MCCI™ (Millon™ College Counseling Inventory)

Qualification Level	3
Administer To	College and university students 16-40 years old
Completion Time	20–25 minutes (150 items, Likert scale)
Formats	Paper-and-pencil, CD, or computer administration
Report Options	Interpretive Report
Scoring Options	Q Local™ Software Hand Scoring Mail-in Scoring Service Optical Scan Scoring
Scales	Includes 10 Personality Styles Scales 1 Severe Personality Tendency Scale 11 Expressed Concerns Scales 10 Clinical Signs Scales
Norms	Normed on 564 college and university students from ages 17-45

About the Authors

Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, was Founding Editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders and Inaugural President of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders.  He has held Full Professorial appointments at Harvard Medical School, the University of Illinois, and the University of Miami. Among his professional activities, he is the primary developer of the Millon inventories. A prolific author, Professor Millon has written or edited more than thirty books, including Disorders of Personality, soon to be published in its third edition, and the just published Personalized Clinical Assessment: A Clinician’s Guide to the Millon Inventories. APA and APF have established the Theodore Millon Award for Mid-Career distinguished scholars in personality psychology. With the support of colleagues and Pearson, Professor Millon serves as Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology.

Stephen N. Strack, PhD, is Assistant Director of Training at the VA Ambulatory Care Center, Los Angeles, CA, Clinical Professor of Psychology at Alliant International University and Fuller Graduate Shool of Psychology, and a Board Member of the Millon Institue for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology. Author or editor of 7 books and manuals and over 50 research publications, Dr. Strack has developed or co-developed 7 assessment measures for applied and research settings. Over the past 20 years much of his reasearch has focused on validating Theodore Millon's comprehensive model of peronality as it applies to counseling and normal populations.

Carrie Millon, PhD, is Assistant Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies of Personology and Psychopathology and was instrumental in the conception, development, and validation of the MBMD assessment. She has co-authored several texts in the personality/psychopathology field and has written numerous articles and chapters in the mental and physical health area. Prior to joining the Institute, Dr. Millon was an assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, director of the University‘s Biopsychosocial Center for the Study of AIDS, and director of the University‘s EAP program. She also helped design behavioral programs as a clinician at the University of Miami’s Pain and Rehabilitation Programs in its Department of Neurological Surgery.

Seth Grossman, PsyD, is a research coordinator and practicing psychologist at Florida International University's Counseling and Psychological Services Center, and Senior Consultant of Instructional Programs for the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology. His doctoral dissertation laid the groundwork for the theoretically anchored and contextually integrated “Grossman Facet Scales” of the MCMI-III. Dr. Grossman has co-authored over 30 journal articles, book chapters, instruments, and textbooks over the past eight years, and is now frequently lecturing and conducting training workshops on personality assessment and intervention, both nationally and internationally. He recently co-authored an expansion and reworking of Dr. Millon’s therapy model that is reflected in a new three-volume series on "Personalized Therapy" published by Wiley.

Scales

Response Issues

V Validity
X Disclosure
Y Desirability
Z Debasement

Personality Styles (Non-clinical Patterns)

1 Introverted
2A Inhibited
2B Dejected
3 Needy
4 Sociable
5 Confident
6A Unruly
7 Conscientious
8A Oppositional
8B Denigrated

Severe Personality Tendencies (Clinical)

9 Borderline

Expressed Concerns

A Mental Health Upset
B Identity Quandaries
C Family Disquiet
D Peer Alienation
E Romantic Distress
F Academic Concerns
G Career Confusion
H Abusive Experiences
I Living Arrangement Problems
J Financial Burdens
K Spiritual Doubts

Clinical Signs

AA Suicidal Tendencies
BB Depressive Outlook
CC Anxiety/Tension
DD Post Traumatic Stress
EE Eating Disorders
FF Anger Dyscontrol
GG Attention (Cognitive) Deficits
HH Obsessions/Compulsions
II Alcohol Abuse
JJ Drug Abuse

Noteworthy Responses

Risky Behaviors
Homesickness
Expectation Pressures
Escapist Distractions
Minority Prejudice
Somatic Concerns
Reality Distortions

Norms

The MCCI test is exclusively normed on college and university students, presenting an appropriate comparison group. Encompassing 564 individuals ages 17-45 from 33 college counseling centers located across the United States, the normative base accommodates a broad population, including older students who are now typical on college campuses.

Report Option

The MCCI instrument includes a detailed Interpretive Report that synthesizes individual test results. This valuable component highlights personality styles, critical concerns and treatment strategies that address issues particularly relevant to college students.

View a sample report.

Scoring Options

Q™ Local Software - Enables you to score assessments, report results, and store and export data on your computer.

Hand Scoring

Mail-in Scoring Service - Specially designed answer sheets are mailed to us for processing within 24–48 hours of receipt and returned via regular mail.

Optical Scan Scoring - Allows you to score the assessments at your site.