This study of 9 women and 75 men investigated the incremental validity of the mmpi 2 in assessing suicidal ideation by examining the unique contribution of the 15 content scales beyond what is provided by the basic validity and clinical scales. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory wikipedia. It briefly illustrates the development of mmpi2, from its origins in the university of. The mmpi2, mmpi2rf, and mmpia have scales that are quite promising in the assessment of anxiety symptoms, but future research is necessary to further inform their use. The goal of this study was to examine the predictive validity of the mmpi 2 content scales in differentiating successful from unsuccessful smalltown police officers, using supervisory ratings.
Content supplementary psy%5 3 mmpi2 training slides, university of minnesota press, 2015. Request pdf mmpi2 content scale validity within a sample of chronic pain patients the concurrent, criterionrelated and discriminant validity of four of the mmpi2 content scales were. Development and use of the mmpi2 content scales mmpi2 monographs butcher, dr james n, graham, director and professor school of social work john r, williams, carolyn l, benporath, yossef s on. The cambridge handbook of clinical assessment and diagnosis edited. Butchers recommendations for their use in various settings. Describes the new mmpi2 content scales and provides information on their internal statistical consistency, external validation, and clinical use. Crosssectional study of 209 patients treated in the epilepsy unit. Special subscales the following subscales, which assist in interpreting the results from the standard cli lical scales, were scored. This sample was also used to develop norms for the mmpi. Dwyer extension methods were used to project this solution into the space of.
The content scales of the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 mmpi 2, designed to assess substantive dimensions of psychopathology, were evaluated through responses of 221 undergraduates. It is often valuable to examine the content of omitted items at the end of this report to determine areas the applicant refused to address. On the mmpi 2, what describes the relationship between the content scales and the. The costeffective extended score report provides raw and tscores for all standard mmpi2 scales and a listing of critical items. Mmpi2 scales 8 schizophrenia and biz bizarre mentations correctly identified 58% and 56% respectively of nonaffective psychotic patients. There is no a priori construct explication underlying the mmpi scales which permits painless item substitution or revision. This article orients new users to the test and highlights a number of current issues with the test that may also be of interest to experienced users. All the scales have items, which are obvious in content, and measure what the respondent wishes to communicate. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret this test. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Pdf the mmpi2 clinical scales and restructured clinical rc. Psychological assessment with the mmpi 2 download ebook. Combined hierarchical, stepwise regression analyses demonstrated that the mmpi2 content scales possess incremental validity visavis the clinical scales for both genders in relation to all of the criterion measures.
These scales were developed through basically a combined rational approach with some empirical refining. Documents the development of the mmpi 2 content scales and procides information on clinical use. The monograph documents the rationale for, as well as the development and use of, nongendered norms for the mmpi2. The mmpi 2 was administered to 221 university undergraduates and scored for the 21 desirability scales and the 15 content scales. The mmpi2rf personality psychopathology five psy5rf. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory wikipedia, the free encyclopedia page 1 of 12. Although the mmpi 2 content scale scores of police officers differed from the normative sample, the content scales were not predictive of police officer performance. Pdf susceptibility of the mmpi2 clinical, restructured. Featuring the latest research about the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory, the mmpi 2, mmpia, and minnesota reports, including professor emeritus james n. Interpreting the mmpi 2 rf download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl.
Provisional nongendered norms for a subset of the mmpi2 scales were included in earlier versions of the minnesota reports. Validity and clinical scales profile graph nonkcorrected validity and clinical scales profile graph. Use the subscales to help interpret the main clinical scales. The course provides step by step instruction on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the mmpi 2. Click download or read online button to get interpreting the mmpi 2 rf book now. Similar to findings by benporath, mccully, and almagor, mmpi2 content scales were shown to add incrementally to the prediction of variance on selfreport measures. Results indicate that the convergent and discriminant validity of mmpi2 content scales are compromised by substantial confounding general variance.
Three interpretive reports are offered for the mmpi2 a codetype report, a contentbased report, and a codetypecontentbased report, and one contentbased report is offered for the mmpi2rf. Pdf assessment of anxiety symptoms using the mmpi2. The minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2 mmpi2 is the most widely used personality assessment instrument in research and clinical practice. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2restructured form. The mmpi2 is the most often used psychological test in the custody evaluation process and is also the most often used objective personality test in the entire field of forensic assessment. Carefully interpret the validity scales before interpreting these content scales. Pdf the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2.
