TEST OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PERSONALITY Flashcards
Test that are specifically designe to assess human characteristics beyond intelligence, attitudes, interests, preferences and values
test of psychopathology and personality
patter of behavior and psychological characteristis by which a person can be compared and contrasted with others
Personality
test requires the respondent to mkake a particular response to a structured set of instructions (e.g true/false)
Objective (structured)
test that requires clients to respond to ambiguous stimuli (inkblots, drawings, or incomplete sentences) by describing and telling stories about what they see, or by completing sentences
gives the respondents an opportunity to impose his/her own interpretation in answering
Projective (unstructured)
psychological test that assesses personality traits and psychopathology. It is primarily intended to test people who are suspected of having mental health or other clinical issues.
It contains a variety of true/false questions that are scored on a scale used to describe a person’s mental processes and how they manage stress
THE MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI)
An alternative, briefer, version, the ___________ (for “restructured form”) appeared in 2008 and contains 388 items, nine clinical scales, and 11 validity scales
This version, published in 2008, is a shorter version of the MMPI-2. It’s intended for adults and contains 338 true/false items.
MMPI-2-RF
short form of the test for adolescents was released in 2016. It contains 241 items and takes 25 to 45 minutes to complete.
THE MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI-A-RF)
a personality test designed to provide information relevant for a clinical diagnosis and to measure both the severity and breadth of any psychological defects discovered.
The test is composed of 344 questions whose responses are rated on a 4 point scale ranging from false, not at all true, to very true
a self-report inventory assessing personality and psychopathology that is convenient to administer, psychometrically sound, extensively researched, and suitable for use in clinical, forensic, and other applied settings.
THE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT INVENTORY (PAI)
a self-report assessment tool used to help diagnose and treat personality disorder
The test yields 30 scales, five of which are designed to assess the test’s validity or to modify its clinical interpretation
is designed to link up with the diagnostic criteria used in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11
THE MILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY
what does the millon clinical multiaxial inventory measures?
Typical functioning: patterns of adaptive personality features
Abnormal types/traits: moderately maladaptive features or traits
Disordered: more significant likelihood of personality dysfunction
It is a 220-item instrument developed by the DSM-5 Personality and Personality Disorders Workgroup
Intended to assess personality disorders as defined in the then-new DSM-5. Preliminary analyses suggest reasonable convergent validity with measures such as the MMPI-2
THE PERSONALITY INVENTORY FOR THE DSM-5 (PID-5)