Essentials of Mmpi-2 and Mmpi-A Interpretation,9780816635528

Essentials of Mmpi-2 and Mmpi-A Interpretation

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780816635528
ISBN10: 0816635528
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-11-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary

The best resource for interpreting these widely used personality assessment tests.

Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation presents innovative interpretive strategies for both the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, or MMPI-2, and the adaptation for adolescents, the MMPI-A. James N. Butcher and Carolyn L. Williams detail the rationale for the revision and development of the instruments and their scales and describe how to administer, score, profile, code, and interpret the tests.

This revised edition includes the most recent MMPI research, including new information on ethnic background and cultural setting as they relate to assessment. Focusing primarily on studies of profile validity and external correlates, the revision also includes interpretive guidelines for several scales newly introduced into the MMPI tests. A new workbook includes exercises related to Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation in areas such as important test constructs, the interpretation of profile validity, and clinical and content scales.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
xi
List of Figures
xv
Foreword xvii
Raymond D. Fowler
Preface to the Second Edition xxi
Objective Personality Assessment Using the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
1(11)
Development of the MMPI
2(1)
The Need to Revise the MMPI
3(1)
The MMPI Restandardization Project
4(2)
Development of the MMPI-2
6(2)
Development of the MMPI-A
8(3)
Highlight Summary: The MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
11(1)
Administering, Scoring, and Profiling the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
12(25)
Selecting the Proper Form
12(3)
Administering the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
15(5)
MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Formats
20(5)
Scoring the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
25(1)
Plotting MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Profiles
26(6)
Coding MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Profiles
32(3)
Highlight Summary: The Case of Alice
35(2)
Assessing the Validity of MMPI-2 Profiles
37(23)
Item Omissions, Inconsistent Responding, and Fixed Responding
39(5)
Measures of Random and Exaggerated Responding
44(6)
Measures of Defensiveness and Claims of Extreme Virtue
50(3)
Patterns of Response Invalidity
53(5)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Validity Pattern
58(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Standard Scales
60(39)
Scale Development and Item Content
61(1)
Illustrative Empirical Research and Descriptors
62(1)
Scale 1: Hypochondriasis (Hs)
63(2)
Scale 2: Depression (D)
65(3)
Scale 3: Hysteria (Hy)
68(3)
Scale 4: Psychopathic Deviate (Pd)
71(5)
Scale 5: Masculinity-Femininity (Mf)
76(4)
Scale 6: Paranoia (Pa)
80(3)
Scale 7: Psychasthenia (Pt)
83(2)
Scale 8: Schizohrenia (Sc)
85(3)
Scale 9: Hypomania (Ma)
88(3)
Scale 0: Social Introversion (Si)
91(3)
Case Example of the Standard Scales and Their Subscales
94(1)
Limitations of the Harris-Lingoes Content Interpretation Approach
94(3)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Standard Scale Profile
97(2)
Interpreting MMPI-2 Profile Types (Code Types)
99(36)
When and Why to Use Code Types
100(1)
Code-Type Definitions and Stability
100(1)
Similarity of the Traditional MMPI and MMPI-2 Code Types
101(1)
Research on MMPI/MMPI-2 Code Types
102(2)
Two-Point Code-Type Descriptors
104(24)
Three-Point Code-Type Descriptors
128(5)
Highlight Summary: Analysis of Alice's Code Type
133(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Content Scales
135(20)
MMPI-2 Content Scale Development
136(1)
Psychometric Properties of the MMPI-2 Content Scales
136(2)
An Interpretive Strategy for the MMPI-2 Content Scales
138(9)
MMPI-2 Content Component Scales
147(1)
Case Example of the Utility of the Content Scales
148(5)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Content Scale Performance
153(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Supplementary Measures
155(31)
MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale
155(4)
Addiction Potential Scale
159(1)
Addiction Acknowledgment Scale
159(3)
Marital Distress Scale
162(5)
Hostility Scale
167(2)
Other Scales
169(4)
The Personality Psychopathology 5 (PSY-5) Scales
173(2)
Useful Indexes for the MMPI-2
175(2)
Critical Items
177(1)
Cautions about Other Supplementary Measures
178(5)
Developing and Evaluating New Scales for the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A
183(1)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Supplementary Measures
184(2)
Integrating MMPI-2 Inferences into an Interpretive Report
186(23)
A Strategy for Integrating MMPI-2 Information
186(14)
Highlight Summary: Alice's MMPI-2 Interpretation
200(8)
Closing Comments
208(1)
The MMPI-A: Extending the Use of the MMPI to Adolescents
209(17)
Adult-Adolescent Differences on the MMPI
211(3)
The Norm Issue and Adolescents
214(3)
Strategies for Interpreting Adolescents' MMPI Profiles
217(2)
Problems with Using the Original MMPI with Adolescents
219(3)
Highlight Summary: Advantages of Using the MMPI-A
222(4)
Interpreting the MMPI-A Validity Measures
226(22)
Overview of the MMPI-A Validity Measures
227(2)
Measures of Defensiveness and Fixed Responding
229(8)
Measures of Random and Exaggerated Responding
237(8)
Highlight Summary: Tony, an Adolescent Case
245(3)
Interpreting the MMPI-A Standard Scales
248(25)
General Interpretive Guidelines for the MMPI-A Standard Scales
249(21)
Highlight Summary: Interpretation of Tony's MMPI-A Standard Scales
270(3)
Using the MMPI-A Content Scales
273(30)
Development of the MMPI-A Content Scales
273(2)
Comparison of the MMPI-A and MMPI-2 Content Scales
275(1)
Interpretation of the MMPI-A Content Scales
275(22)
The MMPI-A Content Component Scales
297(1)
Highlight Summary: Tony's MMPI-A Content Scales Profile
298(5)
Interpreting MMPI-A Supplementary Measures
303(12)
Alcohol and Drug Problem Scales
303(3)
Factor Scales
306(1)
Immaturity Scale
307(1)
Personality Psychopathology 5 (PSY-5) Scales
307(1)
MMPI-A Critical Items
308(4)
Highlight Summary: Tony's MMPI-A Supplementary Measures
312(3)
Guidelines for MMPI-A Interpretation
315(15)
Interpretive Questions and Report Outline
317(8)
An MMPI-A Feedback Session
325(1)
Highlight Summary: Integrating Tony's MMPI-A Responses
326(4)
Computerized MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretive Reports
330(37)
Automated Interpretation of Personality Tests
331(2)
Options for Obtaining Computer-Based MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Reports
333(1)
Computer-Based MMPI-2/MMPI-A Narrative Reports
334(1)
The Minnesota Report™
335(2)
Case Illustration of the Minnesota Report™: Adult Clinical System
337(3)
Case Illustration of the Minnesota Report™ for Alcohol and Drug Treatment Settings
340(4)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for Forensic Settings
344(8)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for Personnel Screening
352(1)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for the MMPI-A
352(5)
Evaluation of Computer Interpretation Systems
357(6)
Issues concerning Computer-Based MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation
363(4)
Appendix 367(4)
Glossary 371(6)
References 377(18)
Index 395

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