Graham, director and professor school of social work john r. These reports also enable users to include comparative means and standard deviations for 20 different comparison groups and to create their own customized comparison groups. External correlates of the mmpi2 content component scales in. Click download or read online button to get psychological assessment with the mmpi 2 book now. Butcher this reference file contains articles that address the alleged faking of symptoms in personal injury litigation that have been studied using the fake bad scale, developed in 1991 by leeshaley, english, and glenn. Next look at the highest scales on the mmpi2, mmpia and mmpi profiles. Interpretation of mmpi2 clinical scales university of minnesota. A brief introduction of mmpi2 for undergraduate students table of contents. The remaining scales and subscales use linear t scores. The mmpi2rf score and interpretive reports provide raw and t scores for all 51 empirically validated scales of the mmpi2rf. Child custody evaluation how to prepare for the court. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory an overview. Why is knowledge of the mmpi2 important in child custody proceedings. Therefore, these scales will be susceptible to response bias to either exaggerate or to deny problems.
Documents the development of the mmpi2 content scales and procides information on clinical use. Fake bad scale fbs aka symptom validity scale or svs. Drug or alcohol use is also common among adolescents with this codetype. Susceptibility of the mmpi2 clinical, restructured clinical rc, and content scales to overreporting and underreporting article pdf available in assessment 121. Pdf refined and revised mmpo2 personality disorder scales find. In addition, it evaluated the concurrent validity of four of the mmpi2s new content scales dep, anx, lse, and hea. Rcscales 2 mmpi2 training slides, university of minnesota press, 2015. Development and use of the mmpi2 content scales mmpi2 monographs. Development and use of the mmpi2 content scales mmpi2 monographs 9780816618170 by butcher, dr james n. Development and use of the mmpi2 content scales mmpi2. The study examined the validity of scores on prehire administration of the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory mmpi2 clinical, restructured clinical rc, and substance abuse scales in. Essentials of mmpi 2 assessment is a course for the worlds most popular personality assessment instrument. Provisional nongendered norms for a subset of the mmpi 2 scales were included in earlier versions of the minnesota reports.
The 338 items of the mmpi2rf accommodate a total of 51 scales. The content scales of the mmpi2 were developed for the purpose of increasing the. Mmpi2 rf, describing the key issues in the development of the original mmpi and the transitions to the mmpi2, the rc scales, and ultimately the mmpi2 rf itself. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2 mmpi 2. This article describes the development, internal psychometric, and external validation studies on scales designed to measure the personality psychopathology five psy 5 from mmpi2 restructured form mmpi2rf items. Although this is not enough to invalidate the resulting mmpi2 clinical profile, some of his scale scores may be lower than expected because of these omissions. The mmpi2 ais v4 provides comprehensive interpretations for a clients mmpi2 andor mmpi2 restructured form mmpi2rf results. Mmpi 2 handscoring reorder kit for use with softcover test bookletsincludes 50 handscoring answer sheets, 50 kcorrected validity and clinical scales profile forms, and 50 rc scales profile formsisbn. Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need toconfidently administer, score, and interpret the mmpi 2 the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2 mmpi 2 is the most widely used test in the world for personality assessment. These reports also enable users to include comparative means and standard deviations for 20 different comparison groups and to create their. The book is a comprehensive overview of the mmpi2 and its interpretation. The overall objective of this revision was to represent the clinically significant substance of the mmpi2 item pool with a comprehensive set of psychometrically adequate measures.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the decades of bootstrapping promoted by the mmpis popularity have tied the tests utility to a particular set of items. Interpretaonofmmpi2 content,supplementary,and psy5scales. Pdf format allowing onscreen report viewing, repeated printing of reports. Article information, pdf download for mmpi2 content scales. Development, psychometric characteristics, and clinical application yossef s.
Mmpi 2 scales 8 schizophrenia and biz bizarre mentations correctly identified 58% and 56% respectively of nonaffective psychotic patients. The s scale has 5 subscales based on item content that point to possible reasons for defensive attitudes. Because all other mmpi2 scores that aid in the interpretation of the clinical scales the harrislingoes subscales, restructured clinical scales, content and content component scales, psy5 scales, and supplementary scales are not kcorrected, they can be compared most directly with nonkcorrected t. Benporath, yossef s and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Findings from supplementary scales related to substance abuse macr, ack, or pro. All of the mmpi2rfs scales demonstrate either increased or equivalent construct. Development and use of the mmpi2 content scales university. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Because all other mmpi 2 scores that aid in the interpretation of the clinical scales the harrislingoes subscales, restructured clinical scales, content and content component scales, psy5 scales, and supplementary. Essentials of mmpi2 assessment questions from chapter 1 1 the mmpi was first published in a 1922. The goldberg index had an overall correct classification rate of 70%, but only identified 49% of the psychosis group. The monograph documents the rationale for, as well as the development and use of, nongendered norms for the mmpi 2. Revisions to the mmpi 2 test materials and reports. The 15 mmpi2 content scales were developed using the content.
