Multiaxial Inventory

The client was administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- 2nd Edition-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) as an objective measure of their social-emotional and personality functioning. The scores are based on answers to a large number of true/false questions. Based on Mr. Cintron’s responses, this protocol was invalid and uninterpretable due to inconsistent responding. There was evidence of excessive inconsistency because of fixed true responding to the test item.

Several measures were utilized in order to assess possible symptomatology and possible contributing factors to Mr. M’s overall mental health. AF-K was involved in the assessment and simultaneously completed the caregiver portion of each measure.

Personality tests are actually considered more valid, reliable, and standardized than projective tests because they are primarily computerized or answered with paper and pencil. The ten scales of MMPI are social introversion, hypomania, schizophrenia, psychasthenia, paranoia, masculinity- femininity, psychopathic deviate, hysteria, depression, and hypochondriasis. Social introversion measures traits such as shyness and sensory overload. Hypomania measures overactivity and emotional excitement. Schizophrenia measures deviant behaviors and uncommon thoughts.

The DSM IV-TR, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the authoritative book for clinicians, psychiatrists, therapists and other healthcare professionals who diagnose mental disorders. It lists the diagnostic criteria and features, differential diagnoses, course and prevalence of the disease. It is the go-t

Please find attached the Ancillary Inventory for you to review, and for Ms. Bjorndahl to sign at the top of page 2 where indicated. After the Inventory has been signed, please email and mail us the original signed document for us to file with the Probate Court. Thank you.

M3 has a two-step scoring method that validates functional psychiatric comorbidity. It also includes a screening cut off

American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.

Dombeck, M., Hoermann, S., Zupanick, E.C. (2011). Personality Disorders: Problems with current diagnostic system. MentalHelp. Retrieved on 14th March, 2013, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=569

The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was

The diagnostic process for personality disorders currently covers a broad scope of various tests and symptoms, causing a source of frustration for psychiatrists (Aldhous). The symptoms and side effects of several personality disorders can tend to blur together, making diagnosis challenging (Aldhous). Most psychiatric patients are diagnosed with several personality disorders at once, with twenty percent of people with personality disorders simply diagnosed with a “personality disorder not otherwise specified” (Aldhous). Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, commonly referred to as the DSM, psychiatrists attempt with great difficulty to categorize their patients into a specific disorder, only to diagnose

As multiple aspects of the MCMI-III have been discussed, it is important to highlight the strengths and limitations of this test as well. One important feature of this test, and the rest of the MCMI tests, is that the author is a leading theorist in the diagnosis and categorization of personality disorders (Widiger, 2001). Therefore, he possesses an incredibly complex and diverse understanding of personality disorders, which may serve as a legitimate reason that his test was able to become prominent so quickly. Overall, Choca (2001) stated that the MCMI-III used personality prototypes that align with the way in which clinicians typically think, as the scales were aligned with the Diagnostic Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV). Therefore, the diagnostician using this test has the luxury of referring to the DSM-IV when assessing the areas of functioning covered by the test scales (Choca, 2001).

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has a number of features. First of all, every disorder is identified using a name and a numerical code. In addition, the manual provides the criteria for diagnosing each disorder as well as establishes subtypes of a disorder and examples that would illustrate the disorder. The manual goes further by addressing the typical age of onset, culturally related information, gender-related information, prevalence of a disorder, typical clinical course of a disorder, typical predisposing factors of a disorder and genetic family patterns of a disease (Summers, 2009). The DSM-IV is a tool that is used by mental health practitioners and social service workers. As has been demonstrated

The assessor wants to note that if Ana was assessed as a child, she would have been administered the MMPI-A. The standard scales of this test contain 9 validity scales, 10 clinical scales, 9 restructured clinical scales, 15 content scales, 15 supplementary scales, and 5 personality psychopathology five scales. It is also important to focus on the 10 clinical scales when assessing the client because this section helps indicate the different psychological or mental conditions. Within the clinical scale you have scales that assess for Hypochondriasis, depression, Hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity/femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, and social introversion. The hypochondriasis scale is used to assess the neurotic concern over the clients’ bodily functioning. The depression scale is used to assess and identify the clients’ depression described as a dissatisfaction with their own life and a lack of hope. The Hysteria Scale helps to identify individuals who display signs of hysteria when they are in stressful situations. The psychopathic deviate scale is used to identify psychopathic clients, this scale also measures social deviation, lack of disobedience. Next you have Masculinity/Femininity scale

(2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5®). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing.

American Psychiatric Association, (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author.