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Personality: individual differences and clinical assessment

J N Butcher1, S V Rouse

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

Annual Review of Psychology
|January 1, 1996
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Clinical personality assessment research is active, with popular tools like the MMPI/MMPI-2. Emerging challenges include managed care funding, requiring integration of assessment into treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Assessment
  • Psychopathology Research

Background:

  • High rate of research in clinical personality assessment.
  • Continued popularity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2) for clinical use and research.
  • Ongoing use of Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) in assessment and research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current landscape of clinical personality assessment.
  • To identify emerging instruments and theoretical shifts.
  • To address challenges facing the field, particularly from managed care.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent research in clinical personality assessment.
  • Analysis of trends in instrument usage and development.

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  • Discussion of challenges and future directions.

    • Main Results:

    • MMPI/MMPI-2 remains a leading instrument.
    • Newer instruments are addressing previously unmet needs, like personality disorders.
    • Growing dissatisfaction with the superficiality of the Five-Factor Model for detailed clinical assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • Clinical personality assessment faces challenges from managed care, necessitating integration into treatment planning.
    • Future research should focus on developing models that incorporate assessment data into the treatment process.
    • The field requires more refined patient information beyond broad models like the Five-Factor Model.