diagnosing and understanding interpersonal behavior in normal populations.
The CPI is an attempt to tap into personality factors that arise without exception to some varying degree in what?
all humans regardless of cultural context,
What are the primary areas of use for the CPI?
career development,
personnel selection,
interpersonal maladjustment,
predicting antisocial behavior
The CPI is considered to be the ______ _______ MMPI
“sane person’s MMPI”
What is a crucial component of the CPI and why are they given this name?
20 Folk Concept Scales
These scales are called "folk" as they attempt to capture personality themes that should be broadly cross-cultural and easily understood around the world.
How many scales does the CPI have and what are the categories?
23 scales
20 folk scales
3 vector scales
What are the 5 domains of the NEO?
O-Openness
C-Conscientiousness
E-Extroversion
A-Agreeableness
N-Neuroticism
Name the clinical scales of the MMPI-2
hypocondriasis
depression
hysteria
psychopathic deviate
masculinity/femininity
paranoia
psychasthenia
schizophrenia
hypomania
social introversion
T/F The F scale measures the extent to which a person answers in an atypical or deviant manner and are endorsed by less than 10% of the population?
true
T/F The variable Response Inconsistency scale (VRIN) comprises pairs of selected questions that would be expected to be answered in a similar way but are not. This could represent indiscriminate responding on the test
treu
T/F The lie scale is a 15 item sclae indicating the extent to which a client is attempting to describe him/herself in an unrealistic positive manner
true
The MCMI is intended for use with who?
seriously disturbed individuals
What is one limitation of the MCMI norming sample?
It was normed on white adults who were psychiatric patients
The median score on the MCMI is ____ while a score of _____ or above indicates the clear presence of a disorder
60
75-84 clinically significant personality traits
85+ for the presence of a personality disorder
Two of the scales on the MCMI include the ______ scale, which corresponds to DSM-IV Axis II disorders, and the _______ scale, which corresponds to DSM-IV Axis I disorders
clinical
somatic symptoms
The Grossman Facet Scales on the MCMI are comparable to the ______ ________ scales of the MMPI
content component
The CPI 20 folk concept scales attempt to capture what?
personality characteristics across cultures
240 item inventory based on the big five personality factors
NEO-PI-3
185 item multiple choice inventory based on the seminal research of Raymond Cattell
16 PF
434 item test often referred to as the sane persons MMPI
CPI
Research on this measure was instrumental in developing the personality inventory for DSM-5
SNAP-2
344 item inventory with 22 non-overlapping scales that use T-score methodology for measurement
PAI
Purportedly two million assessments are administered each year on this instrument, primarily in field of business and relationship compatibility
MBTI
Global measure of psychological distress that utilizes a 5-point rating scale and has over 1000 studies confirming its reliability and validity
SCL 90-R
Contains 194 items from the MMPI
CPI
What is the minimum reading level for the MCMI?
5th grade reading level
How many clinical scales are found on the MCMI and what are the categories?
25
15 personality scales
10 Clinical Syndrome Scales
What do the CPI and MCMI have in common?
High degree of overlap in scales
what do the CPI and NEO-PI have in common?
All of folk scales meaningfully related to one or more of five factors of the NEO-PI-3
Four out of five factors correlated highly with CPI scales
What do the CPI and MMPI have in common?
200 items overlap
Both used the Empirical Keying approach to test construction
What is unique about the PAI?
The PAI has 22 non-overlapping scales
What are the benefits of the SCL-90-R
does not require specialized training in administration
Defines psychological contributions to a client’s issues of which the client might not be aware,
outline not only the type of issue, but also the subjective severity.
Each item rated on 5-point Likert scale
Can be hand-scored with templates in 10-15 minutes
