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Comprehensive Handbook of Cognitive Therapy

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The focus of this chapter is on the clinical assessment of cognition. In order to provide a conceptual framework for cognitive assessment methods, Kendall and Ingram (1987) have proposed a taxonomic system that includes four major components: (1) cognitive structure, (2) cognitive propositions, (3) cognitive operations, and (4) cognitive products (pp. 91–92). After a brief exposition of these components and a discussion of the validity of self-reports, the remaining portions of the chapter will contain a review of prevalent methods and present examples of cognitive assessment.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA

    Thomas V. Merluzzi

  2. Counseling Psychology Program, School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

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Merluzzi, T.V., Boltwood, M.D. (1989). Cognitive Assessment. In: Freeman, A., Simon, K.M., Beutler, L.E., Arkowitz, H. (eds) Comprehensive Handbook of Cognitive Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9779-4_13

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