MMPI Flashcards
Excessive bodily concern;
Somatic symptoms
Hypochondriasis (Hs)
Depressed: pessimistic;
irritable; demanding
Depression (D)
Physical symptoms of functional origin; self-centered; demand attention
Hysteria (Hy)
Asocial or antisocial; rebellious; impulsive or poor judgment
Psychopathic Deviate (Pd
Male: aesthetic interest
Female: assertive; competitive; self- confident
Masculinity- Femininity (Mf)
Suspicious; sensitive;
resentful; rigid; maybe frankly psychotic
Paranoia (Pa)
Anxious; worried;
obsessive; lacks of self-confidence; problems in decision-making
Psychasthenia (Pt
May have thinking disturbance; withdrawn; feels alienated and
unaccepted
Schizophrenia (Sc
Excessive activity; lacks
direction; low frustration tolerance; friendly
Mania (Ma)
Socially introverted; shy;
sensitive; overcontrolled, conforming
Social-introversion (Si)
Questions not answered (left
blank or both True and False)
“Cannot Say
CNS
“Cannot Say
Intentional under-reporting of symptoms (faking good
“Lie” / Uncommon
Virtues
L
“Lie” / Uncommon
Virtues
Over-reporting symptoms (in
first half of test)
Infrequency
F
Infrequency
Unintentional under-reporting of
symptoms (e.g. defensiveness, denial) (faking good)
Defensiveness
K
Defensiveness
Over-reporting symptoms (in
last half of test
F Back
Fb
F Back
Answering similar/opposite question pairs inconsistently
Variable Response
Inconsistency
VRIN
Variable Response
Inconsistency
Answering questions all true/all false
True Response
Inconsistency
TRIN
True Response
Inconsistency
Honesty of test responses/not
faking good or bad
Superlative
Self-Presentation
S
Superlative
Self-Presentation
Over-reporting symptoms in
individuals with psychopathology
F-psychopathology
Fp
F-psychopathology
Over-reporting somatic or cognitive symptoms in disability/personal injury claimants
Faking Bad Scale”
/ Symptom Validity
FBS
Faking Bad Scale”
/ Symptom Validity
Exaggerated memory complaints in forensic settings or disability claims
Response Bias
Scale
RBS
Response Bias Scale
Overreporting of somatic symptoms
Infrequent Somatic
Response
Fs
Infrequent Somatic
Response
Combination of random and fixed inconsistent responding
Combined
Response Inconsistency
Combined
Response Inconsistency
CRIN
