Quiz 8 PAI

Question 1

What are the 4 scales

Answer 1

1) validity
2) clinical
3) treatment
4) interpersonal

Question 2

What are the 4 Validity Scales

Answer 2

ICN 🡪 inconsistency
INF 🡪 infrequency
NIM 🡪 negative impression
PIM 🡪 positive impression

Question 3

How many clinical scales are there

Answer 3

11

Question 4

What are the first 4 clinical scales

Answer 4

SOM 🡪 somatic complaints
ANX 🡪 anxiety
ARD 🡪 anxiety-related disorders
DEP 🡪 depression

Question 5

What are the next 4 clinical scales

Answer 5

MAN 🡪 mania
PAR 🡪 paranoia
SCZ 🡪 schizophrenia
BOR 🡪 borderline features

Question 6

what are the last three clinical scales

Answer 6

ANT 🡪 antisocial features
ALC 🡪 alcohol problems
DRG 🡪 drug problems

Question 7

What are the 5 treatment scales

Answer 7

AGG 🡪 aggression
SUI 🡪 suicidal ideation
STR 🡪 stress
NON 🡪 nonsupport
RXR 🡪 treatment rejection

Question 8

What are the 2 interpersonal scales

Answer 8

DOM 🡪 dominance
WRM 🡪 warmth

Question 9

What does ICN determine

Answer 9

whether the client is answering consistently throughout the assessment

Question 10

What does INF determine

Answer 10

whether the client is responding carelessly, randomly, or idiosyncratically

Question 11

What does NIM determine

Answer 11

Suggests an exaggerated unfavorable impression or malingering

Question 12

What does PIM determine

Answer 12

Suggests the presentation of a very favorable impression or reluctance to admit minor flaws

Question 13

What does SOM determine

Answer 13

the preoccupation with health matters & somatic complaints associated with somatization or conversion disorders

Question 14

What does ANX determine

Answer 14

Phenomenology & observable signs of anxiety, with an emphasis on assessment across different response modalities

Question 15

What does ARD determine

Answer 15

symptoms & behaviors related to specific anxiety disorders
(think phobias, trauma, or obsession)

Question 16

What does DEP determine

Answer 16

symptoms & phenomenology of depressive disorders

Question 17

What does MAN determine

Answer 17

affective, cognitive, & behavioral symptoms of mania & hypomania

Question 18

What does PAR determine

Answer 18

symptoms of paranoid disorders & more enduring characteristics of paranoid personality

Question 19

What does SCZ determine

Answer 19

symptoms relevant to the broad spectrum of schizophrenic disorders

Question 20

What does BOR determine

Answer 20

attributes indicative of a borderline level of personality functioning
(“as-if”, stably unstable, impulsivity, lability, anger)

Question 21

What does ANT determine

Answer 21

history of illegal acts & authority problems, egocentrism, lack of empathy & loyalty, instability, & excitement-seeking

Question 22

What does ALC determine

Answer 22

the problematic consequences of alcohol use and features of alcohol dependence

Question 23

What does DRG determine

Answer 23

the problematic consequences of drug use & features of drug dependence

Question 24

What does AGG determine

Answer 24

characteristics & attitudes related to anger, assertiveness, & aggression

Question 25

What does SUI determine

Answer 25

suicidal ideation, ranging from hopelessness to thoughts & plans for the suicidal act

Question 26

What does STR determine

Answer 26

Measures the impact of recent stressors in major life areas

Question 27

What does NON determine

Answer 27

a lack of perceived social support, considering both the level & quality of available support

Question 28

What does RXR determine

Answer 28

the attributes & attitudes indicating a lack of interest & motivation in making personal changes of a psychological or emotional nature

Question 29

What does DOM determine

Answer 29

the extent to which a person is controlling & independent in personal relationships

Question 30

What does WRM determine

Answer 30

the extent to which a person is interested in supportive & empathic personal relationships

Question 31

How many total items are there in the PAI

Answer 31

344

Question 32

How many items can be left unansered before review

Answer 32

18

Question 33

What are the 4 steps of Interpretation

Answer 33

Step 1: assessment of potential profile distortion Step 2: determination of appropriate reference comparison Step 3: interpretation of individual scales Step 4: interpreting profile configuration

Question 34

What does the graph illustrate

Answer 34

reference points for scores that are unusual in clinical settings

Question 35

t score of 60

Answer 35

84th percentile in terms of experiencing symptoms

Question 36

t score of 70

Answer 36

96th percentile - thus, indicated by a reference line on the PAI profile. Represents a degree of problems and symptoms that is very unusual in the general population

Question 37

clinically significant score

Answer 37

70t

Question 38

initial focus of interpretation should be on...

Answer 38

full scales that obtain scores of 70t or higher

Question 39

After the most prominent scale elevations have been identified...

Answer 39

the next step in scale interpretation involves the evaluation of the subscales

Question 40

PAI interpretation can take four different forms

Answer 40

1) profile code types 2) mean profile comparisons 3) conceptual indexes 4) actuarial decisions

Question 41

Validity scale ICN low and high scores

Answer 41

Low scores 64t = respondent did respond consistently High scores 73t = respondent did not attend consistently or appropriately to item content

Question 42

Validity scale INF low and high scores

Answer 42

Low scores 60t = respondent did attend appropriately to item content High scores 75t = did not attend appropriately

Question 43

Validity scale NIM low and high scores

Answer 43

Low 73t = little distortion in a negative direction High 84t-92t = cutoff is 84t = attempt to portray in a negative manner

Question 44

Validity scale PIM low and high

Answer 44

low 44t = indicative of honest responding moderate 57t-68t = relatively free of common shortcomings high 68t = exceptionally free of common shortcomings