Teoria de millon

FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE MILLON ADOLESCENT CLINICAL INVENTORY: TESTING THE GOODNESS-OF-FIT OF MILLON’S MEASURE OF ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

By PATRICK BRYAN CARRILLO

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY College of Education DECEMBER 2004

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To the Faculty of Washington StateUniversity: The members of the Committee appointed to examine the dissertation of PATRICK BRYAN CARRILLO find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted.

_____________________________________ Chair _____________________________________ _____________________________________

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to acknowledge and thank the members of my dissertation committee, Drs. ArreedBarabasz, Tim Church, and Dennis Warner, for the extraordinary efforts made by each one to work with me during this process. Arreed, as my advisor and committee chair, you have been the epitome of patience as I struggled through numerous topic changes until finally settling down. Thank you for never losing faith in my ability to meet my goal(s). Tim, I called you in at the eleventh hour and you camethrough for me as well as I could have possibly hoped for; your expertise is unmatched. Dennis, you have been as solid as a rock, always projecting calm assurance. Thank you, as well, for your patience through this long haul. Special thanks must be given to Dr. Michael Carey, Director of Training for the Northwest Ohio Consortium Internship in Psychology. Mike, if it hadn’t been for all of your helpand support during my internship year, I don’t know if I would be at this point. Despite the multitude of responsibilities you have, you always made time for me. Thank you for pushing me to get this done and for enabling me to work with your patient data. This project would not have happened without your support, assistance, and encouragement. Dr. Rand Walker… Randy, what can I say? You have beenan inspiration to me since I first had the amazing opportunity to learn from you. Thank you for all of the kindness you have shown me, the encouragement you have given me, and the faith that you have had in me. I can only hope that I can live up to the opportunities that you have provided me.

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No acknowledgement would be complete without recognizing the immense love, faith, and supportthat has been shared with me by my family as I have traveled this long road. Mom, you are my inspiration in life. You have given me more than any one person has any right to dream of receiving in his lifetime. I can’t even put into words how much I love you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you are. God truly blessed me when he made me your son. Abue, mi viejita, no te puedodecir cuanto has tocado mi vida. Tu eres la mas generosa, la mas cariñosa mujer en este mundo y nunca me olvidaré todo lo que he apprendido de ti. Te quiero muchisimo, mi viejita! My whole family has stuck behind me, pushing when necessary to keep me moving and motivated. Thank you for believing that I could do it. I love you all! Julie, well what can I say? We did it! I know that this would neverhave been the same without you here to share the experience. Such a long road to travel – first here, then to the Midwest, then both back again. Who would have guessed it?! I am so grateful to have met you and Lori and to have you in my life. Stacey, you always told me I could do it and never gave up on me, despite long, long periods of time with no return phone calls and no e-mails! Thanks for beingso wonderful, so caring, and so patient. Finally, to my wife, my best friend, my forever love. Shawna, you are the most amazing person I have ever met. I knew I was waiting for a reason and the reason was you. Like two pieces of a tiny puzzle, together, we are one. Finally, we get to move on into the next phase of our life together. And, in only 3 months, baby makes three! What a fun adventure...