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Peer reviewedOverall, John E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
In the present investigation, the MMPI profile classification program was used to compare the representatives'' of three different sets of diagnostic prototypes. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Individual Characteristics, Personality Assessment, Statistical Analysis
Peer reviewedLoper, Rodney G.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973
The present study purports to investigate further the antecedent personality characteristics of alcoholics by examining the personality test scores of a sample of college freshmen later hospitalized for alcoholism and comparing them to a control group of classmates. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, College Freshmen, Individual Characteristics, Males
Peer reviewedKunce, Joseph T.; Anderson, Wayne P. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
Effective psychological services require recognition of a client's strengths as well as weaknesses. Personality tests such as the MMPI, however, focus attention upon the abnormal and deviant attributes of personality. Personality evaluation should comprise positive and negative considerations of character to provide a realistic assessment of human…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Individual Characteristics, Measurement Instruments, Personality Assessment
Peer reviewedKlonoff, Harry; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
Examines the profiles of Canadian prisoners of war who were interned in Japanese and German camps during World War II in order to determine whether the MMPI yielded a profile characteristic of internees. (Author)
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences, Military Personnel, Psychological Characteristics
