PSYCH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Buzzfeed, Anti-Social Behaviour
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Client answers questions about themselves on a measure, which are scored and interpreted later. Can get info about a broad range of topics (including internal experiences) in a short time. Client may be more willing to give undesirable/embarrassing info. Highly subjective -- all info comes from client alone. No way for further probing or clarification. Questions may not be able to be explained/verified. A self-report measure meant to broadly capture a person"s traits. Global perspective on who this person is/how they are likely to interact with others. Can capture a great deal of info about normal personality traits, psychopathology, interpersonal styles, etc. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (2 or 2-rf) Includes hundreds of statements to which clients report true or false. Gave many questions to many people, then used statistics to see which questions differentiated those with certain disorders from those w/o them. Assess how truthful the reporter is being.
