Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment

by David S. Nichols, Alan S. Kaufman (Editor)

Overview

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition is used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source for use of this test. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment provides that resource. In addition to comprehensive updates to the research and literature throughout, the new edition will include information on other versions of the test, including the MMPI-2 RC and the MMPI-2-RF. Clinical and school psychologists are provided with information on administering, interpreting, and scoring this most widely used test for assessing personality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118037393
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/23/2011
Series:	Essentials of Psychological Assessment , #88
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	798 KB

About the Author

David S. Nichols, PhD, worked as a staff clinical psychologist for Oregon State Hospital in Portland for twenty-seven years. He has conducted research on and written about the MMPI® for more than thirty years.

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Table of Contents

Series Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

One History and Development 1

Two Administration 19

Three Scoring 28

Four Introduction to Interpretation 33

Five Assessing Protocol Validity 45

Six The Standard Clinical Scales 89

Seven The Content and Content Component, Personality Psychopathology–5 (PSY-5 ), Restructured Clinical (RC), and Supplementary Scales 208

Eight Profile Patterns and Codetypes 257

Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the MMPI-2 295

Ten Clinical Applications of the MMPI-2 307

Eleven Illustrative Case Report 323

References 343

Annotated Bibliography 359

About the Author 363

Index 365