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PIY. Personality Inventory for Youth David Lachar , PhD, and Christian P. Gruber, PhD. The answer to the need for a multidimensional, psychometrically sound self -report instrument designed specifically for young people. What Is the PIY? Personality Inventory for Youth.
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PIY Personality Inventory for YouthDavid Lachar, PhD, and Christian P. Gruber, PhD
The answer to the need for a multidimensional, psychometrically sound self-report instrument designed specifically for young people
What Is the PIY? Personality Inventory for Youth • Designed to assess emotional and behavioral adjustment, family character and interaction, and neurocognitive and attention-related academic functioning • Created for and normed on 9- to 19-year-olds (4th through 12th graders) • Completed in 45 minutes by most students reading at grade level 3 or higher, with audio cassette for poor readers and Spanish Administration Booklet • Validity scales that alert you to problem denial, exaggeration, and random or incompetent responding • Subscales to enhance scale interpretation • A parallel inventory (the PIC-2) and a teacher problem checklist (the SBS) • Both hand and computer scoring services are available
PIY Validity Scales Inconsistency • Identifies protocols answered carelessly or with inadequate comprehension • Points to evidence that an individual has attempted to exaggerate or malinger symptomatology • Demonstrates the tendency to disguise or hide psychopathology • Provides additional evidence of inattentive, oppositional, or provocative responses that may assist in clarifying the meaning of other scales Dissimulation Defensiveness Validity
Abbreviated-Format PIY • The first 80 items of the PIY can be used as a brief classroom screener to quickly identify students who would show problems if the full inventory were administered • This Classroom Screening (CLASS) scale accurately predicts the likely presence of clinical findings in a full PIY administration • CLASS assists in identifying high-risk students
The PIY is composed of 270 items covering 9 non-overlapping clinical scales and 24 nonoverlappingsubscales. The 24 subscales reveal more specific clinical content, making the PIY an excellent diagnostic tool.
PIY Scales and Subscales • Cognitive Impairment • Poor Achievement and Memory • Inadequate Abilities • Learning Problems • Impulsivity/Distractibility • Brashness • Distractibility and Overactivity • Impulsivity • Delinquency • Antisocial Behavior • Dyscontrol • Noncompliance
PIY Scales and Subscales (continued) • Family Dysfunction • Parent-Child Conflict • Parent Maladjustment • Marital Discord • Reality Distortion • Feelings of Alienation • Hallucinations and Delusions • Somatic Concern • Psychosomatic Syndrome • Muscular Tension and Anxiety • Preoccupation With Disease
PIY Scales and Subscales (continued) • Psychological Discomfort • Fear and Worry • Depression • Sleep Disturbance • Social Withdrawal • Social Isolation • Isolation • Social Skills Deficits • Limited Peer Status • Conflict With Peers
The PIY is supported by extensive research and an array of interpretive strategies for routine use • Selected case studies demonstrate the value of the PIY in a wide variety of school, psychiatric, and neuropsychological applications • The PIY gives a reliable and valid measure of child and adolescent psychopathology, based on the respondent’s own perceptions
PIY Standardization Base • Sample of 2,327 regular education students • Students ranged from 9 to 19 years of age, in Grades 4 through 12 • Nationally extensive and representative coverage for gender, ethnicity, and parent educational level (SES) across various age groups
PIY Clinical Research Base • Sample of 1,178 clinically referred participants • Collection through various in- and outpatient clinic and special education settings
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