Coordinating Author Information: JoAnna Molina, MS | University of Detroit- Mercy Session Abstract: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is an alternative classification system that conceptualizes psychopathology using empirically derived transdiagnostic dimensions. These dimensions align with decades of research findings and address a number of the well-documented problems with diagnostic categories. However, the HiTOP’s relationship … Continue reading An Exploration of the Relationship between Defense Mechanisms and the Dimensions of the HiTOP Model
Advancements in Measuring Criterion A of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
MARCH 20TH | 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM (ET) Sessions Abstract: The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD; APA, 2013) Criterion A describes the severity of personality impairment, meant to represent what all personality disorders share in common. Recently there have been several new measures developed to capture this core of personality dysfunction. This symposium brings … Continue reading Advancements in Measuring Criterion A of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics (1.5 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Christopher J. Hopwood Session Abstract: The focus of this symposium is the clinical assessment of interpersonal dynamics. Asan and Pincus will examine the associations of several common clinical measures of schizotypy across interpersonal circumplex surfaces. Kehl and colleagues will examine how the convergence of interpersonal values and efficacies is related to interpersonal problems. Meisel and colleagues … Continue reading Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics (1.5 CE Credits)
Deconstructing Psychosis and its Assessment with Relevant R-PAS Measures (1.5 CE Credits)
MARCH 19TH | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (ET) Session Abstract:In the past decade, the psychopathology research literature, including that on psychosis, has emphasized deconstructing disorders into dimensional components. The first presentation by Mihura provides an overview of the key psychosis components and how R-PAS scores map onto those components, summarizing the literature to date. … Continue reading Deconstructing Psychosis and its Assessment with Relevant R-PAS Measures (1.5 CE Credits)
Development of Measures to Assess the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
MARCH 18TH | 2:15 PM - 3:45 (ET) Session Abstract: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) consortium has proposed an alternative, evidence-based, and dimensional classification for psychopathology that focuses on the empirical structure of psychopathology rather than consensus judgements of psychiatric experts. HiTOP promises to provide psychometrically robust targets for research and clinical practice, but this promise … Continue reading Development of Measures to Assess the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
Introducing the MMPI-3 – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
MARCH 17TH | 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM (ET) Session Abstract: This symposium introduces the MMPI-3 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3; Ben-Porath & Tellegen 2020), a 335-item version of the MMPI instruments designed to provide a comprehensive and efficient assessment of clinically relevant variables with updated items, scales, and norms. In the first presentation, MMPI-3 co-authors Yossef … Continue reading Introducing the MMPI-3 – Symposium (1.5 CE Credits)
Psychological Assessment for Treatment: The Values Dimension (1.75 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Steven Anthony Sola Session Abstract: In keeping with the theme of the conference: "Advancing Standards in Personality Assessment," this symposium will bring together leading clinicians and researchers to explore the expanding scope of values assessment which links newer methods of assessment more closely with treatment. Dr. Steven Anthony Sola selectively and critically … Continue reading Psychological Assessment for Treatment: The Values Dimension (1.75 CE Credits)
The Affective Context of Interpersonal Behavior (1.5 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Christopher J. Hopwood Session Abstract: The focus of this symposium is on the affective context of interpersonal behavior. Halberstadt and colleagues examine the association between interpersonal complementarity and affective experience during interpersonal situations, and the moderating role of maladaptive traits on this association. Kaurin and colleagues will then present data on how negative and positive affects … Continue reading The Affective Context of Interpersonal Behavior (1.5 CE Credits)