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MMPI basics
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1943; originally to identify psychopathology quickly and treat patients in hospital
II= nondiagnostic activities and emotion disorders most widely used personality instrument empirical criterion keyed instrument |
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Traditionally, MMPI was.....
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content related procedures
problems: missing symptoms, no 1 item could tap into depression, clients could fake/exaggerate, it was directly asking people if they have particular trait |
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Empirical Keying Method/ Norming Sample/ Criticism
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dev't, selection and scoring of items based on external criterion of reference
(items- not clear what exactly each is related to so hard to fake) ie "i sometimes tease animals". items could differentiate between depressed and nondepressed groups problems with norming sample= friends/relatives of patients at hospital so poor representation of minorites; problem with language (sexist wording, possible racial bias), mostly caucasians with ed of 8 years/ housewives and blue collar workers so....restandardization of MMPI in 1982 |
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MMPI 2
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Matched demographics of 1980 consensus
separate norms for men and women b/c gender differences on certain scales with women scoring higher (depression, hysteria, psychasthenia, social introversion) Components: -Validity scales -Basic Clinical scales -Content related scales -Supplementary scales |
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Basic Clinical Scales characteristics
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=focus of assessment report
not interpreted individually but using 2 or 3 point codes; above 65 is elevated and clinically significant/ 60-65 is moderately elevated |
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Basic Clinical Scales
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1 Hypochondriasis
2 Depression 3 Hysteria 4 Psychopathic Deviate 5 Masculinity- Femininity 6 Paranoia 7 Psychasthenia 8 Schizophrenia 9 Hypomania 0 Social Introversion Mas-Fem not technically clinical scale but gives sense to help interpret other scales Social Introversion not traditionally clinical scale but provides tone to other scales |
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Hypochondriasis
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1, Hs
high: somatic complaints moderate: vague, nonspecific somatic complaints but preoccupied with health problems, physical symptoms in response to stress personality: selfish, self centered, narcissistic, outlook toward like tends to be pessimistic, defeatist and cynical; complain a great deal |
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Schizophrenia
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8, Sz
not all high scores can be diagnosed as having schizophrenia high: unusual beliefs, feeling alienated from others, difficulty in train of thought and mental processes MC issues: Af-Am score higher; age adol score higher Harris Lingoes Scales to determine what may be of concern (for several scales) |
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Validity Scales
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? Cannot say (did not give response; if too many skipped= invalid profile, typically is 0-6 omitted)
VRIN Variable Response Inconsistency Scale (to determine if randomly marked items or had difficulty understanding items; ie, pairs- if answer yes on 1, would expect yes on other but if no, 1 point on VRIN; if too high indicates something is wrong) TRIN True Response Inconsistency (how much they are payig attention; "yea-saying" or "nay-saying"; if marked all items true or all false) F Infrequency (faking/exaggerating; if high can represent degree their thoughts are diff from general population) Fb Infrequency Back (measures items infrequently endorsed by general population; can verify score on F) L Lie (if trying to look good, higher means want to report socially correct answers) K Correction (measure defensiveness or guardedness, more subtle than L) |
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Faking bad
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F scale
consistency with responses? VRIN and TRIN |
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Faking good
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L,K elevated
F average to below average |
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Harris-Lingoes Subscales
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further information for scales that are elevated in basic clinical scales
2 (depression), 3 (hysteria), 4 (psychopathic deviate), 6 (paranoia), 8 (schizophrenia), 9 (hypomania), 0 (social introversion) ` |
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Content scales
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groups of items statistically related to each other and represent some problem in a number of specific content areas
look at actual content of individual items ie, anger, social discomfort, negative treatment indicators, family problems |
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Critical Items
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Used to guide further interviewing
Face-valid items-- accuracy? |
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Supplementary Scales
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MacAndrew Alcoholism Scales
College Maladjustment PTSD Martial Distress Addiction Potential Scale |
