The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Test, or MMPI, is a clinical personality assessment tool used to assess traits and psychopathology. It includes 10 clinical scales. Starke Hathaway and J. C. McKinley created the MMPI personality assessment instrument in 1940s; since then it has become one of the most renowned and researched personality tests. Trained psychologists …
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Initial Steps in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Your therapist and you will take time identifying troubling situations, emotions and beliefs, while monitoring any self-talk, rumination or catastrophizing that takes place. CBT is goal oriented therapy; therefore you and your therapist will determine what to focus on each session. They may encourage journaling or noting down …
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What You Need to Know About Personality Assessment
Personality Assessment is an industry worth billions. Unfortunately, however, many personality tests are unreliable and even misleading. MBTI simplifies personality into four either/or binaries that follow Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types: extraversion vs introversion; sensing vs intuition; thinking or feeling. Other assessments use projective techniques, like Rorschach test ambiguous inkblots or Thematic Apperception Test …
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How to Prepare for Your Therapist Appointment
Therapists provide invaluable assistance for mental health issues of all sorts. Many specialize in working with specific age groups or types of therapy; each varies significantly in education, certifications, cost and experience. Finding an experienced therapist may require time, but it’s worth making the effort. Look to your friends and family for advice. How to …
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