Millon Behavioral Health Inventory

Millon, Theodore; Green, Catherine J.; Meagher, Robert B.

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“…Others have found that specific, overly optimistic beliefs about one's health status can be associated with greater distress over time (Elliott & Richards, 1997). More recently, Jackson, Taylor, Palmatier, Elliott, and Elliott (1997) found a strong association between hope and gregarious coping styles-and in their maladaptive forms, these styles may reflect histrionic tendencies (Millon, Green, & Meagher, 1982). We are concerned that researchers have yet to establish that "optimal margin of illusion*' (Baumeister, 1989, p. 176) that might delineate points at which hope might become problematic for an individual.…”

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Developing hope in the social context: Alternative perspectives of motive, meaning, and identity.

Elliott¹,

Sherwin²

1997

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

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presented a developmental model of hope embedded within a social-cognitive framework. This is a feature common to most contemporary theories of reality negotiation processes. However, in this comment on the Snyder et al. piece, the authors believe that there are alternative accounts of the goal-directed behavior associated with hope that warrant consideration. They briefly describe these competing accounts available in Kohutian self psychology and in multicultural models of behavior. They note points of convergence and divergence, along with implications for clinical practice and theory-driven research. Snyder, Cheavens, and Sympson (1997) have attempted to satisfy a glaring need in our understanding of reality negotiation processes. Specifically, they have delineated basic familial and social dynamics that play an instrumental role in the development of hope in the individual. Furthermore, they have thoughtfully considered ways in which hope affects interpersonal interactions and group behavior. Clinicians have recognized for some time that hope is a critical element of effective group therapy (Yalom, 1985). Yet, a theoretical framework is needed to help clinicians understand how hope develops to appreciate deficiencies and then to design theoretically driven interventions that may augment, instill, refurbish, or build hope in persons who seek psychological services.The dynamics described by Snyder et al. (1997) are grounded in a social-cognitive framework, consonant with most contemporary views of reality negotiation (e.g., Snyder, 1989;Taylor & Brown, 1988). This model stipulates that goal-oriented beliefs and behaviors are modeled by significant others in the individual's early interpersonal environment. These beliefs are then internalized, and the behaviors are

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Developing hope in the social context: Alternative perspectives of motive, meaning, and identity.

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Sherwin²

1997

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“…The MBHI basic coping styles are described in 8 different scales denoted introversive, inhibited, cooperative, sociable, confident, forceful, re spectful and sensitive. The coping scales have shown high test-retest reliabilities (r's = 0.77 -0.88 [9]). The internal consistencies are also [9,16].…”

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“…Coping styles were assessed using the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI), originally developed to assess specific psychoso cial factors and decision-making processes and issues relevant for medical patients [9,16,17). Composed of 20 scales, the MBHI pro vides information on (1) basic coping style: (2) psychogenic attitudes: (3) psychosomatic correlates, and (4) prognostic indices.…”

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“…Alcohol consumption is studied in terms of (1) preferences of alcoholic beverages (beer/wine/liquor); (2) consumed amounts per drinking occasion and per year, and (3) frequency of intoxica tions. The term basic coping style is derived from MilIon's theory of personality [9] and reflects the way a per son tends to approach other people and difficult life situ ations. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the im portance of basic coping styles for a number of disease outcomes [10][11][12], but few investigators have looked at the impact on alcohol consumption.…”

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Basic Coping Styles and Consumption of Alcohol

Watten¹

1996

Eur Addict Res

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In a sample of adults (n = 357, mean age 23.5 years), the present study investigates the differences in alcohol consumption between high and low scorers on the basic coping scales of the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI) and on the Tellegen Absorption Scale (ABS). In terms of the total yearly consumption of alcohol (calculated into liters of ethanol), high scorers on the cooperative and the respectful scales drank significantly less alcohol than low scorers. High scorers on the forceful style and the sensitive styles, on the other hand, drank significantly more than low scorers. High scorers on the ABS consumed significantly more wine than low scorers. During the last 12 months, high scorers on the forceful style were significantly more intoxicated, while high scorers on the respectful scale were significantly less intoxicated.

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“…Alberts, Lyons, and Anderson (1988) examined correlations between demographic and illness variables (i.e., age, time since diagnosis, disease severity, perceived effectiveness of treatment, perceived control of illness) and coping styles for people with IBD (N = 38). Coping styles were distinguished from coping skills in this study and were measured by the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (Millon, Green, & Meagher, 1982). Millon proposed that there are eight distinct styles with which a person deals with physical illness: introversive, inhibited, cooperative, sociable, confident, forceful, respectful, or sensitive.…”

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Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : a test of the meaning making model of coping.

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Millon Behavioral Health Inventory

Cited by 67 publications

References 19 publications

Developing hope in the social context: Alternative perspectives of motive, meaning, and identity.

Developing hope in the social context: Alternative perspectives of motive, meaning, and identity.

Basic Coping Styles and Consumption of Alcohol

Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : a test of the meaning making model of coping.

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