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MMPI
Name the 10 standard scales
1. HS - Hypochondriasis
2. D - Depression
3. HY - Hysteria
4. Pd - Psychopathic Deviate
5. Mf - Masculinity/Femininity
6. Pa - Paranoia
7. Pt - Psychasthenia
8. Sc - Schizophrena
9. Si - Social Introversion
MMPI
Name and describe L,F,K scales
L - Lie Scale: Deliberate, unsophisticated attempts to present self in favorable light.
F - Deviancy: Indicates pathology or unusual responses
K - Sophisticated Defensiveness: Sohisticated attempt to present oneself in a favorable light.
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Common somatic discomfort & health
2. Preoccupation coupled with depressive symptoms
3. High strung, restless/irritable.
4. Shy, self-conscious
5. Resentful, repressed, exaggerate to manipulate
6. Lack insight, somaticize stress
7. Poor therapy candidates
Code 1-2 or 2-1

Common Dx:
Depressive Disorder
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Most common
2. Depressed, agitated, restless and nervous.
3. Worry excessively, overreact, obsessive thinking with phobias and fears.
4. Dependent, unassertive, feels inadequate, perfectionistic
5. Anxiety and ruminative, underlying depression
6. Low subjective depression
Code 2-7 or 7-2
Common Dx:
Anxiety NOS
OCD
Depression
Adjustment w/Depression
Avoidant PD
OCPD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Antisocial traits (gets caught)
2. Forensic setting
3. Act on impulse, then feel guilty
4. Depression is situational and external causes
5. No internal moral code
6. Family problems
7. Suicide attempts due to guilt
8. Substance Abuse
Code 2-4 or 4-2
Common Dx:
Antisocial personality
Adjustment dx w/depression?
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Demanding but resentful of others
2. Hostile, distrustful and brooding
3. Immature, blames others, highly defensive
4. Argumentative, narcissitic, suspicious, poor work and marital
5. Sensitive to criticism
6. Passive dependency - avoid deep relationships
7. Substance abuse
8. Repressed anger
Code 4-6 or 6-4
Common Dx:
Passive-aggressive PD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Alternate between periods of gross insensitiviey to consequences of their action and excessive concerns about effects of behavior.
2. Acting out behavior
3. Remorse does not inhibit actions
4. Dependent, insecure, and need assurance of self-worth
Code 4-7 or 7-4
Common Dx:
Passive aggresive PD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Odd peculiar, or queer
2. Nonconforming; espouse radical religious/political ideas.
3. Crimes are committed by code type - senseless, poorly planned, and executed.
4. Prostitution, promiscuity and sexual deviant
5. Common among male rapists
Code 4-8 or 8-4
Common Dx:
Sz
Antisocial
Schizoid
Paranoid PD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Alienated and antisocial
2. Sensation seeking; oriented toward pleasure, irritable, violent, manipulative
3. Disregard for social standards/values
4. Immature, selfish, narcisstic, impulsive, low frustration
5. Substance abuse
6. Tough exterior - insecure interior
7. Blames others
Code 4-9 or 9-4
Common Dx:
Bipolar
APD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type
1. Very tense
2. Passive-dependent
3. Have a great deal of ambition
4. Sometimes found in brain-damaged people.
Code 1-9 or 9-1
MMPI
Name the 10 standard scales
1. HS - Hypochondriasis
2. D - Depression
3. HY - Hysteria
4. Pd - Psychopathic Deviate
5. Mf - Masculinity/Femininity
6. Pa - Paranoia
7. Pt - Psychasthenia
8. Sc - Schizophrena
9. Si - Social Introversion
MMPI
Name and describe L,F,K scales
L - Lie Scale: Deliberate, unsophisticated attempts to present self in favorable light.
F - Deviancy: Indicates pathology or unusual responses
K - Sophisticated Defensiveness: Sohisticated attempt to present oneself in a favorable light.
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Common somatic discomfort & health
2. Preoccupation coupled with depressive symptoms
3. High strung, restless/irritable.
4. Shy, self-conscious
5. Resentful, repressed, exaggerate to manipulate
6. Lack insight, somaticize stress
7. Poor therapy candidates
Code 1-2 or 2-1

Common Dx:
Depressive Disorder
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Most common
2. Depressed, agitated, restless and nervous.
3. Worry excessively, overreact, obsessive thinking with phobias and fears.
4. Dependent, unassertive, feels inadequate, perfectionistic
5. Anxiety and ruminative, underlying depression
6. Low subjective depression
Code 2-7 or 7-2
Common Dx:
Anxiety NOS
OCD
Depression
Adjustment w/Depression
Avoidant PD
OCPD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Antisocial traits (gets caught)
2. Forensic setting
3. Act on impulse, then feel guilty
4. Depression is situational and external causes
5. No internal moral code
6. Family problems
7. Suicide attempts due to guilt
8. Substance Abuse
Code 2-4 or 4-2
Common Dx:
Antisocial personality
Adjustment dx w/depression?
