Session Abstract: This case discussion will present a collaborative, multi-method assessment of John, a 19-year-old male who presented with significant disturbances in attention and executive functioning. Prior to this assessment, John had been diagnosed through clinical interview with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. His response to stimulant medications was marginal, and both his academic performance in college and … Continue reading “Going down rabbit holes in the basement”: Using collaborative, multimethod assessment to clarify a case of ADHD in an adolescent
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
When Test Revisions Disrupt Our Lives, What’s a Psychologist to Do? Updates to Mihura et al.’s (2017) Survey of Doctoral Training in Adult Personality Tests
Coordinating Author Information: Alicia W. Villanueva van den Hurk, BS | University of Dayton Session Abstract: Psychological assessment is a growing field that is, ideally, regularly updated by the emerging research (Strauss et al., 2000). Consequently, in 2015, Mihura et al. (2017) surveyed American Psychological Association (APA) - accredited clinical psychology doctoral programs to inquire about … Continue reading When Test Revisions Disrupt Our Lives, What’s a Psychologist to Do? Updates to Mihura et al.’s (2017) Survey of Doctoral Training in Adult Personality Tests
Self-Orientation on the MMPI-3: Investigating Differences in Individuals with Elevated SFD with Versus without Interpretable Low SFI
Coordinating Author Information: William Rice, BA | Western Carolina University Session Abstract: An update to the MMPI-2-RF (Tellegen & Ben-Porath, 2008/2011), the MMPI-3 (Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2020), was released with a new, nationally representative normative sample as well as new scales that provide increased coverage of clinically significant psychological constructs. One new scale, Self-Importance (SFI), measures … Continue reading Self-Orientation on the MMPI-3: Investigating Differences in Individuals with Elevated SFD with Versus without Interpretable Low SFI
Publication Rates and QRPs of MMPI and Rorschach Dissertations Compared to the Broader Field of Clinical Psychology
Coordinating Author Information: Isra Dar | University of Toledo Session Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Dissertations are time-consuming for the student and the advisor. How often are these efforts rewarded by publication? The MMPI and Rorschach were chosen as the most popular multiscale self-report and performance personality tests in clinical psychology. Our primary research questions were (a) are the … Continue reading Publication Rates and QRPs of MMPI and Rorschach Dissertations Compared to the Broader Field of Clinical Psychology
Assessment of PTSD and Trauma Symptoms with the MMPI-3: Validity and Incremental Utility of the Anxiety Related Experiences (ARX) Scale
Coordinating Author Information: Megan Keen | Texas Tech University Session Abstract: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2020a,b) was recently released and includes several important revisions, including item-content addition and wording revision to Anxiety [AXY], the premiere measures of PTSD symptoms on the MMPI-3’s predecessor (Sellbom et al., 2021; Wolf et al., 2008). … Continue reading Assessment of PTSD and Trauma Symptoms with the MMPI-3: Validity and Incremental Utility of the Anxiety Related Experiences (ARX) Scale
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
Considerations and Reflections on Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment in Community Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Coordinating Author Information: Jessica Lipkind, PsyD | WestCoast Children's Clinic Session Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, assessors in community-based settings had to make a quick shift to tele-assessment (Corey & Ben-Porath, 2020; Wright & Raiford, 2021). Doing so has required flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to grow and reimagine how we engage with our clients. Over … Continue reading Considerations and Reflections on Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment in Community Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reigniting the Flame of Hope: CTA Approaches to Attachment, Shame, Mistrust, and Suicide
Session Abstract: SPA’s 2022 Call for Programs requests offerings that 1) give fresh perspectives on personality assessment and 2) connections to overall psychological assessment. Hope is not a new idea; its use and perspective in psychology goes back decades. Its “freshness” stems from the perspective it continues to give in confronting and surmounting life’s challenges. This … Continue reading Reigniting the Flame of Hope: CTA Approaches to Attachment, Shame, Mistrust, and Suicide