Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) Test Critique The Million Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI; Millon, 1993), designed by Theodore Millon, is a 160- item self- report assessment used “primarily in the evaluation of troubled adolescents, and may be used for diagnostic assistance, in formulating treatment plans, and as an outcome measure” (Millon, T. 1993, 2006) in clinical settings. The MACI is a personality inventory with a primary focus on adolescents ages 13-19 and can be used in a variety of settings with a wide range of psychological symptoms and characteristics. Theodore Millon’s theory on human, biological, psychological, and interactional dimensions in the human mind are evolved from different perspectives throughout the …show more content…
“These polarities- active-passive, pleasure- pain, and self-other- are used as a means of describing various types of pathological personalities.” (Dorr, p. 410, 1999) The MACI is based on a theoretical science incorporating in to the human mind. Millon used different sciences and psychological theories to create an evolution model for development. At the time a person is reaching adolescence, they will view their world from these polarities. The active- passive polarity describes ways someone adapts to their environment. Meaning, if someone is active, they can adapt to any environment they are put in or manipulate the environment to fit their current need; whereas, with the passive side, they will just go with the flow of the environment, not changing it to fit their needs. (McCann, p.14, 1999) Another polarity, the pain-pleasure polarity, …show more content…
This assessment was designed to interpret the mind of an adolescent utilizing and integrating his theory into the assessment. Based on the different general outlines of personality, the levels of personality, and the domains of personality, the assessment was designed to predict of help develop a hypothesis of what is troubling an adolescent mentally. There are four different assessments within the MACI broken by age and by gender. There is one assessment for males 13-15, one for females 13-15, one for males 16-19, and one for females 16-19. “The MACI has 31 scales divided into three clinical domains (clinical sydromes, expressed concerns, and personality styles) and a fourth domain consisting of three modifying indices (desirability, disclosure, and debasement) plus a basic validity check.” (Pinto & Grilo, p. 1508, 2004) The MACI was intended to work with the DSM-IV diagnoses for predicting likelihood of a clinical symptom in an adolescent. In the Mental Measurements Yearbook, Sandoval points out there are 31 scales in the MACI and the self- report system allows the personality and predisposition of the adolescent to be rated by the expert on themselves. It is intended to measure common adolescent issues, such as: mood disorders, major depressive disorder, dysthymia, alcohol and substance use, ADHD, etc. The participants in the assessment take a 160 question, true or false format assessment, which
According to Camara, Nathan and Puente (2000), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, commonly refered to as MMPI, is the most used researched and standardized psychometric for test for psychopathology and personality among adults. The MMPI-A is the version that was specifically designed to take on a different approach to personality test that targets adolescents aged between 14 and 18 years (Asendorpf, 2003). Using the approach among adolescents, psychologists can help in differential diagnosis, answer legal questions, formulate treatment plans and participate in therapeutic evaluation (Gass & Odland, 2014). From the perspective of a school psychologist, this
Ringel and Brandell state that, according to Fairbairn the biggest drive of people is not pleasure or tension release in relationships, but seeking connections with others is the purpose of libido (p. 53). Fairbairn claimed that the traumatic event in infancy could lead individuals to feel unloved and the love for their parents has negative value, or not value at all (p. 54). Fairbairn theory claimed that children defense mechanism demonstrated by ego splitting (p. 54). After early ego splitting, another one happened. First split between “the good parents” which function as exciting objects, and the disappointing ones that called the rejecting objects. According to Fairbairn this is part of the self, connected to exciting objects that the individual feels longing to, and the anti-libidinal ego, which is connected to the rejecting object that provoke negative emotions (p.
