Essentials of MMPI-A Assessment

Essentials of MMPI-A™ Assessment provides clinicians, psychologists, and students with a practical, comprehensive guide for administering, scoring, interpreting, and reporting results from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A™). Recognized as one of the most widely used objective personality assessment tools for adolescents, the MMPI-A™ requires precise knowledge of its procedures and interpretive strategies. This manual offers step-by-step guidance, illustrative examples, clinical case studies, and self-assessment questions to help readers confidently apply this essential instrument in a variety of clinical settings.

Key Features

• Practical, step-by-step guidance for administering, scoring, interpreting, and reporting MMPI-A™ results
• Clear presentation of key interpretive principles, supported by multiple clinical case examples
• Boxes and bullet points highlight essential concepts for easier understanding
• Self-assessment questions to test comprehension of procedures and interpretive strategies
• Overview of the strengths and limitations of the MMPI-A™, including an introduction to the structural summary approach
• Part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, offering concise, practice-oriented instruction