MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology / Edition 5

by John R. Graham

Overview

Four years after the introduction of the revised Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory, the MMPI-2 is regarded throughout the world as a unique, invaluable instrument. Completely revised and updated, MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, Second Edition encompasses all that has been learned about the original and revised tests. An interpretive strategy is presented and illustrated with several cases. A new section has been added concerning how feedback on MPI-2 results should be presented to clients. The chapter on supplementary scales includes information about two new alcohol abuse scales and a marital distress scale. The book critically analyse the use of the MMPI-2 with special gurus, such as old adults, ethnic minorities, medical patients, correctional subjects, and subject in nonclinical settings. An expanded chapter addresses the psychometric charactistics of the original MMPI and of the MMPI-2 and includes information concerning comparablity of the two tests. Computerized use of the MMPI-2 is considered and a computerized interpretation is compared with a clinician-generated interpretation. The development of the MMPI-A, the adolescent version of the test, is presented along with a detailed approach to interpreting the results of this new test. This book is essential to students in personality assessment courses learning about the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A as well as to professionals who use these two tests in research and clinical work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900195378923
Publication date:	07/15/2011
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

John R. Graham is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Kent State University. He began his work with the MMPI during his graduate training at the University of North Carolina in the 1960s. He is the author of several books about the MMPI and its applications as well as numerous empirical articles. He played a major role in the development of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A and has taught workshops on the test throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Development of the MMPI and MMPI-2
Development of the MMPI
Development of the MMPI-2
Chapter 2. Administration and Scoring
Qualifications of Test Users
Who Can Take the MMPI-2?
Administering the MMPI-2
Testing Materials
Scoring the MMPI-2
Constructing the Profile
Coding the Profile
Chapter 3. The Validity Scales
Scales Assessing Content-Nonresponsiveness (CNR)
Scales Assessing Content-Responsive Invalidity (CRI)
Other Validity Indicators
Profile Invalidity
Chapter 4. The Clinical Scales
Reliability of Clinical Scales
Validity of Clinical Scales
Defining High and Low Scores on Clinical Scales
Interpretation of Scores on Clinical Scales
Scale 1 (Hypochondriasis)
Scale 2 (Depression)
Scale 3 (Hysteria)
Scale 4 (Psychopathic Deviate)
Scale 5 (Masculinity-Femininity)
Scale 6 (Paranoia)
Scale 7 (Psychasthenia)
Scale 8 (Schizophrenia)
Scale 9 (Hypomania)
Scale 0 (Social Introversion)
Chapter 5. Code Types
Determining Code Types
Reliability of Code Types
Validity of Code Types
Interpretive Guidelines for Two-Point Code Types
Interpretive Guidelines for Three-Point Code Types
Other Configural Aspects
Chapter 6. Content Interpretation
The Harris-Lingoes Subscales
Subscales for Scales 5 and 0
The MMPI-2 Content Scales
Critical Items
Chapter 7. Restructured Clinical (RC) and Personality Psychopathology Five (Psy-5) Scales
Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales
Personality Psychopathology Five (Psy-5) Scales
Chapter 8. Supplementary Scales
Anxiety (A) and Repression (R) Scales
Ego Strength (ES) Scale
Dominance (DO) Scale
Social Responsibility (RE) Scale
College Maladjustment (MT) Scale
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PK) Scale
Marital Distress Scale (MDS)
Hostility (HO) Scale
Overcontrolled-Hostility (0-H) Scale
MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale-Revised (Mac-R)
Addiction Acknowledgment Scale (AAS)
Addiction Potential Scale (APS)
Masculine Gender Role (GM) and Feminine Gender Role (GF) Scales
Subtle-Obvious Subscales
Chapter 9. Psychometric Considerations
Standardization
Scale Construction
Norms
T-Score Transformations
Comparability of the MMPI and the MMPI-2
Reliability
Factor Structure
Response Sets and Styles
Validity
Chapter 10. Use with Special Groups
Adolescents
Older Adults
Ethnic Minorities
Medical Patients
Personnel Screening
Correctional Settings
Chapter 11. An Interpretive Strategy
A General Strategy
An Illustrative Case
Additional Practice Cases
Giving Feedback to Clients
Chapter Appendix
Chapter 12. Computerized Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation
Computerized Administration
Computer Adaptive Administration
Computerized Scoring
Computerized Interpretation
Issues Concerning the Use of Computerized Interpretations
Professional Guidelines for Computerized Assessment
Sample of Computerized Interpretive Report
Comparison of Computerized and Clinician-Generated Interpretations
Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter Appendix
Chapter 13. Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2
Admissibility of MMPI-2 Evidence
Some Important Issues in Using MMPI-2 in Forensic Settings
Some Forensic Uses of the MMPI-2
Presenting Expert Opinions Based on the MMPI-2
Correctional Settings
Chapter 14. MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
Development of the MMPI-2-RF Scales
Administration and Scoring
Psychometric Characteristics
MMPI-2 Versus MMPI-2-RF
Interpretation
Closing Comments
Chapter Appendix
Chapter 15. Assessing Adolescents: The MMPI-A
Development of the MMPI-A
Administration and Scoring
Validity Scales
Clinical Scales
Harris-Lingoes Subscales
Scale 0 Subscales
Supplementary Scales
Content Scales
Personality Psychopathology Five (Psy-5) Scales
Reliability and Validity
Interpreting the MMPI-A Scales
Interpreting Critical Items
MMPI-A Interpretive Strategy
Illustrative Case
Chapter Appendix
References
Appendixes
Appendix A. Koss-Butcher Critical Item Numbers
Appendix B. Intercorrelations of MMPI-2 Scales for Normative Sample
Appendix C. Percentile Equivalents for Uniform T-Scores
Appendix D. Four Practice Cases: Background Information and Extended Score Reports
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Previous Editions:

"Graham is uniquely qualified to write this manual on how to interpret the MMPI-2....[It is] readable, instructive, and authoritative."—Contemporary Psychology

"A must for any graduate-level course on personality assessment."—Karen Multon, University of Missouri

"Excellent reference and sourcebook for beginners and experienced MMPI-ers"—Karen Greenbaum-Maya, California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles

"Destined to become indispensable."—The Independent Practitioner

"An excellent text for teaching and instructional purposes and for use in clinical practice. Very accessible and readable."—James Lichtenberg, University of Kansas

"Not only and excellent text but also an invaluable reference tool for use in both assessment and research applications of the MMPI-2."—Clinton Martin, Virginia Medical Center

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