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The authors expand upon this already robust test by demonstrating how therapeutic assessment and feedback can be improved upon by considering three contributions from positive psychology:    that behavior can be viewed as potentially adaptive; traditional pathological and maladaptive behaviors can be reframed as understandable responses to stressors that therapeutic feedback is empathic, nonjudgmental, and mostly jargon free; humans respond to overwhelming stress in understandable ways that the therapist can give coherence and meaning to lastly, that therapeutic feedback stresses self-esteem and resilience building through self-awareness as a goal.  Discussion centers around ten scales and 27 common code types. Each section addresses the complaints, thoughts, emotions, traits and behaviors associated with the profile; therapists’ notes; lifestyle and family background; modifying scales; therapy and therapeutic pitfalls; feedback statements; and treatment and self-help suggestions. The larger page size reflects the size of the MMPI-2 interpretive reports and makes it easy for clinicians to copy pages of the book to share with their clients. Therapeutic Feedback with the MMPI-2 is the most detailed volume available on MMPI-2 feedback and is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any clinician who uses this test.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50350369898769,"sku":"CIN0415884918G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50697080865041,"sku":"NGR9780415884914","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0415884918.jpg?v=1751102990"},{"product_id":"therapeutic-feedback-and-treatment-planning-with-the-mmpi-3-book-richard-w-levak-9781032904269","title":"Therapeutic Feedback and Treatment Planning with the MMPI-3","description":"This book is the first to introduce empirically informed yet empathically framed language for MMPI-3 users communicating findings to clients. It integrates interpretive guidance with evidence-based therapeutic strategies and structured self-help recommendations, thereby enriching the clinical utility of the instrument in therapeutic assessment.  Therapeutic Feedback and Treatment Planning with the MMPI-3 provides a clear set of guidelines for using this comprehensive personality\/psychopathology instrument, for sharing productive, non-judgemental feedback with clients who are entering therapy, and identifying treatment plans based on clients’ MMPI-3 results. Following an introduction that includes the history and evolution of the MMPI instruments and therapeutic assessment, readers will be guided through the steps of therapeutic assessment and feedback, and an exploration of the MMPI-3 scales. These include Validity Scales, Higher-Order Scales, Restructured Clinical Scales, Specific Problem Scales that include Somatic\/Cognitive Scales, Internalizing Scales, Externalizing Scales, and Interpersonal Scales, and the Personality Psychopathology-Five Scales. Each scale is interpretively described for feedback and descriptive purposes for patients. By focusing on clients’ subjective experiences, the book guides and facilitates therapeutic engagement. The authors provide case studies to clearly illustrate the updated psychometric standard for psychological assessment.  This book is a must-have resource for psychologists who practice psychotherapy. It will support MMPI-3 users of all levels; enriching personality assessment, strengthening the therapeutic alliance, and informing treatment planning. It will also assist researchers working with this instrument and educate students in training.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52464615063825,"sku":"NGR9781032904269","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53468727869713,"sku":"NLS9781032904269","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781032904269.jpg?v=1773482168"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-richard-w-levak.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}