Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory- IV correct answers broadband measure of the major dimensions of psychopathology found in Axis II disorders and some Axis I disorders of the DSM5
How many scales are there on the MCMI-IV? correct answers 5 Validity scales (modifier) scales
12 personality sty...
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Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory- IV correct answers broadband measure of the major
dimensions of psychopathology found in Axis II disorders and some Axis I disorders of the
DSM5
How many scales are there on the MCMI-IV? correct answers 5 Validity scales (modifier) scales
12 personality style scales
3 severe personality pathology scales
7 clinical syndrome scales
3 severe clinical syndrome scales
45 facet scales (3 for each other 12 personality style scales and 3 for each of the severe
personality style scales)
Total of 75 scales
The original MCMI was first introduced in? correct answers 1977
The revisions to the assessment have been done to correlate with what? correct answers the
changes to the DSM
What was the Millon's conceptualization of the test? correct answers an evolutionary framework
for personality in which the interface of 3 polarities determines an individual's specific
personality style as an adaptation to the environment
What are the 3 polarities? correct answers pleasure-pain
active-passive
self-others
pleasure-pain correct answers involves either seeking pleasure as a way of enhancing life or
avoiding pain as a way of constructing life
active-passive correct answers involves either working to change unfavorable aspects of the
environment or accepting unfavorable aspects that cannot be changed
self-other correct answers involves whether the person's focus is on others or themselves
What does each cell of this matrix contain? correct answers the diagnostic attribute or criterion
that best captures the personality style within that specific functional process or structural
domain
What is Millon's conceptual system for personality disorders like? correct answers It does not
map directly onto the DSM5 criteria Axis II personality disorders. Atheoretical categorical
system that describes the behaviors and symptoms needed to make a specific personality disorder
diagnosis
, What other personality disorders did Millon include that were not in the DSM5? correct answers
Depressive, Turbulent, Sadistic, Negativistic and Masochistic
What is the first requirement in the administration process and why? correct answers ensure the
individual is invested in the process because MCMI-IV has a relatively limited number of items
on each scale and extensive item overlap
What is a crucial factor in determining whether a person can complete the MCMI-IV and a major
cause of inconsistent patterns of item endorsement? correct answers reading level/ inadequate
reading level
What grade reading level are the items written? correct answers eighth grade
Millon suggests most clients who have at least 8 years formal education can take the MCMI-IV
with little or no difficulty
How can you estimate reading level? correct answers can use computer or have client read out
loud a few questions
How is the MCMI-IV scored? correct answers Hand scoring is no longer an option. Clinician
enters item responses into computer for scoring. Should be double entered to identify any data
entry errors
What does the MCMI-IV use rather than standard T scores? correct answers base rates
Two problems with standard scores correct answers 1. if the distribution of the raw scores for
each scale is not the same, the T scores do not have the same meaning from one scale to the next
2. The prevalence rate of most clinical disorders rarely match the normal distribution that
underlines standard scores
Scoring is anchored at 3 base rate scores correct answers BR score of 0 was assigned a raw score
of 0
BR score of 60 was assigned to the median value on the scale
BR score of 115 was assigned to the maximum raw score
What base rate scores are indicative on the personality style scales? correct answers a BR of 75
indicated the presence of a trait
a BR of 85 indicated presence of a disorder
What base rate scores are indicative on the other scales (excluding personality style)? correct
answers a BR of 75 indicated the presence of a syndrome, and a BR of 85 indicated the
prominence of a syndrome
Item omission correct answers occurs when an individual fails to answer or answers both true
and false
should be reviewed to see if there is any type or theme
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