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PAI Flashcards

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Theoretical considerations

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Based on a construct validation framework

Articulate the constructs to be measured, then use empirical approaches to establish validity

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PAI purpose

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To screen and measure personality and psychopathology

Clinical syndromes, interpersonal style, treatment considerations

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PAI unique features

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Attempts to measure a continuum of pathology and positive attributes

Provides comparison with sample groups

Treatment considerations

Interpersonal scales

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Validity scales (4)

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Inconsistency
Infrequency
Negative impression
Positive impression

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Clinical scales (11)

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Somatic complaints
Anxiety
Anxiety related disorders
Depression
Mania
Paranoia
Schizophrenia
Borderline features
Antisocial features
Alcohol problems
Drug problems

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Treatment consideration scales (4 but technically 6)

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Aggression
Suicidal ideation
Perception of environment (stress v nonsupport)
Treatment rejection

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Interpersonal scales (2)

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Dominance
Warmth

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Level of T score significant interpretation

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70+

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The skyline

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Reference point for scores that are considered unusual in a clinical setting

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Construction norms (3)

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General community
Clinical
College

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Interpretation process

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Assessment of profile distortion (validity scales)
Determine frame of reference
Interpret individual scales
Interpret profile configuration

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ICN scale

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Inconsistency

Deviation from conscientious responding, measures consistency of responses

73+ invalid

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INF scale

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Infrequency

Deviation from conscientious responding
Random responding, careless, confusion, reading problems
Below 60 is good to go
Above 86 is invalid

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NIM

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Negative impression
Impression management, suggests exaggerated or unfavorable impression
70-84 potential exaggeration of symptoms
85-92 cry for help or extreme negative view of self
Above 92 intentionality or possible malingering

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PIM

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Positive impression
Impression management, presentation of favorable impression or relevance to admit minor flaws
Above 75 uncommon, desire to appear with no flaws
Close to or at 70 is quite normal

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SOM and sub scales

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Somatic complaints

Sub:
Conversion
Somatization
Health concerns

Significant concerns about health, preoccupations with health

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ANX and sub scales

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Anxiety

Sub:
Cognitive
Affective
Physiological

Stress, tense, low funtioning

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ARD and sub scales

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Anxiety related disorders

Sub:
Obsessive-compulsive
Phobias
Traumatic stress

Maladaptive patterns to manage anxiety, impairment assoc with stress or fear

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DEP and subs

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Depression

Sub:
Cognitive
Affective
Physiological

Unhappy, sensitive, self doubt, major depressive symptoms

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MAN and subs

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Mania

Sub:
Activity level
Grandiosity
Irritability

Active, outgoing, restless, high energy, impulsive, flight of ideas

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PAR and subs

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Paranoia

Sub:
Hyper vigilance
Persecution
Resentment

Sensitive, skeptical, cautious, suspicious, hostile, delusional

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SCZ and subs

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Schizophrenia

Sub:
Psychotic experiences
Social detachment
Thought disorder

Withdrawn, unconventional, cautious, isolated, alienated, concentration, reality testing

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BOR and subs

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Borderline features

Sub:
Affective instability
Identity problems
Negative relationships
Self harm

Moody, sensitive, relationship dysfunction, emotional, anxious, hostile, angry, depressed, borderline functioning

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ANT and subs

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Antisocial features

Sub:
Antisocial behaviors
Egocentricity
Stimulus seeking

Self centered, risk taking, impulsive, hostile, history of behaviors, unreliable, little work success, self serving

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ALC

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Alcohol problems

Drinking regularly, adverse consequences to drinking

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DRG

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Drug misuse, adverse consequences to drug misuse

Both illicit and prescription

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AGG and subs

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Aggression

Sub:
Aggressive attitude
Verbal aggression
Physical aggression

Impatient, easily angered, chronologically angry, explosive, legal or work problems

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SUI

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Suicide ideation

Periodic thoughts of self harm, recurring thoughts, intense and recurring thoughts

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STR

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Stress

Perception of environment, stressed, has significant impact, worry and unhappiness, perceives oneself as surrounded by crises

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NON

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Nonsupport

Feeling low social support, few close relationships, dissatisfied, unavailability of support, family feels distant

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RXR

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Treatment rejection

Low scores reflect high motivation to change, high scores opposite

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DOM

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Dominance

Extent to which someone is controlling and independent in personal relationships (submissive to dominant on a continuum, low score are submissive and high are dominant)

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WRM

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Warmth

Extent to which someone is interested in supportive and empathic personal relationships

Cold to need to be accepted on continuum, low scores are cold

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Profile configuration

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Individual scale interpretation helps to know the profile

Two point codes help to understand what pairs of elevations typically mean (2 highest scores on 11 clinical scales both have to be above 70)

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