Archer, Robert P. : Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Krishnamurthy, Radhika : Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida
Summary
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the MMPI-A
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) is the most widely used objective personality
assessment instrument with adolescents. Essentials of MMPI-A Assessment provides an authoritative source of information
and guidance to maximize the clinical information yielded from this important instrument. The book is designed
to provide fundamental information concerning the procedures necessary to administer, score, interpret, and report
findings from the MMPI-A. Each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points,
and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that enable the reader to evaluate their grasp of
principles and procedures. Important interpretive principles and approaches are underscored by the use of several
clinical case examples.
Essentials of MMPI-A Assessment offers step-by-step guidance for the clinical application of this instrument in
varied settings. The book also provides an overview of the relative strengths and weaknesses of this popular assessment
instrument, and an overview and illustration of the MMPI-A Structural Summary approach to test interpretation.
This text provides a concise, convenient, and complete introduction to the MMPI-A.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of WJ IIITM Tests of Achievement Assessment
Essentials of WJ IIITM Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of Rorschach Assessment
Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment
Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment
Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other Kaufman Measures
Essentials of NEPSY Assessment
Table of Contents
Series Preface.
Overview.
How to Administer the MMPI-A.
How to Score the MMPI-A.
How to Interpret the MMPI-A.
Strengths and Weaknesses of the MMPI-A.
Clinical Applications of the MMPI-A.
Illustrative Case Reports.
Appendix A: Item Composition of MMPI-A Scales and Subscales.
Appendix B: T-score Conversions for MMPI-A Scales and Subscales.
