A Beginner's Guide to the Mmpi-a

by Williams, Carolyn L.

• ISBN13: 9781433809385
• ISBN10: 1433809389
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

The MMPI-A is the most widely used personality inventory for adolescents, and there are no two people who know it better than Carolyn L. Williams and James N. Butcher. A Beginner's Guide to the MMPI-A provides an introduction to an assessment standard that is solidly grounded in adolescent psychology. It can be used as a text in graduate classes, as a how-to for psychologists interpreting the MMPI-A, or as a reference book. It is written for a diverse audience to include physicians, social workers, counselors, and attorneys, along with psychologists. Williams and Butcher explain, in jargon-free language, how the MMPI-A was developed and how it can be interpreted using the multiple scales added over its almost 70-year history. The book walks the reader through the steps of test administration, scoring, interpretation, and how to integrate the MMPI-A into a psychological evaluation. The authors also demystify computerized interpretive systems for the MMPI-A. Readers have the opportunity to quiz themselves on how scale scores take shape as interpretive statements, and to interact with 15 case scenarios. Finally, the authors provide step-by-step guidance on the best practices for sharing their interpretive reports with adolescents and parents in MMPI-A feedback sessions.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Understanding Adolescence: A Conceptual Framework for Personality and Behavior	p. 3
History and Development of the MMPI-A	p. 19
The Nuts and Bolts: Administering, Scoring, and Augmenting MMPI-A Assessments	p. 35
Getting Down to the Basics: Validity and Standard Scales	p. 49
Beyond the Basics: MMPI-A Content Measures, PSY-5, and Supplementary Scales	p. 83
Globalization of the MMPI-A: Making Culturally Inclusive Interpretations	p. 107
The MMPI-A and the Digital Age	p. 139
Putting It All Together: An Interpretive Strategy and Report Writing	p. 195
The Feedback Loop: Sharing MMPI-A Information With Adolescents and Parents	p. 221
References on the MMPI-A	p. 253
Butcher and Williams's Responses to Pop Quiz in Exhibit 7.3	p. 273
Glossary of MMPI-A Terms	p. 275
References	p. 281
Index	p. 303
About the Authors	p. 313
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