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Auvenshine, Dwight – 1987
Several demographic and psychosocial variables affect assessment and treatment of chronic pain patients. The variables include demographic characteristics, life styles, family constellations, job conditions, financial status, support networks, and leisure activities. In recent years clinics and programs have emerged in a variety of configurations.…
Descriptors: Demography, Diseases, Medical Services, Patients
Harvey-Jones, Kelly – 2002
This article provides a review of several studies, which used the Minnesota Multiphasis Personality Inventory (MMPI) to attempt to differentiate adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs). The studies focused on either non-clinical ACOAs or alcoholic ACOAs. Overall, the MMPI differentiated ACOAs, but the degree and patterns of elevations varied…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Family Influence
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Velasquez, Roberto J.; Gonzales, Myra; Butcher, James N.; Castillo-Canez, Idalia; Apodaca, J. Xavier; Chavira, Denise – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1997
Presents strategies for the culturally competent use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) when working with Chicanos (people of Mexican descent living in the United States). The strategies focus on administration and interpretation. Also presents a case study in which both the English- and Spanish-language MMPI-2 were…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Psychology, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Influences
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Austin, James T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Describes the development of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Details revisions in the MMPI and then evaluates positive and negative features of these revisions in the light of construct validity and professional practice. Argues that many suggested refinements to the instrument are being actively investigated by its…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Measures (Individuals), Personality Assessment