PPT 7 Flashcards
MMPI-2 RF
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructed Form
MMPI-A
To effectively use the MMPI-A, you must understand the unique characteristics of adolescent development
Adolescence is “characterized by more biological, psychological, and social role changes than other life stages except infancy” (Holmbeck & Updigrove, 1995)
Changes
- Psychological/sexual maturation
- Cognitive maturation
- Self-absorption and belief in one’s uniqueness - Psychological development
“I have strange and peculiar thoughts” (on Pt and Sc)
- Endorsed true by 15% of adult males, 10% of adult females
- 45% of adolescent males, 46% of adolescent females
“No one seems to understand me” (on Pd, Pa, Sc)
- Endorsed true by 9% of adult males and 9% of adult females
- 26% of adolescent males and 37% of adolescent females
“It does not bother me that I am not better looking” (Mf, Si)
- Endorsed true by 77% and 59% of male and female adults
- 49% and 38% of adolescent males and females
“I have very few quarrels with members of my family”
- Endorsed true by 78% and 79% of female and male adults
- 38% and 46% adolescent females and males
“Some of my family have habits that bother and annoy me very much”
- Endorsed true by 66% and 48% female and male adults
- 79% and 67% female and male adolescents
“My relatives are nearly all in sympathy with me”
- Endorsed true by 53% and 56% of female and male adults
- 31% and 37% of female and male adolescents
Adolescent scores generally do not provide the type of data to make long term predictions (variability in adolescent personality structure)
- Best as overall estimate and current description of psychopathology
Two General Uses
- Objectively evaluate and describe an adolescent’s level of functioning in relation to selected standardized dimension of psychopathology
- Repeated administration can assess change (sensitive index of therapeutic change)
MMPI-A Sample
14 to 18 years old
- May be selectively used with 13 year olds depending on reading level, cognitive and social maturity, etc.)
- 13 y.o. norms available (Archer)
Items
The first 350 to contain the validity and clinical
Administration
7th grade reading level (or audiotape) (8th grade for MMPI-2)
If IQ below 70/80 or reading level below 3rd don’t use any form of MMPI
Takes most about an hour to an hour and a half
- Provide continuous supervision
- Can divide administration into 2 or more sessions
Profile Sheets