Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) correct answers Elicits a wide range of self-descriptions scored to give a quantitative measurement of an individual's level of emotional adjustment
Includes information about test-taker's attitude toward test taking (e.g. validity scales)
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) correct answers Elicits a wide range of
self-descriptions scored to give a quantitative measurement of an individual's level of emotional
adjustment
Includes information about test-taker's attitude toward test taking (e.g. validity scales)
Most widely used clinical inventory and has over 10,000 published research references
MMPI History correct answers Developed in1939 at the University of Minnesota by Hathaway
and McKinley
Developed using the empirical keyed approach that selected items that differentiated between
patients with known mental illness at the university hospital versus hospital patients and normal
adults
MMPI revised to create MMPI-2 in 1989 addressing limitations of first version
problems with original normative sample bc used family of individuals with mental illness which
is genetic.. during a time of stress for family, over representative of rural communities
MMPI-2 RF, Revised Clinical (RC) Scales correct answers Revisions to the clinical scales were
done in 2003 to address the overlap among scales resulting in the RC scales
Much shorter at 338 items
In 2008, the MMPI-2 RF (Restructured Form) was released that included the new RC scales
MMPI-2 RF Basics correct answers 338 items
Ages 18 + years
~ 5th grade reading level
Norms:
2,276 women and men ages 18-80 years
6 Validity Scales
3 Higher- Order Scales
9 Clinical Scales, and Demoralization
Specific Problem Scales
MMPI-2 RF Scaling and Scoring correct answers Type of scaling used: original pool of
questions developed theoretically; final question pool determined empirically
Scoring
Mean = 50; Standard Deviation =10
Clinical significance = T score of 65 (92nd percentile)
Interpretation norm referenced
Code types used in interpretation-good psychometric qualities
Low scores not considered clinically significant
MMPI-2 RF Original Validity Scales correct answers L
F
F(b)
, K
VRIN
TRIN
L scale correct answers L (Lie) scale: attempt to which a person is attempting to describe himself
or herself in an unrealistically positive manner
over 65 makes one believe a person is trying to lie about mental health problems, low means
person is being honest
F scale correct answers F (Infrequency) scale: extent to which person answers in an atypical and
deviant manner
includes items that are infrequently endorsed.. high scores are indicative of a person trying to
fake bad.. suspect malingering
F(b) scale correct answers the infrequency items on the last half there because long text and
people might get tired and start answering infrequent items to show researchers/clinicians that
something's wrong... are they being consistent in responding across the whole test
K scale correct answers K (Correction) scale: detects persons describing themselves in overly
positive terms; more subtle and effective than L scale
less face valid than L scale, more subtle, more sneaky, you can get a K corrected profile and
adjust clinical scores to get a better MMPI score... why it's called correction scale, employment
screening, admission screening
VRIN correct answers (Variable Response Inconsistency Scale): detects inconsistent responding
made up of 42 pairs of items that have to be answered in a specific way to make sense... like "I
feel down all the time" and "I feel happy a lot"... when answered inconsistently, means a person
is answering kind of randomly.. scores of 80 or higher
TRIN correct answers (True Response Inconsistency Scale): detects indiscriminate responding
tendency to use true a a lot or use false a lot.. high scores mean person marks true a lot, low score
means person marks false a lot
Use scales together to see how inconsistently people are responding, not attending to item
content
can help you tell the difference between a person malingering and a person not paying attention
New validity scales correct answers Fp-r
Fs-r
FBS-r
Fp-r correct answers (Infrequent Psychopathology Responses): report of infrequent
psychological problems
Fp-r: higher score means endorsing infrequent experiences
Fs-r correct answers Fs-r (Infrequent Somatic Responses): report of infrequent somatic problems
in medical patient populations
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