MMPIA 1992

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MMPI-A (1992)

• MMPI-first published in the 1940s.
• 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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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MMPI-A

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

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MMPI-A

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

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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

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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

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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

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MMPI-A

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

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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

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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

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MMPI-A

• Special Indices (All Reports)
• Welsh Code
• Percentage True and False
• Response Percentages

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.