1957 was among the first to make clear the importance of interpersonal check lists and how these could be used in personality assessments the individual personality is diagnosed in terms of how he behaves with toward about and around other people one of the. Assessment plays a critical role in family counseling assessment procedures can be used as a guide by family councellors in order to improve understanding of family functioning patterns