Essentials of MCMI-IV Assessment

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Series Preface
Chapter One: History and Development of the MCMI® Through MCMI®-IV
	Construction of the Legacy MCMI Tests (MCMI, MCMI-II, MCMI-III)
	Development of the MCMI-IV
		Theoretical-Substantive Stage
		Internal-Structural Stage
		External-Criterion Stage
	Test Yourself
Chapter Two: MCMI®-IV and Millon Evolutionary Theory
	Personality as Focal Point in Clinical Assessment and Intervention
	An Evolutionary Model of Personality
	Motivating Aims
	Problematic Patterns in Motivating Aims
	Levels of Adaptiveness
	Structural and Functional Domains
	Applying Millon's Evolutionary Theory to the MCMI-IV
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Chapter Three: Administration and Scoring
	Administration
		Introducing the MCMI-IV to Examinees
	Scoring
		Invalidity Considerations
		Base Rates
		Percentile Rank Scores
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Chapter Four: Sections and Scales
	Validity and Modifying Indices
		Invalidity (Scale V)
		Inconsistency (Scale W)
		Disclosure Index (Scale X)
		Desirability Index (Scale Y)
		Debasement Index (Scale Z)
	Noteworthy Responses
	Clinical Personality Patterns
		Schizoid (Scale 1)
		Avoidant (Scale 2A)
		Melancholic (Scale 2B)
		Dependent (Scale 3)
		Histrionic (Scale 4A)
		Turbulent (Scale 4B)
		Narcissistic (Scale 5)
		Antisocial (Scale 6A)
		Sadistic (Scale 6B)
		Compulsive (Scale 7)
		Negativistic (Scale 8A)
		Masochistic (Scale 8B)
	Severe Personality Pathology
		Schizotypal (Scale S)
		Borderline (Scale C)
		Paranoid (Scale P)
	Clinical Syndromes
	Severe Clinical Syndromes
	Grossman Facet Scales
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Chapter Five: Interpretive Principles
	Role of Personality in Assessment: A Recapitulation
	Building an Integrative MCMI-IV Interpretation
		Review Sources of Collateral Information
		Review Validity Data
		Review Noteworthy Responses
		Assess Severe Personality Pathology
		Assess Clinical Personality Patterns (Scales 1–8B)
		Integrate Grossman Facet Scales
		Examine Severe Syndrome and Clinical Syndrome Scales
	Integrating the Overall Clinical Picture
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Chapter Six: Therapeutic Alliance Building
	Introducing the MCMI-IV to the Examinee
	Preparing the Examinee for Feedback
	The Examiner's Initial Preparation for Feedback
	Moving Away From Labels
	Understanding the Examinee's Test-Taking Style (Modifying Indices)
	Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 1: Individual Personality Scales
	Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 2: Multiple Personality Scales
	Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 3: Facet Scales
	Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 4: Clinical Symptomology
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Chapter Seven: Strengths and Weaknesses of the MCMI®-IV
	Strengths
		Test Development
		Practical Issues
		Psychometric Properties
		Interpretation
	Weaknesses
		Test Development
		Practical Issues
		Psychometric Properties
		Interpretation
	Final Comment
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Chapter Eight: Clinical Applications of the Millon Inventories
	Key MCMI-IV Augmentation: Personality Spectra and Clinical Populations
	The MCMI-IV in Clinical Assessment
	Specific Assessment Applications With the MCMI
	Other Millon Inventories
		M-PACI and MACI—Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Populations
		MBMD—Medical and Health Psychology Applications
		MCCI—College Counseling
		MIPS-R—Adaptive (Normal) Personality
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Chapter Nine: Illustrative Case Reports
	Case Example 1
		Reason for Referral
		Background Information
		Behavioral Observations
		Test Findings
		Test Validity
		Noteworthy Responses
		Severe Personality Pathology
		Clinical Personality Patterns
		Grossman Facet Scales
		Severe Syndrome Scales
		Clinical Symptomatology
		Diagnostic Considerations
		Treatment Considerations
	Case Example 2
		Reason for Referral
		Background Information
		Behavioral Observations
		Test Findings
		Test Validity
		Noteworthy Responses
		Severe Personality Pathology
		Clinical Personality Patterns
		Grossman Facet Scales
		Severe Syndrome Scales
		Clinical Symptomatology
		Diagnostic Considerations
		Treatment Considerations
References
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Index
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