Hathaway and McKinley believed that a paper-and-pencil survey, which could be administered in a group format, would allow clinicians to gather a large amount of information in a relatively short period of time. Prior to the MMPI's publication the test authors worked in the University of Minnesota Hospitals system, and they found this process quite time consuming and demanding of hospital resources. Diagnostic assessment at that time typically entailed subjecting each patient to an interview, mental status exam, and individually administered psychological testing. The first Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was published by Starke Hathaway, PhD, and J.
0 kommentar(er)
