SCALES
Persons who score high in this clinical syndrome tend to have mood swings that range from elation to depression.
What is Bipolar Spectrum?
The MCMI is derived from the DSM and this psychologist’s work on the Theory of Personality. Also, its namesake.
Who is Theodore Millon?
Aligned more closely with Millon’s theoretical ideas, the conceptual framework of this time-efficient version of the MCMI broadened its use from functional to dysfunctional.
What is the MCMI IV?
In prior research, differences in interpreting the MCMI emerged among three particular population groups. Specifically, gender, ethnicity, and this.
What is Age?
Elevation in these scales should take precedence for both disorders and syndromes, unless others come out EXTREMELY elevated.
What are Severe Scales?
This validity scale (or index) reflects the extent to which a person describes themselves in negative terms, such as emptiness, low self-esteem, and guilt, to name a few.
What is the Debasement Index (Scale)?
The reading level needed to take the MCMI, which also happens to be the final year of middle school.
What is the Eighth Grade?
While dependent and histrionic personalities are highly oriented toward others, this personality type is extremely self-oriented. Typical.
What is Narcissistic?
Unlike the MMPI, which uses standardized T-scores to interpret results, the MCMI uses this.
What is Discriminant Validity?
Generalized anxiety, Bipolar Spectrum, Drug use, and PTSD are some of the scales under this category. Schizophrenic spectrum being more on the severe end.
What are Clinical Syndromes?
Borderline, paranoid, and schizotypal scales are categorized under this.
What is Severe Personality Pathology?
The MCMI takes this long to complete, perhaps about the same length as your favorite sitcom. Coincidence? Probably.
What is 20 to 30 Minutes?
Like opposite ends of a magnet, this core principle guiding the development of the MCMI includes pleasure-pain, active-passive, and self-other.
What is Polarity?
The scales used are highly correlated, but so are personality styles. These overlaps make for some good interpretive meaning but bad __________ validity.
What is Discriminant Validity?
As opposed to sadists, persons scoring high in this subscale of the AAMasoc tend to view themselves as inferior, often placing themselves in situations in which they will be the victims.
What is Masochistic?
Clinical scales that are most likely to be elevated along with the Apathetic-Asocial-Schizoid scale are anxiety and this.
What is the Schizophrenic Spectrum?
The MCMI was ranked second in clinical importance to this test, one that we coincidentally just learned about.
What is the MMPI?
Adversely affecting important areas of life, the distinction between a personality style and a personality disorder is the clinically significant level of this.
What is Distress or Impairment?
Similar to the critical items in the MMPI, these responses help clinicians note potential harm, liability, or differential diagnoses.
What are noteworthy responses?
Use caution when interpreting scales. As an example, a person scoring high on the Antisocial Scale may have corresponding elevation on the Alcohol Dependence scale. That’s because they do this.
What is Overlap?
Elevations on this subscale in the DADepn are marked by submissive cooperation and incompetence in functioning independently. However, it is easy to build rapport.
What is Dependent?
Extreme elevations of symptoms are considered to range above this number, which also happens to be the year of LIVE AID! concerts (minus the 19).
What is 85?
Given its strong basis from Millon’s Disorders of Personality, the MCMI was originally intended for this type of population.
What is a Psychiatric Population?
The patterns of random sampling, underreporting of difficulties, and faking bad are assessed to determine this.
What is profile validity?
In the Shy-Reticent-Avoidant (SRAvoid) scale, individuals who score high in this feel justified in isolating themselves, perhaps because they are awkward, unappealing, and socially inadequate.
What is the Alienated Self-Image?