Corresponding Author Information: Luciano Giromini Session Abstract: Recent research has demonstrated that the IOP-29 is a perfect complement to performance validity tests like the TOMM in the multi-method assessment of symptom validity. As such, we developed an incidental recall task to be used immediately after administering the IOP-29 to evaluate the credibility of presented memory … Continue reading Introducing the IOP-M, an IOP-29 Add-On Application to Identify Over-Reporting of Memory Problems
MMPI-3 Predictors of Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Intolerance
Corresponding Author Information: Andrew J. Kremyar, MA Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Documenting empirical correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) scale scores is important for expanding the clinical utility of the instrument. To this end, the goals of the current study were to examine associations between scores on MMPI-3 scales and measures of … Continue reading MMPI-3 Predictors of Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Intolerance
Negotiating Hostility as a Psychic Work in the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Case Study by Using Projective Methods
Corresponding Author Information: Özgün Taktakoğlu Session Abstract: The perinatal period can be represented as a junction between fundamental polarities of the human psyche: me-not me, subject-object, inside-outside, body-mind, creation-death, libidinal drive-aggressive drive, and love-hate (Rosado & Marques, 2016). Motherhood is marked by ambivalence, from its very beginning. Numerous studies have underlined the importance of ambivalence … Continue reading Negotiating Hostility as a Psychic Work in the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Case Study by Using Projective Methods
Normative and Maladaptive Personality Construct Associations with the LPFS-SR Over Time
Corresponding Author Information: Jennifer Boland, MA Session Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Only one study has compared the relation of the Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Self Report (LPFS-SR; Morey, 2017) to both a measure of FFM normative personality and of AMPD maladaptive personality (Hopwood et al., 2018). Our study compared the LPFS-SR's associations across two weeks to baseline … Continue reading Normative and Maladaptive Personality Construct Associations with the LPFS-SR Over Time
Object Relations in Psychopathology in Cancer Patients
Corresponding Author Information: Kate Szymanski Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Approximately 42 million people worldwide suffer from any form of trauma of cancer, and this number is growing. Research shows that negative interpersonal relationships with physicians, mental health workers and family members correlate with more severe psychopathology and less adherence to treatment for cancer patients … Continue reading Object Relations in Psychopathology in Cancer Patients
Paternal Attachment as a Mediator for the Transmission of Parental Trauma: Gender Effects
Corresponding Author Information: Lauren Loughlin Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Research on parental traumas showed mediating effects of insecure paternal attachment in transmitting intergenerational trauma to young adult children (Spiel & Szymanski, 2018). Further studies demonstrated a gender effect in assessing impact of intergenerational parental trauma. For example, Godbout et al. (2019) found that father’s trauma … Continue reading Paternal Attachment as a Mediator for the Transmission of Parental Trauma: Gender Effects
Perceived Rejection In Personality Psychopathology: The Role of Attachment & Gender
Corresponding Author Information: Kelsey Mara Priebe Session Abstract: Perceived Rejection In Personality Psychopathology: The Role of Attachment & Gender. Kelsey Priebe, B.A., Emily Sorem, B.A., & Jaime L. Anderson, Ph.D. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Gender and adult attachment pattern may influence the development and course of personality disorders (PDs; Chiesa et al., 2017; Gawda & Czubak, … Continue reading Perceived Rejection In Personality Psychopathology: The Role of Attachment & Gender
Personality Domains Across the Continuum in Relation to Quality of Life
Corresponding Author Information: Kelsey A. Hobbs Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies of maladaptive personality tend to focus on the ends of personality trait spectrums associated with the problems well described in psychiatric nosology. However, the personality domains that have been articulated in personality psychology are bipolar, encompassing both adaptive and maladaptive features. The current … Continue reading Personality Domains Across the Continuum in Relation to Quality of Life
Predicting Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidality in Adolescents Receiving Residential Treatment using the MMPI-A-RF
Corresponding Author Information: Megan Keen Session Abstract: Predicting Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidality in Adolescents Receiving Residential Treatment using the MMPI-A-RF Megan A. Keen, Colette C. Delawalla, & Tayla T. C. Lee Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (Suicidality) are critical threats to the health of adolescents that must be detected and addressed. The … Continue reading Predicting Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidality in Adolescents Receiving Residential Treatment using the MMPI-A-RF
Predicting the Working Alliance Development during Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with the Rorschach Ego Impairment Index, Self-Reported Defense Style, and Performance-Based Intelligence
Corresponding Author Information: Jaakko Stenius Session Abstract: BACKROUND AND PURPOSE: Better therapeutic alliances predict better treatment results, but little knowledge still exists on the patient characteristics that lead to better alliances. Therefore, the current study investigated how alliance development is predicted by three measures that assess psychological functioning from different vantage points. We hypothesized that … Continue reading Predicting the Working Alliance Development during Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with the Rorschach Ego Impairment Index, Self-Reported Defense Style, and Performance-Based Intelligence