Forensic Psychological Evaluation
Confidential Psychological Evaluation
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION:
Gender: Male Date of Report: 05/07/2012
Date of Birth: 10/01/1981 Age
Marital Status: Single Occupation: Unemployed
Race: Caucasian Education: GED
Referred by: Dr., B. Wynter
REASON FOR REFERRAL:
A Psychiatric Evaluation on May 19, 2006 by Barbara Wynter, License psychologist who is
Clinical administrator of Central Treatment Facility ward 1, 2, 3, was requested to further assist in diagnosis.
LIMITS OF CONFIDENTIALITY:
EVALUATION PROCEDURE:
INSTRUMENT-
DR, B. Wynters
MMPI (Spell out the name Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
Is a depressive component of scale 6. The items connote extraordinary emotional sensitivity or vulnerability that is dysphonic in tone. These items have a "poor little me" flavor, portraying the self as meek and innocuous, emotionally fragile, incapable of being a threat to others, and perhaps as being entitle to special concern and consideration for one's tender sensibilities. There is an implicit theme of resentment and lack of forgiveness; however, a high scores nurse grudges and are view as injustice collectors.
MCMI: (Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III)
MCMI-III reported:
Modifying Indices
The raw score on Disclosure (X) shows less than 178; therefore, this profile is valid.
Debasement (Z) BR 75 suggests a tendency to deprecate and devalue oneself, as well as exaggerate one's degree of symptoms.
High scores on the Clinical Personality Patterns: AXIS II
1 Schizoid (101): This is showing a severe pattern of social and interpersonal detachment with restricted emotions. Therefore, this client is described as withdrawn, aloof, distant and listless. Neither desire nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of family. This would explain his history of domestic violence and prostituting.
2A. Avoidant (78): Again, the client is showing a pattern of withdrawn, self-inadequacy, and hypersensitive to criticism. He is monosyllabic, vague, and circumstantial. Initially, he may appear suspicious, paranoid or anxious.
3 Dependent (76) -- This score is showing clinging behavior in search of nurturance and security; therefore, he can be passive, submissive, and feel inadequate. This type of personality patterns willingly submits to the wishes of others to maintain their protective benefits. This would also explain why scale C (Borderline is high) (This would explain his behavior of living with his brother, then being evicted and moving with his girlfriend)
8B Masochistic (88) - This score is showing that the client is suffering from low self-esteem, depression, and an inability to enjoy his successes or life experience (Lebe, 1997) This can reflect problematic behavior patterns, which are not in the best interest of the client.
High scores on the Severe Personality Pathology: AXIS II
S. Schizotypal (91) -- This scale is indicating (High scoring present) emotionally bland with flat affect or with an anxious wariness. This demonstrate that the client prefer to be alone and actually experience discomfort within personal relationship (Othmer & Othmer, 1994)
If anxiety is present, it is usually diffuse and associated with fear of loss and abandonment.
C. Borderline (78) The high score in this scale is indicating that the client show attachment disorders with patterns of intense but unstable relationships, labile emotions, a history of impulsive behaviors, and strong dependency needs with fears of abandonment (MCMI-III, Robert J. Craig, p 27)
P. Paranoid (84) - The perceive high score in this scale is indicating that the client can be vigilantly mistrustful and often that people are trying to control or influence them in malevolent ways. They are characteristically abrasive, irritable, hostile, and irascible, and may also become belligerent if provoked. (MCMI-III, Robert J. Craig, p 27)
High Score on the Clinical Syndromes Scales: AXIS I
A. Anxiety (88) High score on this scale is suggesting that the client has symptom associated with physiological arousal. They would be described as anxious, apprehensive, restless, and unable to relax, edgy, jittery, and indecisive
(MCMI-III, Robert J. Craig, p 29)
D Dysthymia (85) - this scale is suggesting that the client has symptom associated with depression. Scoring high on this scale is behaviorally apathetic, socially withdrawn, feel guilty, pessimistic, discouraged, and preoccupied with feelings of personal inadequacy. They have low self- esteem and utter self- deprecatory statements, feel worthless, and are persistently sad. They have many self- doubts and show introverted behavior.
(MCMI-III, Robert J. Craig, p 31)
R Post-Traumatic Stress (79) - High- scoring patients are reporting symptoms that might include distressing and intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, startle responses, emotional numbing, problems in anger management, difficulties with sleep or with concentration, and psychological distress upon exposure to people, places, or events that resemble some aspect of the traumatic event.
(MCMI-III, Robert J. Craig, p 33)
High Score on the Severe Clinical Syndromes Scales: AXIS I
CC. Major Depression (97) High- scoring patients may be unable to manage their day- to- day activities. They are severely...
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