Client’s vignette discusses client’s issues with drugs, family, and issues at school. He reports drug and alcohol issues, and gang activity. He stays out past curfew, fights with family, has been in trouble with the law and was held back in school.
When interpreting client’s MCMI test scores his personality patterns shows a higher score on Scale 3 Dependent/submissive (BR=66). People with elevations on Scale 3 normally have feelings of being incapable and incompetent of functioning independently which tends to cause them to be unable to form strong bonds with people that care for them (Groth-Marnat, 2009). The usually create alliances and give up responsibility for their decisions. This can be seen in Client’s need to be a part of a gang.
When interpreting client’s MCMI test scores his personality patterns shows a higher score on Scale 3 Dependent/submissive (BR=66). People with elevations on Scale 3 normally have feelings of being incapable and incompetent of functioning independently which tends to cause them to be unable to form strong bonds with people that care for them (Groth-Marnat, 2009). The usually create alliances and give up responsibility for their decisions. This can be seen in Client’s need to be a part of a gang.