Interpretive Guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

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Interpretive Guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Third Edition is designed to help mental health graduate students and professionals understand and interpret the MCMI-III.

By way of a thorough review of the available literature, the book discusses the design, development, and operating characteristics of the inventory, along with the basics of personality theory. This now classic volume provides a step-by-step method to interpret the MCMI-III along with extensive case reports examples. As presented in previous editions, this method is unique in its emphasis of the examinee's personality style as opposed to relying on automated interpretations or interpretive systems. Also discussed are practical application of using the MCMI-III in conjunction with other psychological tests.

Interpretive Guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Third Edition will continue to be a definitive source for using the MCMI in assessment, treatment, and psychotherapy, and thereby assisting clinicians, researchers, and students of psychology help their clients in the best possible way.

Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. 3
Design, Development, and Operating Characteristics of the MCMI	p. 7
Overview of the MCMI	p. 9
Introduction to the MCMI-III	p. 9
Uses of the MCMI	p. 11
The Appropriate Examinee	p. 12
Advantages of the MCMI	p. 15
Administration	p. 16
Scoring	p. 19
Scales of the MCMI-III	p. 23
Test Form	p. 32
State Versus Trait	p. 33
Logic and Steps in MCMI Interpretation	p. 33
Pearson Assessment Automated Report	p. 34
Personality Theory	p. 37
Basic Psychodynamics	p. 38
Personality Theory	p. 40
Historical Perspective	p. 44
Millon's Theory	p. 48
Critical Views of Millon's Theory	p. 57
Empirical Studies on Millon's Theory	p. 60
Personality Styles and Personality Disorders	p. 63
Personality Styles in a Social Context	p. 65
Psychometric Characteristics	p. 67
Item Development	p. 68
Item Structure	p. 70
Standardization	p. 71
Reliability	p. 71
Internal Consistency	p. 72
Validity	p. 73
Psychometric Structure	p. 82
Validity of the Pearson Assessment Automated Report	p. 84
Effect of Individual Variables	p. 87
Gender	p. 88
Race	p. 89
Age	p. 90
Birth Order	p. 92
Culture	p. 92
Invalidity and Defensiveness	p. 95
Introduction	p. 95
Validity Scale	p. 96
Disclosure Index	p. 97
Desirability and Debasement Scales	p. 98
Defensive Personality Styles and Fake-Good Response Sets	p. 99
Fake-Bad Response Sets	p. 102
Random-Response Set	p. 103
Untrustworthy-Response Sets and Personality Characteristics	p. 103
Subtle and Obvious Subscales	p. 103
Interpreting the MCMI	p. 105
Assessment of Personality Styles	p. 107
Interpreting the Basic Eight Personality Scales	p. 108
Schizoid Profile Clusters	p. 114
Avoidant Profile Clusters	p. 120
Dependent Profile Clusters	p. 126
Histrionic Profile Clusters	p. 135
Narcissistic Profile Clusters	p. 142
Antisocial Profile Clusters	p. 147
Compulsive Profile Clusters	p. 154
Negativistic Profile Clusters	p. 159
Assessment of Psychopathology	p. 169
Clinical Syndromes and Personality Disorders	p. 170
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	p. 175
Schizophrenic Disorders	p. 175
Anxiety Disorders	p. 175
Dissociative Disorders	p. 176
Affective Disorders	p. 176
Eating Disorders	p. 179
Substance Abuse	p. 180
Substance Abuse Codependence	p. 186
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	p. 186
Adjustment Disorders	p. 187
Suicidal Patients	p. 187
Sleep Disorders	p. 189
Neuropsychological Dysfunction	p. 189
Problem-Solving Deficits	p. 192
Object Representations and Relatedness	p. 193
Chronic Pain	p. 193
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	p. 193
Sexual Disorders	p. 194
Legal Offenders	p. 194
Misconduct of Incarcerated Felons	p. 195
Marital Discord	p. 195
Partner Abuse	p. 196
Victims of Abuse	p. 199
Abortions in Adolescents	p. 199
Parents of Children With Selective Mutism	p. 199
The MCMI and Other Psychological Instruments	p. 201
The MCMI-I and the MCMI-II	p. 202
The MCMI-II and the MCMI-III	p. 202
The MCMI and the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI)	p. 203
The MCMI and the Personality Adjective Check List (PACL)	p. 203
The MCMI-III and Craig's Adjectival Descriptions of Personality Disorders	p. 204
The MCMI-II and the Coolidge Axis II Inventory (CATI)	p. 204
The MCMI-II and the Revised Version of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire--Revised (PDQ-R)	p. 205
The MCMI and the Wisconsin Personality Disorders Inventory (WPDI)	p. 205
The MCMI and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems	p. 205
The MCMI and the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)	p. 206
The MCMI and the Gordon Personality Profile Inventory (GPPI)	p. 207
The MCMI and the 50-Bipolar Self-Rating Scales (50-BSRS)	p. 207
The MCMI and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire	p. 208
The MCMI and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)	p. 208
The MCMI and Other Measures of Narcissism	p. 209
The MCMI and Other Measures of the Borderline Personality	p. 210
The MCMI and the Defense Mechanism Inventory (DMI)	p. 211
The MCMI and the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40)	p. 211
The MCMI and the COPE	p. 211
The MCMI and Measures of Rationality and Self-Regard	p. 212
The MCMI and Measures of Perfectionism	p. 212
The MCMI and the Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire (RAQ)	p. 212
The MCMI and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)	p. 213
The MCMI and the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality (DIPS)	p. 214
The MCMI and the Symptom Check List (SCL-90)	p. 214
The MCMI and the California Psychological Inventory (CPI)	p. 215
The MCMI and the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised (PCL-R)	p. 216
The MCMI and the Profile of Mood States (POMS)	p. 216
The MCMI and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)	p. 216
The MCMI and the Alcohol Use Inventory (AUI)	p. 216
The MCMI and the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI)	p. 218
The MCMI and Measures of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 218
The MCMI and Projective Techniques	p. 218
Psychotherapy and the MCMI	p. 223
MCMI-Informed Treatment Methods	p. 224
Therapy Example: A Group With Personality	p. 236
Treatment Outcome Studies	p. 247
The Interpretive Process	p. 253
Assessing Validity	p. 254
Assessing Personality	p. 258
Assessing Clinical Syndromes	p. 262
Integrating Personality and Clinical Syndrome Findings	p. 263
Integrating Other Sources of Information	p. 264
Developing a Psychological Formulation	p. 264
Generating Treatment Recommendations	p. 265
Case Reports	p. 269
Organizational Schemes for Report Discussions	p. 270
Thought Disturbance in a Schizoid Personality Disorder	p. 271
Affective Disorder With a Dependent Personality Style	p. 284
Substance Abuse in a Borderline Personality Disorder	p. 297
Anxiety Disorder in an Avoidant Personality	p. 313
References	p. 327
Index	p. 361
About the Author	p. 379
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