Synopses & Reviews
Up-to-date, detailed, and comprehensive,
MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, 3/e, encompasses all that has been learned about the original MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) and its revisions--the MMPI-2 for use with adults and the MMPI-A for use with adolescents. Ideal for graduate courses in psychological assessment, it is also useful as a reference guide for researchers and clinicians. The text begins by describing the development and revision of the original MMPI and then focuses on the MMPI-2, presenting detailed instructions for administering, scoring, and coding the test. The interpretation of validity, clinical, content, and supplementary scales is discussed and illustrated with cases. A section concerning the use of the MMPI-2 with special populations such as older adults, ethnic minorities, medical patients, and prisoners is also included. The development of the MMPI-A is described and its interpretation is illustrated.
This new edition incorporates information from a large number of recent empirical research studies and includes approximately 400 new references. It also provides details on several new scales that were developed after the MMPI-2 was published. Two new validity scales, Superlative (S) and Infrequency-Psychopathology F(p), and two addiction scales, Addiction Acknowledgment (AAS) and Addiction Potential (APS), are presented. The Hostility (Ho) scale, which has been very successful in predicting negative health events such as coronary artery disease, is also described. This third edition adds a new chapter on forensic applications of the MMPI-2, and offers appendixes containing a wealth of technical information about the numerous MMPI-2 scales.
Used widely throughout the U.S. and around the world, the MMPI-2 is a unique, invaluable instrument. Thorough and practical, MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, 3/e, enables students, researchers, and clinicians to understand this important tool and use it effectively.
Synopsis
Up-to-date and comprehensive, this book provides information about the development of the original MMPI and its revised instruments. Detailed instructions for administering, scoring, and coding the MMPI-2 are presented, and interpretation of validity, clinical, content, and supplementary states is discussed and illustrated with cases. This third edition adds a new chapter on forensic applications of the MMPI-2.
Synopsis
In the 50 years since work on the MMPI was initiated at the University of Minnesota, the instrument has come to be the most widely used in the United States and around the world. The first and second editions of this book were hailed as classics and provided a generation of students and practicing clinicians with an invaluable guide to the MMPI. In MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, John Graham again presents a detailed, comprehensive textbook for both students and clinicians and introduces the new MMPI-2 in clear and understandable language. A member of the team that developed the MMPI-2, Dr. Graham is uniquely qualified to offer his insight and advice on the new instrument and its use. The book begins with the rationale underlying the MMPI and presents historical information about scale development and standardization of the original instrument. Differences between the original MMPI and MMPI-2 are clearly delineated. Chapter two describes MMPI-2 test materials and procedures for administering and scoring the instrument and for coding the resulting profile of scores. Chapter 3 is devoted to consideration of the validity scales. Each of the 10 standard clinical scales is discussed in Chapter 4, and suggestions are made for interpreting scores at various T-score levels. An interpretation of two-and-three point code types and other profile configurations is covered in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 presents several different approaches to content interpretation. Next, Chapter 7 covers some frequently used supplementary scales and introduces several new scales for MMPI-2. In Chapter 8 psychometric characteristics of the MMPI-2 are examined, and the instrument's use with special populations is discussed. Chapter 9 presents the author's general strategy for interpreting MMPI-2s, and the strategy is illustrated with a case. Finally, Chapter 10 focuses on the computerized use of the instrument.
Synopsis
In the 50 years since work on the MMPI was initiated at the University of Minnesota, the instrument has come to be the most widely used in the United States and around the world. The first and second editions of this book were hailed as classics and provided a generation of students and
practicing clinicians with an invaluable guide to the MMPI. In MMPI-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology, John Graham again presents a detailed, comprehensive textbook for both students and clinicians and introduces the new MMPI-2 in clear and understandable language. A member of the team
that developed the MMPI-2, Dr. Graham is uniquely qualified to offer his insight and advice on the new instrument and its use. The book begins with the rationale underlying the MMPI and presents historical information about scale development and standardization of the original instrument.
Differences between the original MMPI and MMPI-2 are clearly delineated. Chapter two describes MMPI-2 test materials and procedures for administering and scoring the instrument and for coding the resulting profile of scores. Chapter 3 is devoted to consideration of the validity scales. Each of
the 10 standard clinical scales is discussed in Chapter 4, and suggestions are made for interpreting scores at various T-score levels. An interpretation of two-and-three point code types and other profile configurations is covered in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 presents several different approaches to
content interpretation. Next, Chapter 7 covers some frequently used supplementary scales and introduces several new scales for MMPI-2. In Chapter 8 psychometric characteristics of the MMPI-2 are examined, and the instrument's use with special populations is discussed. Chapter 9 presents the
author's general strategy for interpreting MMPI-2s, and the strategy is illustrated with a case. Finally, Chapter 10 focuses on the computerized use of the instrument.
