M.M.P.I.-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology - Hardcover

Graham, John R.

 
9780195079227: M.M.P.I.-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology

Inhaltsangabe

Completely revised and updated, MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, Second Edition encompasses all that has been learned about the MMPI-2 in the last 4 years. One chapter is devoted to recently developed supplementary scales, including two alcohol abuse scales and a marital distress scale. The book examines the use of the MMPI-2 with special groups, such as older adults, ethnic minorities, medical patients, correctional subjects, and subjects in nonclinical settings. A detailed interpretive strategy developed by the author is presented and illustrated with several cases. The development of the MMPI-A, the adolescent version of the test, is discussed, and a strategy for interpreting the results of this new test is included. This work is essential to students in personality assessment courses learning about the MMPI-2 as well as to professionals who use the MMPI-2 and the MMPI-1 in research and clinical work.

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Reseña del editor

Completely revised and updated, MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, Second Edition encompasses all that has been learned about the MMPI-2 in the last 4 years. One chapter is devoted to recently developed supplementary scales, including two alcohol abuse scales and a marital distress scale. The book examines the use of the MMPI-2 with special groups, such as older adults, ethnic minorities, medical patients, correctional subjects, and subjects in nonclinical settings. A detailed interpretive strategy developed by the author is presented and illustrated with several cases. The development of the MMPI-A, the adolescent version of the test, is discussed, and a strategy for interpreting the results of this new test is included. This work is essential to students in personality assessment courses learning about the MMPI-2 as well as to professionals who use the MMPI-2 and the MMPI-1 in research and clinical work.

Biografía del autor

John R. Graham, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University. A recognized authority on the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Dr. Graham was a key contributor to the development of MMPI-2 and the MMPI-A. He is the author of The MMPI: A Practical Guide (oxford University Press, 1977, 1987) and the co-author of Psychological Testing, Development and Use of the MMPI-2 Content Scales, and MMPI-A Content Scales: Assessing Pyschopathology in Adolescents.

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