Iona has been in trouble with the law several times for fighting with other people and has been court-ordered into anger management therapy. As part of the initial assessment, the therapist asks Iona to take a personality test. When the test is done, she and Iona sit down to look at the results. The therapist explains that Iona has high scores on depression, paranoia, psychopathic deviance, and hypomania. The therapist gave Iona the

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The MMPI is a commonly used personality test, specifically designed to assess mental health and identify psychological disorders. It includes scales to measure depression, paranoia, psychopathic deviance, and hypomania, which are the same dimensions that Iona scored high on. The MMPI is therefore the best choice for this assessment. The Rorschach and TAT are projective tests that may be useful in helping clients express their thoughts and feelings, but they do not have specific scales for these dimensions. The NEO-PI is a personality test designed to measure the Five Factor Model of personality, which is not directly related to Iona's issues with mental health and behavioral problems.

Iona Has Been in Trouble with the Law Several Times