MMPI-A : assessing adolescent psychopathology
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MMPI-A : assessing adolescent psychopathology
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1997
2nd ed
- cloth : acid-free paper
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Assessing adolescent psychopathology
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-479) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This second edition was undertaken to include more than 100 new references relevant to test use and provide an extensive overview of the MMPI-A Structural Summary approach developed by the author to simplify and clarify the interpretation of this test instrument. It also presents essential facts and recommendations on the MMPI-A for those clinicians, students, and researchers interested in fully understanding and utilizing this assessment instrument.
The text reviews the reasons for the development of the MMPI-A and the salient features of this instrument including the validity, content, and supplementary scales and the MMPI-A Structural Summary Form. MMPI-A single scale and codetype correlates are furnished as well as clinical case examples which illustrate the most recent principles of MMPI-A interpretation. Throughout the text, emphasis is placed on presenting information in a manner that is of direct clinical relevance for the practitioner while also providing sufficient technical information and research data to serve as a guide for future researchers in this field.
Additional special features include:
* presentation of appropriate administration criteria for the MMPI-A;
* a review of the validity assessment process, including the role of the new MMPI-A validity scales;
* presentation of the MMPI-A Structural Summary form and clinical examples illustrating the use of this interpretive approach;
* a rich guide to correlates for individual MMPI-A scales and for a broad range of frequently occurring two-point codetypes;
* extensive and updated references to document the empirical foundations of the MMPI-A;
* numerous tables and figures providing guidelines for MMPI-A interpretation;
* a presentation of adolescent norms for the original MMPI, for the MMPI-A, and a specialized set of MMPI-A norms for 13-year olds;
* a T-score conversion table for basic MMPI-A scales permitting estimates of the Marks and Briggs (1967) T-score values;
* appendix materials listing all Lachar-Wrobel critical items and all Wiggins Content Scale items retained within the MMPI-A; and
* tabular examples of item content of all MMPI-A basic, content, and supplementary scales.
Table of Contents
Contents: W.G. Dahlstrom, Foreword. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Adolescent Development and Psychopathology. Development of the MMPI and the MMPI-A. Administration and Scoring Issues. Validity Scales and Validity Assessment Interpretation. Clinical Scale and Codetype Correlates for Adolescents. Content and Supplementary Scale Interpretation. Interpretive Strategies. Appendices: Adolescent Norms for the Original MMPI for Males and Females for Ages 14 and Below, 15, 16, and 17. Item Composition of MMPI-A Basic Scales, Harris-Lingoes Subscales, Si Subscales, Supplementary Scales, and Content Scales. MMPI-A Basic Scale, Content Scale, and Supplementary Scale Norms for 13-Year-Old Boys and Girls Based on Linear T-Score Conversions. T-Score Conversions for MMPI-A Basic Validity and Clinical Scales, Content and Supplementary Scales, and the Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales. T-Score Conversions for Basic MMPI-A Scales Permitting Estimates of the Marks and Briggs Adolescent T-Score Values Provided in Dahlstrom, Welsh, and Dahlstrom (1972). Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items. Wiggins Content Scale Items Retained in the MMPI-A. Scale-Level Factor Structure for the MMPI-A Normative Sample.
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