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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A)
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A)
An examination of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test.
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MLA | 2002
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This paper discusses the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), a psychological test that is widely used in clinical settings to evaluate the psycho-emotional status of test subjects, diagnose any of a variety of psychological disorders, and forecast possible lines of individual development. It sets forth the historical and professional background in which the MMPI emerged and discusses its operational characteristics and psychometric features (i.e., the way in which it measures personality traits, preferences and capabilities), including the scope and limit of its applicability and utility in real-world contexts.From the Paper:
"MMPI is informally known as a "pencil" test, i.e., a test taken with pencil and answer sheet (Lilienfeld, 1999), although as of 1999 the whole process has also been computerized. The form that the inventory takes is that of a true-false questionnaire. Subjects in the original test were provided with 550 statements, with which they would agree or disagree. Answers that the subjects chose were then evaluated, or more exactly interpreted, by being checked against psychological norms, i.e., against answers given by normal people. These norms were derived from a universe of test takers whose answers set a standard against which pathology could be measured. Measurement against the norms would enable test designers to identify and diagnose possible personality disorder(s). The evidence of publications about use of the MMPI is that the inventory was a clinical mechanism for identifying mentally unstable, socially maladjusted individuals and then targeting them for treatment."More papers on The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A):
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A) (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-The-Minnesota-Multiphasic-Personality-Inventory-for-Adolescents-MMPI-A/26618
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"The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A)" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-The-Minnesota-Multiphasic-Personality-Inventory-for-Adolescents-MMPI-A/26618>
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