Mmpi Flashcards
What does the K Scale measure in psychological assessments?
Defensiveness, education level, and socioeconomic status
The K Scale is considered a suppressor variable impacting scores on clinical scales.
What is indicated by a high score on the F Scale?
An attempt to ‘fake bad’ or significant pathology
A high score suggests gross eccentricity or a significant pathology.
What does a very low score on the K Scale suggest?
Excessive frankness, self-criticism, or a desire to ‘fake bad’
A very low score indicates a lack of defensiveness and may suggest an absence of significant psychopathology.
What does the VRIN Scale assess?
Consistency in responding
The VRIN Scale consists of paired items expected to be answered in the same direction.
What does an elevated score on the VRIN Scale indicate?
An invalid profile
An elevated score is typically a T-score of 80 or above.
What is the purpose of the TRIN Scale?
To provide an additional measure of consistency in responding
The TRIN Scale consists of paired items that are opposites of each other.
Fill in the blank: The Fb Scale is used to identify an attempt to ‘______’ on the last items of the test.
‘fake bad’
What does a high score on the Fp Scale indicate?
An attempt to ‘fake bad’ even if the examinee is a psychiatric patient
The Fp Scale consists of items infrequently endorsed by psychiatric patients.
What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)?
A recent revision of the MMPI with 338 items
The items were derived from the MMPI-2.
True or False: A low score on the K Scale indicates a high degree of defensiveness.
False
What does a high T-score on the K Scale suggest?
A high degree of defensiveness or denial
It may also indicate a desire to ‘fake good’ or respond ‘false’ to all items.
What are the characteristics of a high score on the K Scale?
Reading difficulties, indecisiveness, distractibility, rebelliousness, or defensiveness
Thirty or more ‘cannot say’ items may also be indicated.
12/21
Impression, worry, pessimism, hypochondriasis
23/32
- apathy, depression, anxiety, psychosomatic complaints, and immaturity
26/62
- depression, hopelessness, extreme sensitivity to criticism, and paranoia
