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In the tradition of the highly regarded Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition (PIC-2), this self-report measure assesses psychological problems in 4th- through 12th-graders. The Personality Inventory for Youth (PIY) answers the need for a multidimensional, psychometrically sound self-report instrument designed specifically for young people. |
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The PIY assesses emotional and behavioral adjustment, family interaction, and neurocognitive and attention-related academic functioning. Excellent response validity checks make the test useful in ruling out psychiatric problems. It is composed of 270 items covering 9 nonoverlapping clinical scales and 24 nonoverlapping subscales: |
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Poor Achievement and Memory |
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Psychosomatic Syndrome |
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Inadequate Abilities |
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Muscular Tension and Anxiety |
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Learning Problems |
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Preoccupation With Disease |
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- Impulsivity/Distractibility
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Brashness |
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Fear and Worry |
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Distractibility and Overactivity |
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Depression |
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Impulsivity |
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Sleep Disturbance |
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Antisocial Behavior |
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Social Introversion |
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Dyscontrol |
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Isolation |
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Noncompliance |
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Parent-Child Conflict |
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Limited Peer Status |
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Parent Maladjustment |
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Conflict With Peers |
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Marital Discord |
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Feelings of Alienation |
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Hallucinations and Delusions |
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The 24 subscales reveal more specific clinical content, making the PIY an excellent diagnostic tool. In addition, 4 validity scales help determine whether the respondent is uncooperative or is exaggerating, malingering, or responding defensively, carelessly, or without adequate comprehension. |
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Written at a third-grade reading level, the PIY can be completed in just 45 minutes. (An audio CD is available for poor readers, and a Spanish Administration Booklet for those who read Spanish only.) The first 80 items of the test can be used as a brief classroom screener to quickly identify students who would show problems if the full inventory were administered. |
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Standardized on a nationally representative sample of more than 2,300 students in grades 4 through 12--and developed using a clinical sample of more than 1,100--the PIY gives you a reliable and valid measure of child and adolescent psychopathology, based on the respondent's own perceptions. |
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The PIY offers the following features: |
- A broad survey of behavior, emotion, and social adjustment, focusing on both home and school
- Norms based on a sample of 9- to 19-year-olds
- 3rd-grade reading level, with an audio cassette for problem readers
- Student-derived validity scales that alert you to problem denial, exaggeration, and random or incompetent responding
- Subscales to enhance scale interpretation
- The option of supplementing the PIY self-report with a parallel parent inventory (the PIC-2) and a teacher problem checklist (the SBS).
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