PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psychasthenia, Convergent Validity, Discriminant Validity
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The process of evaluating individual differences through tests, interviews, and observations. Systematic, standardized procedures for observing, measuring, and recording behaviours and personality features. Dreams represented the unconscious desires of the dreamer. Face-to-face meeting to get information about someone"s personality, current psychological state, personal history, etc. From responses, develop a picture called a personality profile". One of the most widely used personality tests. Originally published in 1943 to measure of psychopathology. Norms based on profiles of normal people and psychiatric patients. 10 scales that result in a profile that integrates these clinical dimension of pathology and personality: hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity- Femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, and social introversion. Mr. anderson approached the mmpi-2 in an honest and open manner, willing to admit his faults without being overly self-critical. His responses suggest a severe degree of psychiatric symptomatology and general distress. Mr. anderson"s profile suggests that he experiences severe anxiety and emotional distress.
