Session Abstract: When Bruce Smith passed away in September 2020, we lost a friend and colleague as well as a worthy and influential elder in the personality assessment community. Since his passing, much has been said about Bruce as a teacher, mentor, and consummate contributor to advancement of personality assessment and the Rorschach. In this … Continue reading Authenticity in Potential Space : The Work of Bruce Smith
New Advances in Malingering Research and Symptom Validity Assessment
Session Abstract: Assessing the credibility of presented cognitive and psychological complaints is a core component of forensic mental health assessment. To advance knowledge in this field, this symposium describes a series of simulation studies (experimental malingering paradigm; ExpMAL) conducted using several different instruments. Pimentel, Kiss et al. will start off the session by presenting a … Continue reading New Advances in Malingering Research and Symptom Validity Assessment
Multimethod Assessment of PTSD in Psychological Injury Evaluations
Session Abstract: The presenters in this symposium will describe an evidence-based, multi-method approach to the evaluation of PTSD in psychological injury evaluations. Each presenter will describe the strengths and limitations of one method for testing rival hypotheses about the presence or absence of PTSD. Following a didactic presentation, each presenter will provide clinical data for the … Continue reading Multimethod Assessment of PTSD in Psychological Injury Evaluations
Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to Assess the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders
Session Abstract: The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) is a self-report, broadband measure of personality and psychopathology. The PAI has accrued substantial empirical support over the years across a diverse array of applied settings and is regularly used by clinicians in psychological evaluations. This symposium will examine the psychometric properties of a scoring approach … Continue reading Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to Assess the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders
Links between the Big Five Personality Traits, Nostalgia and Happiness Among Older Adults
Coordinating Author Information: Joao Pedro Oliveira, PhD | Universidade Lusofona Session Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the links between the Big Five personality traits, nostalgia and happiness among older adults. The participants were a community sample of older adults (n = 180, 80 males and 100 females), with ages understood between 70 and … Continue reading Links between the Big Five Personality Traits, Nostalgia and Happiness Among Older Adults
Distinctions in Interpersonal Influence Tactics between Psychopathic Personality Traits and the Big Five
Coordinating Author Information: Chloe Rodriguez | Sam Houston State University Session Abstract:Background and Purpose Research suggests psychopathic personality traits are distinct from normal (Big Five) personality traits. Presumably, the strategies individuals use to influence others (interpersonal influence tactics) and the frequency this is done is an interpersonal dynamic wherein distinctions between psychopathic and normal personality … Continue reading Distinctions in Interpersonal Influence Tactics between Psychopathic Personality Traits and the Big Five
SPA’s Education & Training Interest Group Presents: Common Pitfalls and Roadblocks to Successful Assessment Training
Coordinating Author Information: Abby Mulay, PhD | Medical University of South Carolina Session Abstract:Recent shifts in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, such as the proliferation of telehealth services stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging alternatives to the DSM/ICD, and the provision of assessment services by master’s level clinicians, result in the continuing need to … Continue reading SPA’s Education & Training Interest Group Presents: Common Pitfalls and Roadblocks to Successful Assessment Training
A Study on the Detection of Feigning of Depression and PTSD with the Inventory of Problems-29 (IOP-29) and Inventory of Problems-Memory (IOP-M)
Corresponding Author Information: Claudia Pignolo Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Inventory of Problems-29 (IOP-29; Viglione, Giromini, & Landis, 2017) is a self-administered measure of symptom validity and credibility. Recently, a new forced-choice add-on implicit recognition task named the Inventory of Problems-Memory module (IOP-M) was introduced to be used in combination with it. Although available, … Continue reading A Study on the Detection of Feigning of Depression and PTSD with the Inventory of Problems-29 (IOP-29) and Inventory of Problems-Memory (IOP-M)
Advancing Personality Assessment: The Hermeneutic Approach (1.75 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Steven Anthony Sola Session Abstract: Contemporary psychotherapeutic practice including, but not limited to, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational and intersubjective psychotherapies, narrative psychotherapy, and modern forms of family therapy, often rely on case formulations that call for a broader and more enlarged approach to the assessment process. But contemporary therapists all too often … Continue reading Advancing Personality Assessment: The Hermeneutic Approach (1.75 CE Credits)
Application of Mouse-Tracking Temporal Measures and Machine Learning Models to Detect a Faking-Good Response Style in Personality Questionnaires with Four Choice Alternatives
Corresponding Author Information: Cristina Mazza Session Abstract: Deliberate attempts to portray oneself in an unrealistic manner are commonly encountered in the administration of personality questionnaires. The main aim of the present study was to explore whether mouse tracking temporal indicators and machine learning models could improve the detection of subjects implementing a faking-good response style … Continue reading Application of Mouse-Tracking Temporal Measures and Machine Learning Models to Detect a Faking-Good Response Style in Personality Questionnaires with Four Choice Alternatives