Deck 4: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Intentory-III, Craig

Question 1

Surveys of test usage among psychologists indicate that the MCMI is:

A) Frequently used by psychologists in clinical settings
B) Frequently used by forensic psychologists
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In Millon´s characterization of personality descriptions, expressive acts and interpersonal conducts are considered:

A) Behavioral domains
B) Intrapsychic domains
C) Biophysical domains
D) Temperaments

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Grossman facets scales are:

A) Subscales of the parent personality disorder scale
B) Scales separate and distinct from the parent personality disorder scale
C) Subscales of the parent clinical disorder scale
D) Scales separate and distinct from the parent clinical disorder scale

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Scoring the MCMI-III:

A) Is cumbersome to do by hand
B) Can be done via computer program
C) Requires little adjustments
D) Both A and B, but not C

Question 5

Which statement is false?

A) The MCMI-III is a good measure of anxiety.
B) The MCMI-III is able to assess clinical depression.
C) The MCMI-IIII can be used to screen for personality disorders.
D) The MCMI-III should be used to assess a patient´s strengths.

Question 6

One frequently cited criticism of the MCMI-III is that it:

A) Takes too long to be administered
B) Over-diagnoses personality disorders compared to other instruments
C) Has a reading level beyond the comprehension of most patients who take the test.
D) Has no standardized rules for interpretation

Question 7

What does the MCMI-III and the SCID-II have in common?

A) They were both developed by psychologists.
B) They were both developed by psychiatrists.
C) They both measure personality disorders.
D) They both have been revised three times.

Question 8

Which statement is true?

A) There is a paucity of research using the MCMI with drug addicts.
B) There is a plethora of research using the MCMI with drug addicts.
C) The MCMI should not be used with drug addicts because they do not report honestly.
D) Drug effects interfere with test-taking responses of drug addicts, so the test should not be used with this population.

Question 9

If a patient scores a BR score of 99 on the Passive-Aggressive Scale on the MCMI-IIII, then the official diagnosis would be:

A) Passive-aggressive personality disorder
B) Personality Disorder NOS, because official diagnostic nomenclature does not recognize the passive-aggressive disorder as a diagnosis.
C) Sadistic personality disorder
D) No personality disorder

Question 10

Computer narrative reports are available for MCMI-III interpretation and were developed by:

A) Millon
B) Craig
C) Both A and B
D) Interpretive narrative reports are not available for the MCMI-III.

Question 11

A forensic psychologist is asked to determine if an alleged child abuser and alcoholic has a personality disorder. The most likely finding is an elevation on the:

A) Psychopathic Deviate Scale
B) Histrionic Scale
C) Schizoid Scale
D) Self-Defeating Scale

Question 12

Concerning the reliability of the MCMI-III, most researchers have chosen the study the test´s:

A) Internal reliability (alpha)
B) Test-reset reliability
C) Discriminant reliability
D) Split-half reliability

Question 13

The MCMI tends to be revised:

A) As newer insights into Millon's theory become extant
B) To coordinate the test with changes in the DSM
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 14

Millon believes that:

A) Theory follows taxonomy
B) Taxonomy follows measurement
C) Theory follows taxonomy
D) Measurement follows taxonomy

Question 15

On the MCMI-III, raw scores are converted to:

A) T-scores
B) Z-scores
C) Standard scores
D) BR-scores

Question 16

The MCMI-III was designed to be used with:

A) Adults in clinical and non-clinical settings
B) Adults in clinical settings
C) Adolescents in clinical and non-clinical settings
D) Adolescents in clinical settings

Question 17

The MCMI-III contains ____ items.

A) 100
B) 150
C) 175
D) 200

Question 18

In the theoretical-substantial phase of test validation, the test author:

A) Completes convergent validity studies
B) Determines scale interactions
C) Pilot tests the items
D) Conducts factor analytic studies

Question 19

In the internal-structural validation phase of test validation, the test author:

A) Completes convergent validity studies
B) Determines scale interactions
C) Pilot tests the items
D) Publishes the test for scientific scrutiny

Question 20

In the external-criterion validation the test author:

A) Completes convergent validity studies
B) Determines scale interactions
C) Pilot tests the items
D) Conducts factor analytic studies

Question 21

On the MMI-III, dependent, independent, and detached are:

A) Clinical scales
B) Personality disorder scales
C) Modifier indices
D) Styles of reinforcement

Question 22

In Millon´s theory, the "active-dependent" style is termed:

A) "Social" at the normal level
B) "Histrionic" at the clinical level
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 23

The "dependent" personality disorder in Millon´s theory would be called

A) Active sociable
B) Passive sociable
C) Active dependent
D) Passive dependent

Question 24

On the MCMI-III, disclosure, desirability, and debasement are:

A) Modifying indices
B) Clinical Personality Patterns
C) Sever personality disorder variants
D) There are no such scales on the MCMI-III

Question 25

The reliability of the Personality Disorder Scales is____________ than the reliability of the Clinical Disorder Scales.

A) Higher
B) Lower
C) Not significantly different
D) The issue has not been studied yet

Question 26

Research has shown that the convergent validity of many personality tests:

A) Is similar across methods used to assess them
B) Is dissimilar across methods used to assess them
C) Shows no method variance
D) This issue has not been studied yet

Question 27

If we want to know if a patient actually has the disorder, then we would assess what kind of diagnostic power statistic?

A) Sensitivity
B) Specificity
C) Positive predictive power
D) Negative predictive power

Question 28

If we want to rule out a given disorder in a patient, then we would assess what kind of diagnostic power?

A) Sensitivity
B) Specificity
C) Positive predictive power
D) Negative predictive power

Question 29

A BR score of 60 on any given MCMI clinical scale suggests that the patient has:

A) Few if any traits that define the disorder
B) Many of the traits that define the disorder, but not at the diagnostic level
C) Has enough traits to make the diagnosis
D) Invalidates the test

Question 30

An item, such as "People generally like me" would most likely be keyed on which MCMI-III validity scale?

A) Disclosure
B) Desirability
C) Debasement
D) Dissimulation