One of the problems with actuarial data for an instrument like the MMPI is that

a. it too frequently suggests that a client is "comorbid" for as many as three or more different disorders.
b. there are only as many profiles as there are clinical scales.
c. the profiles of many subjects do not "fit" the profile types for which actuarial data are available.
d. while the profiles that are generated have high reliability they often have very low validity.


c. the profiles of many subjects do not "fit" the profile types for which actuarial data are available.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

The denominator of the repeated-measures F-ratio is intended to measure differences that exist without any systematic treatment effect or any systematic individual differences

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Goethe’s idea to embrace the opposing forces present in life had a direct influence on:

a. Freud b. Jung c. Schopenhauer d. Nietzsche

Psychology

Dr. Warren is a European American psychotherapist who has moved her practice to a region of the country in which there are many Latin American clients. From an ethical perspective, she has a moral responsibility to ____

a. alter the social and cultural views of her Latin American clients so that they are more in harmony with the general American culture b. develop intervention strategies that take into account the cultural and environmental influences of her Latin American clients c. offer treatment only to European American clients d. provide the same style of treatment to Latin American clients as she does to others

Psychology

Which type of conflict do we most often encounter in everyday life?

a. approach-approach conflict b. negative approach conflict c. avoidance-avoidance conflict d. multiple approach-avoidance conflict

Psychology