MACI Flashcards
MACI basics
- Constructed w the adolescent population in mind
- Age 13-19
- 160 items
- 20-25 minutes to complete
BR cut off to Interpret Personality Scales
BR > 60
Facet scales
BR > 65
Only facet scores of ____ should be considered significant in interpretation
BR > 75+
Interpret Expressed Concerns = Slightly problematic issue
BR = 60-74
Interpret Expressed Concerns = area that is unresolved and problematic to adolescent
BR = 75-84
Interpret Expressed Concerns = indicate that this issue is likely to be a major area of concern and has a high probability of significantly affecting his/her feelings and bx on a regular basis
BR = 85+
Interpret Clinical Syndromes –
unlikely that client is similar to adolescents that demonstrate these clinical characteristics
BR = 0-60
Interpret Clinical Syndromes -
some similarity b/w respondent and those who manifest the clinical syndrome
BR = 61-74
Interpret Clinical Syndromes - suggest the presence of moderate levels of the snydromal features
BR = 75-84
Interpret Clinical Syndromes - high probability that adolescent strongly exhibits the designated clinical syndrome
BR > 85+
Sequences of interpretation
- Background etc.
- Modifying indices
- Personality patterns
- Expressed concerns
- Clinical syndromes
Personality scale (DSM equivalent)
1 Introversive (Schizoid) 2A Inhibited (Avoidant) 2B Doleful (Depressive) 3 Submissive (Dependent) 4 Dramatizing (Histrionic) 5 Egotistic (Narcissistic) 6A Unruly (Antisocial) 6B Forceful (Sadistic) 7 Conforming (Compulsive) 8A Oppositional (Negativistic or Passive-Aggressive) 8B Self-Demeaning (Masochistic or Self-Defeating) 9 Borderline Tendency (Borderline)
Expressed concerns
o Identity Confusion o Self-Devaluation o Body Disapproval o Sexual Discomfort o Peer Insecurity o Social Insensitivity o Family Discord o Childhood Abuse
Clinical syndromes
o Eating Dysfunctions o Substance-Abuse Proneness o Delinquent Predisposition o Impulsive Propensity o Anxious Feelings o Depressive Affect o Suicidal Tendency