Personality Assessment Inventory Jamie Dyce人格评定量表杰米戴斯.pptVIP

Development of PAI a balance has to be struck between psychometric and pragmatic concerns long scales are best from a psychometric point of view, but may not be practical long tests take more time to complete Development of PAI another concern is the format for item responses 4 point scale (False, Slightly True, Mainly True, Very True) Why? a) greater variability in contrast to true-false inventories b) can be simplified to a true-false format c) easily understood by participants No item Overlap Facilitates Factor Analysis Administration appropriate for ages 18+ grade 4 reading level interpretation of PAI requires an understanding of information in manual, but also an understanding of diagnostic schemes, theories of personality and psychopathology, and knowledge of the limitations of self-report inventories administered individually or in a group 40-50 minutes to complete Scoring fairly straightforward after tearing off the cover sheet from the response profile, add the values that correspond to the correct scales Raw scores plotted directly onto profile form From profile,T scores can be inferred No Audio Scoring PAI Completely objective Items scored on 4 point scale coded 0, 1, 2, 3 (sometimes reversed) Responses compared to N = 1000 Raw scores are converted to T scores Reliability Validity * Resist mental health professionals Goal is rapport and support Receptive to medication, but sensitive to side effects * /html/lib/suppmat/74leary.htm Mania: MAN Activity level Grandiosity Irritability T GT 65-74: restless, impulsive, high energy T 75+: mania, hypomania, cyclothymia Mania Activity level Overextended, disorganized as activity increases Grandiosity Overestimation of abilities Self-centered, narcissistic Irritability Ambitious and low frustration tolerance At extreme, volatile and poor judgement Paranoia: PAR Resentment Hypervigilance Persecution T GT 70: overly sensitive, hostile T GT 84: delusional Hard to work with Paranoia Resentmen