Beginner's Guide to the MMPI-a

Carolyn L. Williams, PhD, is an emeritus professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her doctoral work was completed at the University of Georgia in clinical psychology with a comajor in child and family development.  In 993 she was named a fellow of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and a charter member and diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology.  Dr. Williams has more than 3 years of experience in research, practice, and teaching about the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI amp ndash A. She is a coauthor of the MMPI amp ndash A and many of its scales, including the Content Scales, Content Component Scales, the alcohol amp ndash drug problem scales (ACK and PRO), and PSY-5 Scales. With James N. Butcher, she developed the widely used computerized system The Minnesota Report: Adolescent Interpretive System and wrote the textbook Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI amp ndash A Interpretation.  In addition to her work on the MMPI instruments, Dr. Williams is a cocreator of Project Northland, published by the Hazelden Foundation. Project Northland is one of the few prevention programs in use in American schools with scientific evidence that its programs actually reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by adolescents. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funded Project Northland research from 99 to 2 7 and is currently funding follow-up research on a cohort from Chicago.  James N. Butcher, PhD, obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and his master of arts degree in experimental psychology and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Florence in Italy for his cross-cultural research, much of which was on the MMPI instruments.  Currently, he is a professor emeritus in psychology at the University of Minnesota and is a former editor of the APA journal Psychological Assessment. He consults and testifies as an expert witness in trials involving the MMPI amp ndash 2 and MMPI amp ndash A.  Dr. Butcher was the lead author of both the MMPI amp ndash A and MMPI amp ndash 2 and developed the Minnesota Reports, a computerized interpretive system, for the MMPI and then for the MMPI amp ndash 2 and MMPI amp ndash A (with Carolyn L. Williams).  Recent books include A Beginner's Guide to the MMPI amp ndash 2, Third Edition (2 ) Oxford Handbook of Personality (2 9) Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the MMPI amp ndash 2 and MMPI amp ndash A (2 7, with Jos amp eacute Cabiya, Emilia Lucio, and Maria Garrido) The MMPI, MMPI amp ndash 2 and MMPI amp ndash A in Court: A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys, Third Edition (2 , with Ken Pope and Joyce Seelan) and Abnormal Psychology in Modern Life, 4th Edition (2 , with Susan Mineka and Jill Hooley).

• PrefaceUnderstanding Adolescence: A Conceptual Framework for Personality and BehaviorHistory and Development of the MMPI amp ndash AThe Nuts and Bolts: Administering, Scoring, and Augmenting MMPI amp ndash A AssessmentsGetting Down to the Basics: Validity and Standard ScalesBeyond the Basics: MMPI amp ndash A Content Measures, PSY-5, and Supplementary ScalesGlobalization of the MMPI amp ndash A: Making Culturally Inclusive InterpretationsThe MMPI amp ndash A and the Digital AgePutting It All Together: An Interpretive Strategy and Report WritingThe Feedback Loop: Sharing MMPI amp ndash A Information With Adolescents and ParentsAppendix A. References on the MMPI amp ndash AAppendix B. Butcher and Williams's Responses to Pop Quiz in Exhibit 7.3Glossary of MMPI amp ndash A TermsReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Carolyn L. Williams, PhD, is an emeritus professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her doctoral work was completed at the University of Georgia in clinical psychology with a comajor in child and family development.In 1993 she was named a fellow of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and a charter member and diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology.Dr. Williams has more than 30 years of experience in research, practice, and teaching about the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI–A. She is a coauthor of the MMPI–A and many of its scales, including the Content Scales, Content Component Scales, the alcohol–drug problem scales (ACK and PRO), and PSY-5 Scales. With James N. Butcher, she developed the widely used computerized system The Minnesota Report: Adolescent Interpretive System and wrote the textbook Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI–A Interpretation.In addition to her work on the MMPI instruments, Dr. Williams is a cocreator of Project Northland, published by the Hazelden Foundation. Project Northland is one of the few prevention programs in use in American schools with scientific evidence that its programs actually reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by adolescents. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funded Project Northland research from 1990 to 2007 and is currently funding follow-up research on a cohort from Chicago.James N. Butcher, PhD, obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and his master of arts degree in experimental psychology and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Florence in Italy for his cross-cultural research, much of which was on the MMPI instruments.Currently, he is a professor emeritus in psychology at the University of Minnesota and is a former editor of the APA journal Psychological Assessment. He consults and testifies as an expert witness in trials involving the MMPI–2 and MMPI–A.Dr. Butcher was the lead author of both the MMPI–A and MMPI–2 and developed the Minnesota Reports, a computerized interpretive system, for the MMPI and then for the MMPI–2 and MMPI–A (with Carolyn L. Williams).Recent books include A Beginner's Guide to the MMPI–2, Third Edition (2011); Oxford Handbook of Personality (2009); Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the MMPI–2 and MMPI–A (2007, with José Cabiya, Emilia Lucio, and Maria Garrido); The MMPI, MMPI–2 and MMPI–A in Court: A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys, Third Edition (2006, with Ken Pope and Joyce Seelan); and Abnormal Psychology in Modern Life, 14th Edition (2010, with Susan Mineka and Jill Hooley).