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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 | |