MMPI-A : assessing adolescent psychopathology

1 Adolescent Development and Psychopathology 1 Developmental Tasks During Adolescence 1 Adolescence and Psychopathology 13 Summary 21 2 Development of the MMPI and the MMPI-A 23 Development of the MMPI 23 Use of the MMPI With Adolescents 30 Development of the MMPI-A 37 Summary 48 3 Administration and Scoring Issues 49 Qualification and Background of Test Users 49 Administration Issues 50 Test Materials 64 Scoring the MMPI-A 65 Appendix 3.1 73 4 Validity Scales and Validity Assessment Interpretation 80 MMPI-A Validity Scales 80 Additional Validity Scales for the MMPI-A 93 Effects of Response Sets on Standard Scales 97 A Conceptual Model for Validity Assessment 106 Summary 114 5 Basic Clinical Scale and Codetype Correlates for Adolescents 115 Profile Elevation Issues and the MMPI-A Profile "Shaded" Zone 115 Uniform T-score Transformation Procedures for the MMPI-A 123 Codetype Congruence Issues 124 The Codetype Interpretation Approach 129 Deriving a Codetype Classification for Adolescents 131 Single-Scale and Two-Point Codetypes 133 Factors Potentially Affecting Codetype Interpretation 168 vii viii CONTENTS 6 Beyond the Basic Scales: Interpreting Additional MMPI-A Scales and Subscales 180 Content Scales 180 Supplementary Scales 206 The Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales 217 The MMPI-A Structural Summary 228 7 Use of the MMPI-A in Forensic Evaluations 239 Overview of Juvenile Crime Statistics 239 Overview of the Juvenile Justice System 247 Role of the Psychologist in Forensic Adolescent Evaluations 255 Use of the MMPI-A in Forensic Adolescent Evaluations 262 Summary 270 8 Interpretive Issues and Strategies 271 Steps in MMPI-A Profile Interpretation 272 Clinical Case Examples 275 Computer-Based Test Interpretation (CBTI) Systems 304 Appendix 8.1 311 A Adolescent Norms for the Original MMPI for Males and Females for Ages 14 and below, 15,16, and 17 333 B Item Composition of MMPI-A Basic Scales, Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales, Supplementry Scales, and Content Scales 346 C T-Score Conversions for MMPI-A Basic Validity and Clinical Scales, Content and Supplementary Scales, and the Harris-Lingoes and Si Subscales 363 D T-Score Conversions for Basic MMPI-A Scales Permitting Estimates of the Marks and Briggs Adolescent T-Score Values Provided in Dahlstrom, Welsh, and Dahlstrom (1972) 375 E Forbey and Ben-Porath MMPI-A Critical Items 388 F Item Composition of the MMPI-A Content Component Scales 391 G Scale-Level Factor Structure for the MMPI-A Normative Sample 399 References 403 Author Index 425 Subject Index 433 Foreword Yossef S.