Comprehensive Assessments – self-report

Question 1

MMPI

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 2

567 items taking 60-90 minutes to complete

Answer 2

MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 3

This is the most references, researched, and used clinically and in research

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MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 4

It provides the examiner and examinee with a narrative report, which is rather lengthy – often 15 pages long

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MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 5

It includes Validity Indexes to let the examiner know if it is likely valid or not (e.g., if the examinee has taken it seriously, is faking good, or faking bad, etc.)

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MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 6

It includes Clinical Scales which show if the examinee is experiencing such problems as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, among many other clinical symptoms

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MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 7

It also includes Critical Items – items that an answer of yes (regardless of the examinee’s score) will flag the examiner. For instance if the examinee checked yes to the statement “I would like to slit my wrists” – regardless of how they answered anything else or whether or not they met the criteria for any disorder, it would flag the examiner so they could follow up.

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MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 8

MCMI

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Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

Question 9

Aligns with the criteria for diagnosing according to the DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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MCMI

Question 10

Much shorter than the MMPI

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MCMI

Question 11

175 TF items

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MCMI

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taking about 25 minutes to complete

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MCMI

Question 13

o Surveys a diverse array of dysfunction

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

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o 90 items

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

Question 15

 identifying feelings, thought patterns, or behavior

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

Question 16

 during “past 7 days, including today”

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

Question 17

o Responses given on 5 point likert scale (not at all -> extremely)

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

Question 18

o Developed out of the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet which was developed in WWI as substitute for interview in screening US military recruits.

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R

Question 19

o Not used a lot after that b/c high risk of distortion which was why the MMPI was developed with scales to measure faking good/bad

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Symptom Checklist – 90 – R