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This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This project involves developing a malingering scale on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-3 to identify dissociation malingerers.

This article is from Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience , volume 12 . Abstract Objective: Differential diagnosis between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AD) is rather difficult, but very important to the assignment of appropriate treatment and prognosis. This study investigated methods to differentiate PTSD and AD. Methods: Twenty-five people with PTSD and 24 people with AD were recruited. Memory tests, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2), and Beck's Depression Inventory were administered. Results: There were significant decreases in immediate verbal recall and delayed verbal recognition in the participants with PTSD. The reduced memory functions of participants with PTSD were significantly influenced by depressive symptoms. Hypochondriasis, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, paranoia, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder scale of MMPI-2 classified significantly PTSD and AD group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that verbal memory assessments and the MMPI-2 could be useful for discriminating between PTSD and AD.

This article is from Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience , volume 12 . Abstract Objective: Differential diagnosis between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AD) is rather difficult, but very important to the assignment of appropriate treatment and prognosis. This study investigated methods to differentiate PTSD and AD. Methods: Twenty-five people with PTSD and 24 people with AD were recruited. Memory tests, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2), and Beck's Depression Inventory were administered. Results: There were significant decreases in immediate verbal recall and delayed verbal recognition in the participants with PTSD. The reduced memory functions of participants with PTSD were significantly influenced by depressive symptoms. Hypochondriasis, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, paranoia, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder scale of MMPI-2 classified significantly PTSD and AD group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that verbal memory assessments and the MMPI-2 could be useful for discriminating between PTSD and AD.

This article is from Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience , volume 12 . Abstract Objective: Differential diagnosis between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AD) is rather difficult, but very important to the assignment of appropriate treatment and prognosis. This study investigated methods to differentiate PTSD and AD. Methods: Twenty-five people with PTSD and 24 people with AD were recruited. Memory tests, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2), and Beck's Depression Inventory were administered. Results: There were significant decreases in immediate verbal recall and delayed verbal recognition in the participants with PTSD. The reduced memory functions of participants with PTSD were significantly influenced by depressive symptoms. Hypochondriasis, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, paranoia, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder scale of MMPI-2 classified significantly PTSD and AD group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that verbal memory assessments and the MMPI-2 could be useful for discriminating between PTSD and AD.

This study evaluated personality variables that underlie hypnotic susceptibility. It was correlational, did not require ongoing contact with participants, and included a validation study as an integral component. The subjects were 359 college students (250 in the original sample and 109 in the cross validation study) taking undergraduate courses in educational psychology, educational statistics, and tests and measurements at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), the Melei and Hilgard Questionnaire (demographic and attitudinal measures), and the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility were administered. The MMPI-2 scales, attitudes toward hypnosis, predictions of hypnotizability, and demographic variables were correlated with scores on the Harvard Scale. Stepwise multiple regression was used to maximize the ability of the variables to predict hypnotic susceptibility. Pearson product-moment correlations were computed. Attitudinal variables were consistently related to susceptibility, although the practical significance was marginal, with these measures accounting for only 10 to 13 percent of the variance in scores on the Harvard Scale. No consistent relationships were found between MMPI-2 variables and hypnotic susceptibility. The MMPI-2 variables explored included response set, existing MMPI-2 scales both singly and in combination, and individual items on the instrument. Included are 3 tables and 54 references. (RLC)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and indexes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and indexes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and indexes

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is used by the Federal Aviation Administration to assess psychopathology in air traffic control specialist applicants after a conditional offer of employment is extended. Two groups are compared in this study on their level of Scale K, which is used as a measure of defensiveness (putting one's best foot forward - faking good), but which may be influenced by socioeconomic status and education. Group 1 had already been hired and took the MMPI-2 as part of a voluntary research protocol while in training. Group 2 took the MMPI-2 as part of their medical screening process for hiring. There was a significant difference between the two groups (2 indicated a higher level of K than 1) on the level of K, suggesting that K is likely measuring defensiveness. Group 1 faced no consequences for their results, while Group 2 faced potential additional psychological assessment as a consequence of their MMPI-2 performance, and possibly even ultimate medical disqualification. While the hypothesis that groups would differ on K as a function of testing circumstances was supported, the hypothesis that K would rise as a function of education was not.

This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) for employment selection and performance prediction in a sample of 133 military law enforcement investigators. An unscreened group who completed the MMPI-2 but were hired without examination of the test results was compared with a screened group whose results had been part of the hiring decision. In the first analysis, the MMPI-2 profiles of the two groups were compared. Although the unscreened group tended towards higher mean scores on the majority of scales, greater variability, and a higher frequency of elevated scores, these trends did not reach statistical significance. Secondly, the two groups were compared on three measures of job performance: a skills composite score, number of positive distinctions, and number of negative distinctions. The unscreened group tended towards greater negative distinctions, although this trend likewise did not reach statistical significance. In the final comparison, predictive links between the MMPI-2 protocols and job performance criteria were explored using two subsets of the total sample. No MMPI-2 scales were significantly linked to positive distinctions, five scales were related to negative distinctions, and two scales were correlated with the skills composite score. However, the correlations were of insufficient magnitude to be used as individual predictors. It seems most likely that previous non-psychological screening substantially reduced the magnitude of predictor-criterion relationships. Also, the small and unequal sample size limited statistical power. Nevertheless, this study described a unique sample of agents permitted to work without benefit of psychological test results--a methodological ideal.

The Utility of MMPI-2 Scores With A Correctional Population and Convicted Sex Offenders Briana Grover, 2011. Abstract: The MMPI-2 is a widely used objective personality measure ac ross all settings. It is esp ecially useful in correc- tional settings due to its objectivity with standardized ad ministration and scoring This helps aid many factors in- cluding volume, legal accountability, the nature of the clie ntele, and the need for security. Since assessments provide very useful information about prisoners for correctional staff, these factors make the MMPI-2 a very valuable test to use in prison. Studies have found no significant differences between African Americans and Caucasians, however have found subtle differences between MMPI-2 scores of males and female offenders. One specific area the MMPI-2 has been used for in prison is with sex offenders. Previous studies have aimed to use the MMPI-2 to identify high and low risk sex offenders, as well as differentiate between general sex offenders and internet sex offenders. Not only has it been used to id entify certain sex offenders, it has been used in exam- ining the predictors of completion of sex offender treatment programs. Citation: Grover, Brianna. (2011). The Utility of MMPI-2 Scores with a Correctional Population & Convicted Sex Offenders. Psychology. 02. 638-642. 10.4236/psych.2011.26098.

The use of the MMPI and MMPI-2 to assist in the understanding of individuals with bulimia nervosa is examined. DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis of bulimia nervosa are reviewed. It is also important to understand the personality variables or psychological correlates associated with this disorder. The structure and history of the MMPI and MMPI-2 are briefly reviewed; findings from studies using MMPI and MMPI-2 are discussed; and the information these tests provide about individuals with bulimia nervosa is presented. Personality variables and psychological correlates associated with bulimia nervosa are examined and their relation to particular MMPI-2 scales is considered. Implications for potential prevention and intervention strategies are discussed. Although the use of the MMPI-2 does not provide clear cut answers or completely consistent profiles of individuals with bulimia, the test may help in putting together general personality characteristics common to individuals with bulimia and in understanding basic commonalties among individuals with bulimia. The specific variables underlying a particular person's struggle with bulimia may become more apparent when test data is considered in conjunction with data from the clinical interview. Further research with MMPI-2 may help to identify persons at-risk for bulimia nervosa. (EMK)