The Use of the MMPI as a Measure of Personal Adjustment in Career Counseling

Career Thoughts, Indecision, and Depression

“…In addition, the Decision Space Worksheet (Peterson, Leasure, Carr, & Lenz, 2009–2010), a projective assessment, could be used to elicit elements in the social and emotional context out of which the presenting career problem arises. In career and mental health services where there is qualified professional assistance available, the use of a comprehensive personality measure such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 [Hathaway & McKinley, 1942] or the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) [Morey, 1991] could provide an assessment of general personal and social adjustment (Lenz et al, 2010; Peterson & Githens, 1990). After obtaining scores on mental health assessments, a treatment plan or an individualized learning plan (ILP; Sampson et al, 2004) can be formulated with the client, taking into account possible referral for further clinical assessment or conjoint personal counseling.…”