After reading the True and False questions, explain why or if this information is useful and how the MMPI information is best used. (worth 10 points)
List and discuss the three principles of effective interventions as presented in the video, Risk Assessment Tool Helps Probation Officers. Why is a data driven assessment, as opposed to officer experience, important in developing effective treatment plans for correctional clients? Do you believe data driven assessments are most effective? Why or Why not? (15 points)
Compare and contrast static and dynamic risk factors. From a counselors standpoint, is one more important than the other? Why or why not?
1. I like mechanics magazines
2. I have a good appetite
3. I wake up fresh & rested most mornings
4. I think I would like the work of a librarian
5. I am easily awakened by noise
6. I like to read newspaper articles on crime
7. My hands and feet are usually warm enough
8. My daily life is full of things that keep me interested
9. I am about as able to work as I ever was
10. There seems to be a lump in my throat much of the time
11. A person should try to understand his dreams and be guided by or take warning from them
12. I enjoy detective or mystery stories
13. I work under a great deal of tension
14. I have diarrhea once a month or more
15. Once in a while I think of things too bad to talk about
16. I am sure I get a raw deal from life
17. My father was a good man
18. I am very seldom troubled by constipation
19. When I take a new, I like to be tipped off on whom should be gotten next to
20. My sex life is satisfactory
21. At times I have very much wanted to leave home
22. At times I have fits of laughing & crying that I cannot control
23. I am troubled by attacks of nausea and vomiting
24. No one seems to understand me
25. I would like to be a singer 26. I feel that it is certainly best to keep my mouth shut when Im in trouble
27. Evil spirits possess me at times
28. When someone does me a wrong I feel I should pay him back if I can, just for the principle of the thing.
29. I am bothered by acid stomach several times a week
30. At times I feel like swearing
31. I have nightmares every few nights
32. I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job
33. I have had very peculiar and strange experiences
34. I have a cough most of the time
35. If people had not had it in for me I would have been much more successful
36. I seldom worry about my heath
37. I have never been in trouble because of my sex behavior
38. During one period when I was a youngster I engaged in petty thievery
39. At times I feel like smashing things
40. Most any time I would rather sit and daydream than to do anything else
41. I have had periods of days, weeks, or months when I couldnt take care of things because I couldnt get going
42. My family does not like the work I have chosen ( or the work I intend to choose for my life work)
43. My sleep is fitful and disturbed
44. Much of the time my head seems to hurt all over
45. I do not always tell the truth
46. My judgment is better than it ever was
47. Once a week or oftener I feel suddenly hot all over without apparent cause
48. When I am with people I am bothered by hearing very queer things
49. It would be better if almost all laws were thrown away
50. I prefer to pass by school friends, or people I know but have not seen for a long time, unless they speak to me first
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