Synopsis
Four years after the introduction of the revised Minnesota Multiphasic 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 MMPI-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 analyzes the use of the MMPI-2 with special groups, such as older adults, ethnic minorities, medical patients, correctional subjects, and subjects in nonclinical settings. An expanded chapter addresses the psychometric characteristics of the original MMPI and of the MMPI-2 and includes information concerning comparability 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.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-426) and indexes.
About the Author
John R. Graham, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University. A recognized authority on the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Dr. Graham was a key contributor to the development of MMPI-2 and the MMPI-A. He is the author of The MMPI: A Practical Guide (oxford University Press, 1977, 1987) and the co-author of Psychological Testing, Development and Use of the MMPI-2 Content Scales, and MMPI-A Content Scales: Assessing Pyschopathology in Adolescents.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
1. Development of the MMPI and MMPI-2
Development of the MMPI
Development of the MMPI-2
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
3. The Validity Scales
Cannot Say (?) Score
Lie (L) Scale
Infrequency (F) Scale
Correction (K) Scale
Back Infrequency (Fb) Scale
Variable Response Inconsistency (VRIN) Scale
True Response Inconsistency (TRIN) Scale
Inrequency-Psychopathology [F(p)] Scale
Superlative (S) Scale
Other Validity Indicators
Profile Invalidity
Deviant Response Sets and Styles
4. The 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)
5. Profile Configurations
Determining Code Types
Two-Point Code Types
Three-Point Code Types
Other Configural Aspects
6. Content Interpretation
The Harris-Lingoes Subscales
Subscales for Scales 5 and 0
The MMPI-2 Content Scales
Content Component Scales
Critical Items
7. Supplementary Scales
Anxiety (A) and Repression (R) Scales
Ego Strength (Es) Scale
MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale--Revised (MAC-R)
Addiction Acknowledgment Scale (AAS)
Addiction Potential Scale (APS)
Marital Distress Scale (MDS)
Hostility (Ho) Scale
Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) Scale
Dominance (Do) Scale
Social Responsibility (Re) Scale
College Maladjustment (Mt) Scale
Masculine Gender Role (GM) and Feminine Gender Role (GF) Scales
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PK) Scale
Subtle-Obvious Subscales
8. Psychometric Considerations
Standardization
Scale Construction
Norms
T-score Transformations
Temporal Stability
Internal Consistency
Scale-Level Factor Structure
Item-Level Factor Structure
Response Sets and Styles
Validity
9. Use with Special Groups
Adolescents
Older Adults
Ethnic Minorities
Medical Patients
Correctional Settings
Nonclinical Settings
10. An Interpretive Strategy
A General Strategy
An Illustrative Case
Additional Practice Cases
Giving Feedback to Clients
11. Computerized Administration, Scoring, and Interpretatation
Automated Administration
Automated Scoring
Automated Interpretation
Sample of Computerized Interpretive Report
Comparison of Computerized and Clinician-Generated Interpretations
Evaluation of Automated Services
Professional Guidelines for Computerized Assessment
Evaluating the Validity of Computerized Interpretations
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix: The Minnesota Report
12. Assessing Adolescents: The MMPI-A
Development of the MMPI-A
Reliability and Validity of the MMPI-A
Interpreting the MMPI-A Validity Scales
Interpreting the MMPI-A Clinical Scales
Interpreting the MMPI-A Content Scales
MMPI-A Critical Items
MMPI-A Interpretive Strategy
Illustrative Case
13. Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2
Admissibility of MMPI-2 Evidence
Some Important Issues
Some Forensic Uses
Presenting Expert Opinions Based on the MMPI-2
References
Appendixes
A. Composition of Standard Validity and Clinical Scales
B. T-Score Conversions for Standard Validity and Clinical Scales
C. Composition of Harris-Lingoes Subscales
D. Linear T-Score Conversions for Harris-Lingoes Subscales
E. Composition of Si Subscales
F. Linear T-Score Conversions for Si Subscales
G. Composition of Content Scales
H. Uniform T-Score Conversions for Content Scales
I. Critical Item Lists
J. Composition of Supplementary Scales
K. Linear T-Score Conversions for Supplementary Scales
L. Intercorrelations of MMPI-2 Scales for Normative Sample
M. Percentile Equivalents for Uniform T-Scores
N. Data for Four Practice Cases
Author Index
Subject Index