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The MMPI-2 as a Therapeutic Intervention | |
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General Principles Underlying the Intervention | |
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The Initial Interview | |
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Purpose | |
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Building Rapport | |
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Framing the Client's Questions | |
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Collecting Background Information | |
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Dealing with Clients' Reservations about Assessment | |
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Hurts from Past Assessments | |
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Restating the Assessment Questions | |
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Encouraging the Client to Ask Questions | |
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Completing the Assessment Contract | |
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Introducing the MMPI-2 | |
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Preparing for the Feedback Session | |
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Interpreting and Organizing the Test Findings | |
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Tailoring the MMPI-2 Feedback to the Client | |
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Using Test Results to Facilitate Empathy | |
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Getting Emotional Support before the Feedback Session | |
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The Feedback Session | |
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Goals | |
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The Interpersonal Quality of the Session | |
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Setting the Client at Ease | |
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Re-establishing the Collaborative Relationship | |
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Orienting the Client to the MMPI-2 Profile | |
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Answering the Client's Assessment Questions | |
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Enlisting the Client in Elaborating Test Findings | |
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When the Client Rejects a Finding | |
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The Most Common Mistake: Underreporting | |
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Pause and Support the Client's Affective Reactions | |
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Closing the Feedback Session | |
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Post-Session Check-In | |
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Special Issues Concerning Feedback Sessions | |
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Excerpts from Ms. C's Feedback Session | |
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Written MMPI-2 Reports for Clients | |
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Concluding Remarks | |
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References | |
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Tables & Figures | |
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The Initial Interview | |
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Organizing the Content of an MMPI-2 Interpretation | |
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Ms. C - MMPI-2 Results | |
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Implications of MMPI-2 Scale Elevations for Test Feedback | |
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Using MMPI-2 Basic Scales to Anticipate Client Reactions | |
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Preparatory Notes for Ms. C's MMPI-2 Feedback Session | |
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The Feedback Session | |
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Post-Assessment Reflections on Ms. C | |
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Written Report Given to Ms. C and Her Response | |
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The MMPI-2 Intervention | |
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Ms. C - Basic MMPI-2 Profile | |
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Ms. C's Comments on the MMPI-2 Report | |