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Assessment of Borderline Personality Disorder Using the MMPI-2 and the Personality Assessment Inventory.
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Bell-Pringle, Virginia J.; Pate, James L.; Brown, Robert C. – Assessment, 1997
The usefulness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in the classification of patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was investigated. Twenty-two female inpatients diagnosed as having BPD and 22 female student control participants participated in the…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Assessment Approaches for Community Corrections.
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Golin, Sanford J.; Miller, Monroe J. – 1974
One hundred and fifty-three prison inmates were interviewed and administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Ratings were made of each inmate based on the interview using a scale which yielded a measure of Interpersonal Maturity. The MMPI data showed that over one-half the population were in diagnostic categories that could be…
Descriptors: Classification, Correctional Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Differentiating Emotional Disturbance from Social Maladjustment: Assessing Psychopathy in Aggressive Youth
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Gacono, Carl B.; Hughes, Tammy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) requires identification of emotional disturbance by special education criteria. It also requires that emotional disturbance be distinguished from social maladjustment. In some cases, a thorough evaluation of the child's character pathology can aid in this determination. While methods such as…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Personality Traits, Emotional Disturbances, Social Adjustment