MCMI-III/16PF

Question 1

Milton’s theory poses three non-mutually exclusive polar personality styles based on evolutionary “survival aims”. What are they?

Answer 1

Active-Passive
Pleasure-Pain
Self-Other

Question 2

What population can take the MCMI-III?

Answer 2

Adults 18 and older who are being seen or treated in mental health settings. 8th grade reading level necessary.

Question 3

What scales are good at predicting personality disorders/traits?

Answer 3

• Schizoid
• Avoidant
• Antisocial
• Aggressive (sadistic)

Question 4

What scales are average at predicting personality disorders/traits?

Answer 4

• Depressive

* Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic)

Question 5

What scales are poor at predicting personality disorders/traits?

Answer 5

• Dependent
• Histrionic
• Narcissistic
• Compulsive

Question 6

Clinical Personality Pattern Scales- Unknown

Answer 6

• Self-defeating

Question 7

Severe Personality Pathology Scales

Answer 7

Schizotypal: Poor- low to moderate convergence with other measures of this construct

Borderline: Good- often elevated in other psychotic conditions but shows moderate to strong associations with other measures of BPD

Paranoid: Poor- correspondence with other measures of paranoia

Question 8

What are Grossman Facet Scales?

Answer 8

Recently developed

Intention is the same as PAI and MMPI clinical scale sub scales

Only apply to 11 personality pattern scales and 3 severe personality pathology

Question 9

Who and when was the 16 PF created

Answer 9

Developed by Cattell in the 1940’s

Question 10

How many global factors are there in the 16PF? What are they?

Answer 10

o	Extraversion
o	Anxiety
o	Tough- mindedness 
o	Independence
o	Self-control

Question 11

California Psychological Inventory (CPI)

Ages? Reading Level? Cross Cultural?

Answer 11

• Ages 12-70
o Minimum 4th grade reading level

Tap into common personality concepts across cultures, can be easily understood by diverse groups

Question 12

NEO-PI-R

Questions? Age? Reading level? Time?

Answer 12

Based on the Five Factor Model!

• requires 6th grade reading level
• ages 17+
• 35 min admin
• 240 items on a 5 point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree
• Fair to good psychometrics

Question 13

BDI Scores

Answer 13

o 0-13 minimal
o 14-19 mild
o 20-28 moderate
o 29-63 severe

Question 14

What are the six common self-report inventories?

Answer 14

MMPI-2
MCMI-III
PAI
Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-40)
Coolidge Axis II Inventory (CATI)
Wisconsin Personality Disorders Inventory (WISPI)

Question 15

What are the five structured interviews that correspond to DSM-IV?

Answer 15

Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders (DIPD-IV)
International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE)
Personality Disorder Interview-IV (PDI-IV)
Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (SIDP-IV)
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID-II)

Question 16

Self-Report vs. (Semi-) Structured Interviews

Answer 16

Self-Report Measures:
+ Cost-effective
+ No systematic bias or interview tendencies
- Overestimates the presence of a personality disorders

Self-Report Measures:
+ Cost-effective
+ No systematic bias or interview tendencies
- Overestimates the presence of a personality disorders

Question 17

What is the number one critique of the MCMI?

Answer 17

It overpathologies

Question 18

What are the validity scales like for the MCMI?

Answer 18

Contains 3 improbable statements if two are more are answered true profile is considered invalid

Question 19

What are the three modifying indexes of the MCMI?

Answer 19

Disclosure (X) Scale

• can invalidate
• willingness to admit symptoms

Desirability (Y) Scale

• faking good
• scale is not particularly good and should be used with caution

Debasement (Z) Scale

• faking bad
• this scale is not very effective should be interpreted w/ caution

Question 20

Reliability and Validity of the MCMI

Answer 20

Reliability good
Validity So- So

No criticism on sample or diversity