MMPI

Question 1

Is consists of 566 true-false item and is designed to aid psychiatric diagnosis with adolescents and adults 14.years and older

Answer 1

MMPI

Question 2

What is the meaning of abbrev. MMPI?

Answer 2

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 3

This is a structures personality test that makes no assumptions about the meaning of a test response

Answer 3

MMPI

Question 4

The following is the purpose of MMPI except one:

A. MMPI and MMPI-2’s purpose is to assist in distinguishing normal from abnormal groups.
B. To update and expand the norms of MMPI.
C. To aid in the diagnosis or assessment of the major psychiatric or psychological disorders.
D. Requires at least a 6th grade reading ability (MMPI) and 8th grade reading ability (MMPI-2)

Answer 4

B

Question 5

MEASUREMENT

True or false:

MMPI elicits a short range of self-descriptions scored to give quantitative measurement of an individual’s level of emotional adjustment and attitude.

Answer 5

False: wide range

Question 6

MEASUREMENT

True or false:

Items are grouped into scales measuring different aspects of personality and psychopathology.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

MEASUREMENT:,

True or false:

Each scale is consists of a set of items capturing some aspects of the targeted construct.

Answer 7

False: different aspects

Question 8

What are the hearts of the test in MMPI?

Answer 8

Validity Scales
Clinical Scales
Content Scales

Question 9

What is the format of MMPI?

Answer 9

True-false self-report questionnaire.

Question 10

This provides information about the person’s approach to testing.

Answer 10

Validity Scales

Question 11

This measures test-taking attitude and to assess whether the subject took a normal, honest approach to the test.

Answer 11

Validity Scales

Question 12

Is designed to identify a psychological disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.

Answer 12

Clinical Scales

Question 13

This consists of groups of items that are empirically related to a specific content area.

Answer 13

Content Scales

Question 14

MMPI is administered by paper and pencil but it can be administered by many methods which are:

Answer 14

-Online
-Offline on disk
-index card
-audio version

Question 15

Let’s say you need to administer MMPI and the client is semi-literate. In the ways to administer MMPI, how will you administer it?

Answer 15

Audio Version (the client will say either true or false, and if the lef unanswered= cannot say.)

Question 16

True or false

MMPI can be administered by a psychometrician.

Answer 16

False. Psychologists only.

Question 17

True or false:

Norms of MMPI creates a profile based on 20 clinical scales to give more thorough assessments of psychopathology and personality.

Answer 17

False, 10 clinical scales only.