Building an Integrative MCMI-IV Interpretation 127

Integrating the Overall Clinical Picture 133

Test Yourself 134
Chapter Six: Therapeutic Alliance Building 136
Introducing the MCMI-IV to the Examinee 137
Preparing the Examinee for Feedback 139
The Examiner’s Initial Preparation for Feedback 140
Moving Away From Labels 141
Understanding the Examinee’s Test-Taking Style (Modifying Indices) 142
Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 1: Individual Personality Scales 143
Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 2: Multiple Personality Scales 144
Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 3: Facet Scales 146
Language of the Theory = Language of Alliance 4: Clinical Symptomology 149
Test Yourself 151
Chapter Seven: Strengths and Weaknesses of the MCMI®-IV 153
Strengths 154
Weaknesses 157
Final Comment 162
Test Yourself 165
Chapter Eight: Clinical Applications of the Millon Inventories 166
Key MCMI-IV Augmentation: Personality Spectra and Clinical Populations 167
The MCMI-IV in Clinical Assessment 170
Specific Assessment Applications With the MCMI 173
Other Millon Inventories 175
Test Yourself 178
Chapter Nine: Illustrative Case Reports 180
Case Example 1 181
Case Example 2 190
References 199
About the Authors 205
Index 206
End User License Agreement 239

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