MMPI-2

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an overview of the MMPI-2, the restandardized version of the original MMPI instrument designed to assess adult psychopathology. The paper notes that the test is comprehensive in nature consisting of 567 true-false items which are assessed in terms of 10 basic clinical scales, 7 validity scales, 15 Content Scales, 27 content component scales, 18 supplementary scales, 3 social introversion scales, 28 Harris-Lingoes sub scales and 10 special or setting-specific indices. It provides seven report options. The MMPI-2 is most frequently used for clinical patients with psychiatric symptoms and is applied in a variety of settings including psychiatric and/or medical settings, court room settings, and business settings.

From the Paper:

"Strengths of the instrument are strong reliability and face validity and treatment applications. Weaknesses include some psychometric difficulties with the newer scales, the need for supplementary information to support report patterns, heterogeneity of item content within the scales, overlapping items across the different scales, low cultural relevance, the atheoretical nature of its development, and difficulties associated with using computer interpretations."

More papers on MMPI-2:

• Essay # 85142 : "Is the MMPI-2 a Culture-Fair Test for Personality Assessment?"
• Term Paper # 149546 : "The MMPI-2 and Borderline Personality Disorder"
• Term Paper # 146224 : "MMPI-2 and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: