Personality Measures

Question 1

Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 1

• Validity
• Higher-Order (H-O)
• Restructured Clinical (RC)
• Somatic/Cognitive
• Internalizing
• Externalizing
• Interpersonal
• Interest
• Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5)

Question 2

Validity Indicators of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 2

 CNS - Cannot Say
 VRIN-r -Variable Response Inconsistency
 TRIN-r -True Response Inconsistency
 F-r - Infrequent Responses
 Fp-r - Infrequent Psychopathology Responses
 Fs - Infrequent Somatic Responses
 FBS-r - Symptom Validity
 RBS - Response Bias
 L-r - Uncommon Virtues
 K-r - Adjustment Validity

Question 3

Higher- Order (H-O) Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 3

 EID - Emotional / Internalizing Dysfunction
 THD - Thought Dysfunction
 BXD - Behavioral / Externalizing Dysfunction

Question 4

Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 4

	RCd-(dem) –Demoralization
	RC1-(som) -Somatic Complaints
	RC2-(lpe) -  Low Positive Emotions
	RC3-(cyn) -  Cynicism
	RC4-(asb) - Antisocial Behavior
	RC6-(per) -  Ideas of Persecution
	RC7-(dne) - Dysfunctional Negative Emotions
	RC8-(abx) - Aberrant Experiences
	RC9-(hpm) -Hypomanic Activation

Question 5

Somatic/Cognitive Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 5

	MLS - Malaise 
	GIC -  Gastro-Intestinal Complaints  
	HPC -Head Pain Complaints  
	NUC -Neurological Complaints  
	COG -Cognitive Complaints

Question 6

Internalizing Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 6

	SUI -  Suicidal/Death Ideation  
	HLP - Helplessness/Hopelessness  
	SFD - Self-Doubt  
	NFC -Inefficacy  
	STW -Stress / Worry   
	AXY - Anxiety  
	ANP -Anger Proneness  
	BRF - Behavior-Restricting Fears  
	MSF -Multiple Specific Fears

Question 7

Externalizing Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 7

 JCP - Juvenile Conduct Problems
 SUB -Substance Abuse
 AGG -Aggression
 ACT – Activation

Question 8

Interpersonal Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 8

	FML - Family Problems  
	IPP -   Interpersonal Passivity
	SAV - Social Avoidance  
	SHY - Shyness  
	DSF – Disaffiliativeness

Question 9

Interest Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 9

 AES - Aesthetic-Literary Interests

 MEC - Mechanical-Physical Interests

Question 10

PSY-5 Scales of MMPI-2-RF

Answer 10

 AGGR-r - Aggressiveness-Revised
 PSYC-r - Psychoticism-Revised
 DISC-r - Disconstraint-Revised
 NEGE-r -Negative Emotionality / Neuroticism - Revised
 INTR-r - Introversion / Low Positive Emotionality-Revised