(Thomlinson, 2016). The MPSI, is an assessment tool will give the counselor a diagram of family’s or individual history, like that of a
The MACI consists of a 160-item inventory, provided in the English and Spanish language, with a combination of the 27 subscales. The intention of the inventory is to provide counselors and other healthcare or school professional with information to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning for personality disorders in adolescent (Millon & Davis, 1993). The inventory consists of true or false questions; given that this inventory is shorter compared to other personality assessment, it only takes about 20-30 minutes to complete. Millon’s MACI inventory provides convenient and cost-effective methods for scoring the inventory, which include Q-global web-based scoring, Q-Local software-based scoring, and mail-in scoring. Since the MACI is tailored toward adolescents ranging in ages from 13-19, participants must have a minimum of a sixth grade reading level in order to
I assert that Armstrong successfully argues that mental states in humans are equivalent to brain states in humans by avoiding the main objections of behaviorism and justifying that all behaviors can be explained through methods of science.
The Beck Youth Inventory Test was developed in 2001 by Judith Beck, Aaron Beck, John Jolly, and Robert Steer. The purpose of this psychological testing tool is a brief self-report to measure the distress in children and adolescents (Flanagan & Henington, 2005). The Beck Youth Inventory includes using five self-administered scales. The five tests include the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Anger Inventory, Beck Disruptive Inventory, and the Beck Self-Concept Inventory. These tests can be administered individually or in combination to the youth. The intended population for this test is ages 7-14 years (Flanagan & Henington, 2005). This test is used to assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self esteem (Beck, 2001).
One notable feature of the Fourth Edition is the change from previous versions of the scale in terms of parallel criteria from the DSM-IV. According to Lindskog (1998), “The authors used both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis with national populations in excess of 4,000 to determine if 'these scales would conform to the bidimensional structure of the diagnostic criteria' (manual, p. 5) for both the Home and School scales, and concluded that the scale items align with both a one- or two-factor (IA, ...
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Interpreting The MMPI-2-RF included a vast amount of information about the reliability data in the MMPI-2-RF. For example, the scores on the Somatic/Cognitive Scales, Internalizing Specific Problems Scales, Externalizing Specific Problems Scales, and Interpersonal Scales amongst others were reliable based on test-retest correlations and internal consistency estimates in clinical studies. The empirical data offered by the Technical Manual shows strong and distinctive correlational findings, and consistent measures of the constructs the scales target. These findings provide strong evidence supporting the construct validity and reliability of the 51 Scales found in the MMPI-2...
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.
394, 2004). The definition of personality assessment, plays a major role in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2. The purpose of the MMPI-2 is to evaluate the different patterns that are seen in personality and emotional disorder’s (Hathaway, 1990). The MMPI-2 measures the psychopathology in adults. The population that this test serves is for ages 18 and over. This assessment is useful in adults because it is able to assess the mental stability of workers that are employed in a job that is considered high risk. This is why it is one of the most widely used personality assessments in the world (. There are two advantages seen in the MMPI-2. The first advantage is that the assessment is set up to where the person being tested is not able to deny or fake their response. This is beneficial when doing a personality test, because this causes the subject to be as truthful as possible. It also plays a major part in making the results as accurate as possible. The second advantage is that the MMPI-2 is based on research, and not assumptions (Occupational Medicine, 2016). This is also beneficial because the research will be based on actual facts and research, and not just on what the clinician
The basis of this approach is that psychological factors play a major role in determining behaviour and shaping personality. Freud argued that personality is composed of three major systems the id, the ego, and the superego. The id (biological part of personality) is present at birth and consists of inherited instincts and all psychological energies. The id operates according to the pleasure principle, seeking to reduce tension, avoid pain and obtain pleasure. The ego (executive part of personality) is conscious part of the mind, the “real” us.
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The instrument is called Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). It was developed by Hathaway and McKinley, who were working at the University of Minnesota in the late 1930s. It was first intended for use with an adult population, nevertheless, it was then extended to include adolescents, mostly for youths in the middle years, that are ages 15 and 16. The reading level require is at least a sixth-grade, so it was absolutely not appropriate for average children below the age of about 13 or for retarded persons. The MMPI can be administered to bright children of 11 or 12 years, great caution has to be exercised in the interpretation of the results. The MMPI was completely
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