A descriptive and validity study of the minnesota multiphasic. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventorymmpi, mmpi2. The minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 mmpi 2 is the most widely used personality assessment instrument in research and clinical practice. Results indicate that the convergent and discriminant validity of mmpi 2 content scales are compromised by substantial confounding general variance. This study examined mmpi2 performance in a sample of 110 60 female, 50 male australians aged.
R e v i s e d mmpi2 manual for administration, scoring, and. Incremental validity of the mmpi2 content scales in the. Development and use of the mmpi 2 content scales mmpi 2 monographs 9780816618170 by butcher, dr james n. Development and use of the mmpi 2 content scales mmpi 2 monographs butcher, dr james n, graham, director and professor school of social work john r, williams, carolyn l, benporath, yossef s on. Mmpi2 content scale validity within a sample of chronic pain. Since its conception in the early 1940s, over 6,000 studies have been published about it. Mmpi2 training slides, university of minnesota press, 2015. We developed a set of 21 scales that ranged from high to low desirability by.
The mmpi2rf manual for administration scoring and interpretation. The minnesota multiphasic personality inventory mmpi is a standardized psychometric test of. Minnesota multiphasic personality library of the u. Psychometric characteristics, and clinical application. In all but one case, an mmpi2 content scale was found to have the highest correlation with the extratest variables. Describes the new mmpi 2 content scales and provides information on their internal statistical consistency, external validation, and clinical use.
History, interpretation, and clinical issues oxford. The content scales of the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2 mmpi2, designed to assess substantive dimensions of psychopathology, were evaluated through responses of 221 undergraduates. Three interpretive reports are offered for the mmpi2 a codetype report, a content based report, and a codetype content based report, and one content based report is offered for the mmpi2rf. Interpret scales keeping in mind that even slight changes in the relationship of l, f, and k to each other can change the elevation and configuration of the scales. Sherwood university of minnesota press, 1993 psychology. Fake bad scale fbs aka symptom validity scale or svs references 420 james n. Factor analysis with varimax rotation of the desirability scales showed a clear circumplex structure, with one dimension reflecting desirability and the other separating true and falsekeyed scales. Identifying nonaffective psychosis in first admission. We performed a logistic regression analysis, taking videoelectroencephalography as the reference test, and as predictor variables age, sex, iq and clinical model a or content scales model b of the mmpi 2. In a 1996 survey approximately 70% of the psychologists use the mmpi for custody. In a single source, the book provides an introduction to basic issues in the development and administration of the mmpi as well as a stepbystep procedure for interpreting the test.
Manual for the restandardized minnesota multiphasic personality inventory. Negative treatment indicators subscales low motivation trt1 9 95 90 100 inability to disclose trt2 2 52 53 100 mmpi 2 extended score report id. The current study replicated and expanded previous investigations that focused on the incremental contribution of the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 mmpi 2 content scales. Hass the book is related to genre of psychology format of book is pdf and size of books is mb using the mmpi2 in forensic assessment see more. Incremental validity of the mmpi2 content scales in a. Par mmpi2 ais v4 mmpi2 adult interpretive system version 4. The mmpi2 was administered to 221 university undergraduates and scored for the 21 desirability scales and the 15 content scales. Assessing personality and psychopathology pdf books pdf free download here the mmpi2 is the most widely used personality test in the u. Read using the mmpi2 to predict symptom reduction during psychotherapy in a sample of community outpatients, journal of contemporary psychotherapy on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
It is employed in mental health settings, medical centers, and correctional programs, and is frequently admitted as evidence in legal proceedings. Uniform t scores are used for hs, d, hy, pd, pa, pt, sc, ma, the content scales, the content component scales, and the psy5 scales. We performed a logistic regression analysis, taking videoelectroencephalography as the reference test, and as predictor variables age, sex, iq and clinical model a or content scales model b of the mmpi2. Preparing for court testimony based on the mmpi2 guide. Psychological assessment with the mmpi 2 download ebook pdf. This study examined mmpi2 performance in a sample of 110 60 female, 50 male australians aged 6096. Message board employment forums nonpolygraph related police, sheriffs, and corrections departments applications, hiring, and employment mmpi 2 first 75 questions out of. New to this edition bl a chapter detailing the development and use of the newest form of the test, the mmpi2 restructured form mmpi2rf bl a reintroduction of a chapter covering the adolescent version of the test, the mmpia, including updated research findings and recommendations for interpretation mmpi2. The predictive validity of mmpi2 content scales for small. Validity of the clinical and content scales of the. Note that in all instances raw scale scores were used and t at a 2standard deviation discrepancy from the male population mean was used for i. Distinguishing bipolar depression, major depression, and.