Affective Differential

Comparison of Emotion Profiles Gained from Clinical Judgment and Patient Self-Report

Bibliographic Data

ID13669290
AuthorsCharles Sheppard (0000-0002-2579-5124, Research Division, Central Islip State Hospital, corresponding author), Diane Fiorentino (Research Division, Central Islip State Hospital), Sidney Merlis (Research Division, Central Islip State Hospital)
Year1968
Volume22
Issue3
Pages809-814
Publication date1968-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1968.22.3.809
PMID4385182
OpenAlexW2033527904
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Narcotic addicts comprising 2 diagnostic groups as defined by MMPI profile types (49′ sociopathic and 468′ paranoid) were selected to test the validity of emotion profiles gleaned from affective differential ratings, the affective differential methodology and the assumption that patients with different character structures have measurable differences in emotion profiles. Comparisons were made between the patient groups and between profiles gleaned from clinicians' ratings and the patients' self-reports. Emotion profile differences were demonstrated between paranoid and sociopathic patient groups. The clinicians' ratings tended to exaggerate the intensity of the emotions, making differences between profile types greater than those differences observed from patient self-reports. The results supported the hypothesis that persons with different character structures have different emotion profiles but not to the degree first reported by clinicians

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Personality · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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