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45 Cards in this Set
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Why was there a need for restandardization with the original MMPI?
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Census
Societal changes Gender bias |
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When would a test be considered invalid?
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If 30 items or more were omitted
T>100 on F |
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What are some reasons a person would emit questions?
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confusion
careless obsessive desire to look good reading difficulties offensive or personal |
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Moderate scores on the L scale represent
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Rigid moral value system
presentation of unusual virtue over conforming and conventional behavior |
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High scores on L are indicative of
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Preoccupation with high moral standards
Fear of disapproval May adhere to rigid moral perscriptions |
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Scores greater than 7 on L are indicative of:
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Un compromising
concern with morality dominates life unwilling to admit minor flaws May be naive Low psychological mindedness Lying suggested |
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When people endorse items on the F scale they are
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endorsing items that are infrequently endorsed
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Endoresement of these items on the F scale reflect
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serious psychopathology
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High scores of T>90 on F scale may be due to:
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Confusion
Psychosis Poor reading exaggeration Random responding |
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If F is high but VRIN and TRIN are in acceptable ranges:
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Rule out confusion and reading problems
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If F T>100
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Do not interpret unless VRIN is in an acceptable range
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50-64 scores on F scale suggest
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Patient has endorsed particular problem area
Should look at item analysis to find specific area of concern |
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A score of 65-79 on the F scale can reflect:
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Deviant social beliefs
Unconventional thinking Current stress Situation problem Acting out, instability, changeability, restlessness |
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A score of 80-99 on the F scale suggests:
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Psychosis
Plea for help Conscious malingering |
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Low scores on F generally suggest
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Dependable
free from stress honest and unpretentious these scores are generally not significant |
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FB scale scores suggest
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reflect exaggeration or random responding
genearlly infrequently endorsed and in second half of the test |
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K Scale is a measure of
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defnesiveness or openness
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High K scale scores suggest
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Unwillingness to report problems or weaknesses
Denail of trouble Faking good Healthy ego defense system |
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Moderate K scale scores suggest
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Independence
resourcefulness enthusiasm positive self esteem non authoritarian values Existance of good interpersonal relations |
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Low K scores suggest
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Lowered defense
exaggeration as a plea for help Poor coping abilities TEndencey to be self critical Willing to report emotional difficulties |
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High TRIN scores suggested
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Yes saying
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Low TRIN scores suggest
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Nay saying
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Inconsistent reponding on TRIN falls within what score range?
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T <6 or >12
T >80 suggests inconsistent responding |
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If a high VRIN Score occurs with a high F score it is suggestive of
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Random responding
Poor reading ability confusion |
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If High F scores occur with a low VRIN it is indicative of
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Exaggeration
Psychotic states |
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S scale has 5 components, what are they?
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Belief in human goodness
Serenity Contenetment with life Patience/denial of irritability and anger Denial of moral flaws |
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F (P) scale items are items
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that both normals and psychiatric patients endorse infrequently
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A profile may be random when
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F is elevated and VRIN is T>80
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A profile may be invalid when
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TRIN >80
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Malingering or exaggeration may be present when
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VRIN and TRIN scores are normal but F(p) scores are elevated
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Psychosis may be indicated when
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F is elevated and all of the other scores appear to be normal
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Scale 1 on the MMPI is
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Hs. Hypochondriasis
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High scores on Hs indicate
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exaggerated concern over bodily complaints
May present somatic symptoms Life appears to be organized around physical symptoms |
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Personality characteristics that are associated with high Hs scores are
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Whining
demanding Bitter Cynical Complaining behavior Pessimistic overall unhappy selfish and self centered |
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Scores between 55 and 64 on Hs are indicative of
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Patient with a medical problem
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Patients with elevations on the Hs scale often
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lack psychological insight
resist psychological explainations are difficult to engage in psychological treatment |
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Diagnosis associated with high Hs scale scores are
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Somatoform disorder
Hypochondriasis Conversion Disorder Depressive Disorder Chronic pain syndromes |
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Scale 2 on the MMPI is
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Depression D
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T scores of T>65 on Scale 2
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Depressed
unhappy lack self confidence feel inadequate |
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When there is an elevation on scale 2, the underlying personality is
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Anxious
Fearful |
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Low scores on D suggest
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May be withdrawn buy may be able to mask depression
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Individuals who present with a T>80 on D
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May present with psychotic symptoms
Mood congruent hallucinations and delusions Vegitative signs of depression suicidal ideation |
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T>100 on D indicates
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Patient has quit trying
Going through the motions |
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T=60-65 on D
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unhappy, moody, dissatisfied with life
lack self confidence Pessimistic and despondent Typically with clinical depression shy, withdrawn |
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Clinical elevation on scale 2 indicate
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psychic distress and a good sign for tx
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