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Demanding but resentful of others
2. Hostile, distrustful and brooding
3. Immature, blames others, highly defensive
4. Argumentative, narcissitic, suspicious, poor work and marital
5. Sensitive to criticism
6. Passive dependency - avoid deep relationships
7. Substance abuse
8. Repressed anger
Code 4-6 or 6-4
Common Dx:
Passive-aggressive PD
Parinoid Sz
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Alternate between periods of gross insensitiviey to consequences of their action and excessive concerns about effects of behavior.
2. Acting out behavior
3. Remorse does not inhibit actions
4. Dependent, insecure, and need assurance of self-worth
Code 4-7 or 7-4
Common Dx:
Passive aggresive PD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Odd peculiar, or queer
2. Nonconforming; espouse radical religious/political ideas.
3. Crimes are committed by code type - senseless, poorly planned, and executed.
4. Prostitution, promiscuity and sexual deviant
5. Common among male rapists
Code 4-8 or 8-4
Common Dx:
Sz
Antisocial
Schizoid
Paranoid PD
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Alienated and antisocial
2. Sensation seeking; oriented toward pleasure, irritable, violent, manipulative
3. Disregard for social standards/values
4. Immature, selfish, narcisstic, impulsive, low frustration
5. Substance abuse
6. Tough exterior - insecure interior
7. Blames others
Code 4-9 or 9-4
Common Dx:
Bipolar
Antisocial PD!
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type
1. Very tense
2. Passive-dependent
3. Have a great deal of ambition
4. Sometimes found in brain-damaged people.
Code 1-9 or 9-1
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type
1. Passive, docile, dependent
2. Significant evidence of depression: lowered activity, helplessness.
3. Difficulty expressing feelings, tend to be over-controlled
Code 23/32
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Problems being assertive.
2. Black-out spells, sleep disturbance
3. Sensitive to reaction of others' motivations.
4. May have histories of being hurt emotionally and fear being hurt again.
5. May have suicidal ideation and plan
Code 28/82
Common dx:
Bipolar
Schizoaffective
MDD w/psychotic features
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type:
1. fearful, worried
2. may have phobias
3. great deal of psychological turmoil
Code 38/83
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Intense feelings of inferiority and insecurity
2. Not emotionally involved with people
3. Suspicious and distrustful of others
4. Deficient social skills, prefer to be alone.
Code 68/86
Common dx:
Sz
MMPI -name the 2 pt. code type and common diagnosis:
1. Great deal of turmoil
2. Admit psych. problems
3. May experience suicidal ideation
4. Chronic feelings of insecurity
Code 78/87
Common dx:
Schizoid depressed
Depressive disorders
Anxiety
OCD
PD's
*Relative elevation of 7 & 8 imp. in differentiating psychotic from non-psychotic. As scale 8 increased. greater liklihood of psychotic disorder
MMPI
Code 312 or 132
Conversion V
Scales 1 and 3 both >65T and 10 pts higher than scale 2.
Somaticizing pscyh. complaints
Emphasis on physical complaints and repression/denial of psych. problems make poor candidates for therapy.
Prognosis better when scale 3>1
MMPI
Code 456 Configuration
Scarlett O'Hara V,
Scales 4 & 6 about 65T and scale 5 below 35T
Women angry/hostile, but unable to express feelings directly.
Manipulate others into attacking them and revel in complaining about mistreatment
Look for history of early sexualization, sexual abuse, or physical abuse.
No comparable 4-5-6 for men, use 4-6.
MMPI
Code 138
Bizarre psychotic symptoms that are delusional in nature.
They feel suspicious and jealous.
MMPI
Code 247
Passive Aggressive PD
Very common among substance abusers.
MMPI
Code 278
Schizoid life styles
Sexual abuse history
MMPI
Code 468
Anxious, depressed and agitated
Acute distress
MMPI
678 Configurations
Psychotic V
6 and 8 are above 80T, 7 is above 65T
Occurs most frequently in invalid profiles. Typically all true or fake bad.
Valid profiles are emotionally withdrawn, socially isolated, suspicious, hostile and lack insight into own beh.
May have thought disorders, delusions, hallucinations
Most often dx as Sz. Most frequent is Paranoid Sz.
MMPI
Scale patterns associated with alcoholism, addiction and compulsive gambling
High 4
High 2-4 or 4-2-7
MAC-R - raw score of 28 is cut-off indicating a propensity for substance abuse.
Addiction Acknowledgement Scale (AAS): T>60; openly admitting problem, additional assessment indicated.
Meaning of low scores less clear.
Addiction Potential Scale (APS): assess potential for vulnerability, whether currently taking place or not
MMPI
Which scales are considered Character scales and which are considered Symptom Scales
Character: 3,4,5,6,9
Symptom: 1,2,7,8
MMPI
Harris and Lingoes constructed 28 subscales for which 6 of the standard scales?
2,3,4,6,8
3 subscales were later developed for 0
MMPI
Two circumstances where HL subscales are especially helpful
1. Can explain why an elevated score on a clinical scale when elevation not expected from history or other info.
2. Useful in interpreting clinical scoress that are marginally elevated.
LOW Scores on subscales should not be interpreted.