Personality Characteristics of Eating-Disordered Patients as Identified by the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Norman ◽  
Mark A. Blais ◽  
David Herzog
Keyword(s):  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

The Use of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory in the Evaluation of Seminary Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry L. Piersma
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
First Year ◽  
Theological Seminary ◽  
Seminary Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory ◽  
Grand Rapids

During the past several decades, many studies have examined the emotional and psychological functioning of clergy and seminarians. In most instances, researchers employed separate measures to study general personality characteristics as contrasted with psychopathologic factors. In this study, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) was administered to 52 first-year male seminarians at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The MCMI is designed to measure relatively fixed personality characteristics in addition to more psychopathologic factors. As expected, seminarians evidenced little psychopathology on scales designed to assess clinical symptoms. On the basic personality scales, results indicated that the typical seminarian profile would be most consistent with the “conforming” personality described by Millon (1981). Suggestions for further research are discussed.

Recidivism Following Spouse Abuse Abatement Counseling: Treatment Program Implications

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kevin Hamberger ◽  
James E. Hastings
Keyword(s):  
Categorical Data ◽  
Spouse Abuse ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory ◽  
Before And After

This paper examined demographic and personality characteristics of violence-free completers (n=74) and violence repeating completers (n=32) of a spouse abuse abatement counseling program. Chi-square analyses on categorical data, and analyses of variance on personality test data revealed several predicted fmdings. Compared to violence-free completers, recidivists reported higher levels of substance abuse both before and after treatment. Recidivists also showed evidence of higher narcissism, measured by the Narcissistic, Gregarious and Aggressive subscales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. Referral source (self or court) did not differentiate the two groups, nor did record of criminal activity. Subsequent discriminant function analysis, entering all predicted variables, correctly identified 65. 4 % of the recidivists and 73.1 % of violence-free completers. Clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed.

Psychosocial Modifiers of Psychopathology for Domestically Violent and Nonviolent Men

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Hastings ◽  
L. Kevin Hamberger
Keyword(s):  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Psychosocial Variables ◽  
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory ◽  
Domestically Violent

Personality characteristics of 99 domestically violent and 71 nonviolent men were studied, using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and controlling for premorbid history. Men with poor premorbid backgrounds from 3 groups ( ns = 66, 12, and 23) showed more elevations on the Millon inventory than men with good premorbid backgrounds ( ns = 33, 20, and 48). However, over-all, batterers showed more Millon elevations than nonviolent men. These findings point to the need to control psychosocial variables when studying personality characteristics of batterers.

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