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Empirical Identification of Drug Abuse Prone Individuals Using Interval Banded Profile Analysis.
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Huba, G. J.; Zachary, Robert A. – Journal of Drug Education, 1986
Shows how an empirical profile matching procedure applied to the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) of a client can be used to quantify the degree to which the client's personality profile is representative of a drug abusing group. Supplementary techniques show how reliable this judgment is and isolate reasons for discrepancies.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, High Risk Persons, Identification
Predicting Counselling Service Utilization Patterns with the MMPI-2 College Maladjustment Scale.
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Stewart, Donald W. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1996
Reports on the initial results of a predictive validity study of the College Maladjustment (Mt) Scale. Results indicate that Mt scale scores were significantly associated with total number of client contacts, number of scheduled appointments, frequency of contacts, and number of cancellations. Suggests that Mt scale has some predictive validity.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Facility Utilization Research, Higher Education
The MMPI-2: A New Standard for Personality Assessment and Research in Counseling Settings.
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Butcher, James N.; Graham, John R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Highlights the application of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) in college counseling, couples counseling, medical problem assessment, military applications, personnel screening programs, and other areas. Provides a general description of the MMPI-2, discusses continuity of MMPI and MMPI-2 scales, and describes new scales…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Diagnostic Tests, Measures (Individuals), Personality Assessment