The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III Test

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Introduction
It can be said that there are numerous tests that have been created by psychologists all over the world, but of all those tests how many are as unique as the Millon? Through rigorous research and reading I have selected the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III test. The Millon Clinical Multiaxical Inventory (3rded: MCMI-III) is a widely used psychological assessment of clinical and personality disorders (Grove, W. M., 2009). This test, now on its 3rd edition, has embodied several innovative ideas in personality and psychopathology assessment (Grove, 2003). Moving in-between the 3rd and 4th editions was a once in a lifetime opportunity and amazing learning experience. Through analysis of the MCMI-III manual and other sources this test can be explained and examined in depth helping to better understand this influential psychological assessment tool.
General Information
As stated previously the name of the selected test is the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III. This test is authored by Theodore Millon, PhD, DsC, with Carrie Millon, PhD, Roger Davis, PhD, and Seth Grossman, PsyD (Millon, Millon, Davis & Grossman, 2006). This current edition has added the new Grossman facet Scales for the Clinical Personality Patterns and Severe Personality Pathology scales (Millon, et al., 2006). The copyright date is 1997, 2006 Dicandrien, INC All rights reserved. Published and distributed exclusively by NCS Pearson, INC (Pearson Assessments) (Millon, et al., 2006). The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III or MCMI-III for short is a psychological assessment tool created to provide information on psychopathology, this includes specific disorders outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV...

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