It can be concluded from the results of the two studies described here that value similarity between client and therapist is related to therapists' ratings of client improvement. This phenomenon can be expected in therapies irrespective of theoretical orientation. (Author)

A multidimensional scaling technique, INDSCAL, was used to investigate the underlying structure 18 behavioral and 18 nonbehavioral clinical psychologists gave to 73 symptomatic behaviors descriptive of a wide range of psychopathology. Only limited differences between behavioral and nonbehavioral ratings in the structure that provided the…

This study was undertaken to test Dahlstrom's hypothesis that the clinical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) could be improved through the use of dimensionally pure personality trait and psychopathological state scales to supplant the present dimensionally complex clinical and validity scales. Results failed to…

A study designed to provide some preliminary information on the feasibility of a brief, community-based evaluation as an alternative to a more lengthy, institutionally based evaluation to determine a defendant's competency to proceed with trial is described. (Author)

To test the widely held belief that fee assessment policy affects the psychotherapeutic process, data were gathered from the records of 434 clients. The three predictor variables were fee, diagnosis, and socioeconomic status. Analysis of variance found only diagnosis to be significantly related to the outcome. (Author)

The MMPI scales were scored for items appearing only on one scale (nonoverlapping) and for items appearing on more than one scale (overlapping). Overlapping scales significantly corresponded with neuroticism, psychoticism and extraversion while nonoverlapping scales insignificantly corresponded with the same theoretical constructs. (Author/SE)

This study used as source of data the MMPI protocols of 223 psychiatric inpatients randomly divided into two groups for a double cross-validation design, clinical diagnosis of depressive versus nondepressive states as criterion, and multiple regression as the main analytic technique. (Author)

A sample of 126 adult psychiatric outpatients was administered the Psychological Screening Inventory. Discriminant function analysis revealed 18 percent misclassification for clinical scale scoring and 22 percent misclassification for factor scoring. As in similar studies with other instruments, factor analysis did not provide a superior basis for…

Studies the differences in personality functioning between persons who respond responsibly to their bills for psychological testing and those who respond irresponsibly. Results indicate that patients who were not accepting of the goals of personality evaluation and who were confused, appeared less likely to pay the psychologists fee. (Author/PC)

A short psychological health questionnaire for children, based on a theoretical model of health as a creative, growth-oriented process, is described. (Author)

This study investigated how persons of both sexes assess psychiatric patients' psychological functioning based on the consistency between the patient's sex and the "masculine" or "feminine" attitudes they express. No main effect for sex of judge or sex of patient was found; attitudes expressed by patients did effect maladjustment ratings.…

Investigated similarity of clinical evaluation of personological characteristics across three different information sources. Subjects were independently rated by a single clinician on 18 criterion factors in each of three information source catagories. Results indicate a varying degree of convergence of multitrait clinical ratings dependent on…

Differences on the MMPI for elopers and non-elopers from a mentally ill offender population were analyzed and a sign approach was developed. Implications of MMPI differences for the psychological status of elopers are described. (Author)

Using multivariate profile analytic techniques and sampling from both brain-injured and psychiatric populations, results of this study provide strong evidence that the Satz-Mogel abbreviated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) may be substituted for the standard WAIS for both general IQ assessment (in agreement with previous research) and…

The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI), the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS), and the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) were administered to 183 undergraduate students enrolled in teacher education courses. The MTAI was compared with each of the two personality instruments by canonical analysis. Concludes that teacher's…