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Contribution title 3512 - Identifying emerging abnormal personality traits in adolescence using AIDA and MMPI-A
Contribution code PS03-25 (P)
Authors
  1. Anca Bistrian University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Aleksandrovska, Medical University Sofia Presenter
  2. Svetla Staykova Univesity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Aleksandrovska, Medical University Sofia
  3. Atanaska Avramova University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Aleksandrovska, Medical University Sofia
  4. Dimiter Terziev University Multiprofile Hospital Aleksandrovska
  5. Nadia Polnareva University Multiprofile Hospital Aleksandrovska, Medical University Sofia
Form of presentation Poster
Topic
  • Assessment
  • Adolescent
  • Personality Disorders
Abstract Adolescence is the period of the transition from childhood to adulthood, period of big physical and mental changes. Over the past decades, alongside with remarkable social changes (globalization, urbanization and migration processes) we witness changes occurring in this process: a longer and more distinct transitional period - earlier puberty,longer schooling, later marriage. While the majority of adolescents manage to be successful at school, to develop reciprocal and satisfying interpersonal and intimate relationships and achieve personal goals, the minority do not. Some adolescents experience problems in relating to others, have difficulties in coping with stressors and life events, have poor anxiety tolerance and impulse control, exhibit contradictory and sometimes self-destructive behavior, demonstrate lack of commitment to values and goals. Better understanding of the nature and underlying mechanisms of personality development and its influence on mental health may present the potential for prevention and more effective treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders.
Objectives: we present the cases of 4 adolescents (2 boys and 2 girls) aged 15 to 17years, referred to the day-care unit of the Clinic of child psychiatry St. Nikolas due to school disadaptation, selfharm behavior, substance use, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, and relational difficulties. Their intellectual abilities are in the normal rank; they do not present psychotic symptoms and are not institutionalized. We apply and discuss results of two clinical instruments (MMPI-A and AIDA) used for the assessment of personality traits.
Methods: Clinical interview, AIDA (Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence, 2012 K. Goth, P. Foelsch, A. Schlüter-Müller, K. Schmeck), MMPI-A (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory®-Adolescent).
Conclusions: Both instruments (MMPI-A and AIDA) show comparable sensitiveness to abnormal personality traits and structure as well as ability to discriminate between adolescent crisis and real pathology. We discuss the utility of the complimentary use of AIDA and MMPI-A in clinical setting.