An important consideration is whether the MCMI measures actual personality “disorders” or, rather, personality “style.” As indicated previously, the MCMI-III measures of histrionic, compulsive, and, possibly, narcissistic traits do not seem to be measuring actual disorders but more styles (Craig, 1999). Choca and Van Denburg (1997) prefer to think of the various scales as referring to personality “style” because the inference to disorder requires more information than can realistically be found in scale elevations. Persons with certain personality styles may have been able to find an occupational and/or interpersonal niche that allows them to function adequately. For example, a Schizoid or Avoidant personality may work quite well as a night watchperson. Thus, the inference from style to disorder must be made by the individual practitioner and not by the test. Practitioners who look for the test to include actual diagnosis are overextending its use beyond realistic expectations.