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MMPI-A (1992)

MMPI-A (1992). MMPI-first published in the 1940’s. Most widely used and researched psychological assessment instrument. 478 True/False items. MMPI-A based on original MMPI, but with items, scales, and norms specific to adolescents. (Merrell, 2003) . MMPI-A.

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MMPI-A (1992)

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  1. MMPI-A (1992) • MMPI-first published in the 1940’s. • Most widely used and researched psychological assessment instrument. • 478 True/False items. • MMPI-A based on original MMPI, but with items, scales, and norms specific to adolescents. (Merrell, 2003)

  2. MMPI-A • Administer to adolescents 14-18 • 6th grade reading level • 45-60minutes to administer • Formats- paper and pencil, audiocassette, or computer • Report Options • Scoring- hand scoring, mail in, scanning, and computer software

  3. MMPI-A • Normative Sample was 805 males and 815 females from 8 communities in the U. S. • Sites chosen to balance geographic region, rural/urban, and ethnic background

  4. MMPI-A • Basic Scales: Hypochondriasis, Depression, Conversion Hysteria, Psychopathic Deviate, Masculinity-Femininity, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, Social Introversion. • Content Scales: 15 different scales 7 Validity Scales • 6 Supplementary Scales

  5. MMPI-A • Validity Scales • VRIN-Variable Response Inconsistency • TRIN- True Response Inconsistency • F1- Infrequency 1 • F2- Infrequency 2 • F- Infrequency • L-Lie • K- Correction • ?- Cannot Say

  6. MMPI-A • Clinical Scales • Hs Hypochondriasis • D Depression • Hy Hysteria • Pd Psychopathic Deviate • Mf Masculinity-Femininity • Pa Paranoia • Pt Psychasathenia • Sc Schizophrenia • Ma Hypomania • Si Social Introversion

  7. MMPI-A • Clinical Subscales-Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion • D1 Subjective Depression • D2 Psychomotor Retardation • D3 Physical Malfunctioning • D4 Mental Dullness • D5 Brooding

  8. MMPI-A • Clinical Subscales-continued • Hy1- Denial of Social Anxiety • Hy2- Need for Affection • Hy3- Lassitude-Malaise • Hy4- Somantic Complaints • Hy5- Inhibition of Aggression

  9. MMPI-A • Continued • Pd1- Familial Discord • Pd2- Authority Problems • Pd3- Social Imperturbability • Pd4- Social Alienation • Pd5- Self-Alienation • Pa1- Persecutory Ideas • Pa2- Poignancy • Pa3- Naivete

  10. MMPI-A • Continued • Sc1- Social Alienation • Sc2- Emotional Alienation • Sc3- Lack of Ego Mastery-Cognitive • Sc4- Lack of Ego Mastery-Conative • Sc5- Lack of Ego Mastery-Defective Inhibition • Sc6-Bizarre Sensory Experience

  11. MMPI-A • Continued • Ma1-Amorality • Ma2- Psychomotor Acceleration • Ma3- Imperturbability • Ma4- Ego Inflation • Si1- Shyness-Self Consciousness • Si2- Social Avoidance • Si3- Alienation-Self and Others

  12. MMPI-A • Content Scales • A-anx- Anxiety • A-obs- Obsessiveness • A-dep- Depression • A-hea-Health Concerns • A-ain-Alienation • A-biz- Bizarre Mentation

  13. MMPI-A • Content Scales continued • A-ang- Anger • A-cyn- Cynicism • A-con- Conduct Problems • A-lse- Low Self-Esteem • A-soc- Social Discomfort • A-fam- Family Problems • A-sch- School Problems • A-trt- Negative Treatment Indicators

  14. MMPI-A • Supplementary Scales • MAC-R- MacAndrew Alcoholism-Revised • ACK- Alcohol/Drug Problem Acknowledgement • PRO- Alcohol/Drug Problem Proneness • IMM- Immaturity • A- Anxiety • R- Repression

  15. MMPI-A • Special Indices (All Reports) • Welsh Code • Percentage True and False • Response Percentages

  16. MMPI-A • Strengths: Good technical properties, empirical support for validity • Limitations: length and cognitive ability level and maturity required to understand and complete the inventory.

  17. Personality Inventory for Youth (PIC, 1995) • Ages 9-18 • Objective self-report measure. • 270 True/False items. • 9 clinical scales, 24 subscales. • 2,327children and adolescents.

  18. Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory(1982) • 150 True/ False items. • 20 subscales. • For adolescents 13-19 years old. • 3 dimensions: Personality Style, Expressed Concerns, Behavioral Correlates

  19. Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory(1993) • Companion instrument to the MAPI. • 160 items at 6th grade reading level. • 4 Dimensions: Personality Patterns, Expressed Concerns, Clinical Syndromes, Modifying Indexes

  20. MACI • Standardized on 1, 107 adolescents ages 13-19 from 28 U.S. States and Canada. Based entirely on clinical samples from various treatment settings. • Since 1998, several published studies to support its’ use with “troubled” or “disturbed” youth.

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