a group of questions within a psychological test (especially a personality quiz) that serve as a check on the respondent's honesty.
Elevations on the MAC-R Scale indicate a personality that is often prone to addiction. The addictions can be to coffee, tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, as well as to hobbies like gambling.
The K-scale, also known as the Defensiveness scale, was created to help people who are striving to portray themselves in a positive light, frequently in an excessively positive way, or who are in a psychological state of denial, be identified. High K-scale scores may indicate that a person is not accepting psychological concerns or symptoms, which may result in underreporting of some problems. The clinical setting, where patients may be driven to reduce their symptoms, is where this scale is most helpful.
Feelings of inadequacy and low social skills are traits of the power-reassurance or sexual-aim rapist, who does not harm his victims.
In psychiatric, forensic, and neuropsychological contexts, it is widely applied to aid in the detection of exaggeration of psychological issues.
The impulsive, violent, and substance-abusing characteristics of a power-assailant or antisocial rapist are also present. His sexual attacks are frequently unintentional, and he is unlikely to employ force.
Sadistic rape typically entails severe, protracted constraint and torment. It can occasionally develop ritualistic or other strange characteristics. To penetrate their victim, the rapist may utilize a tool or an object from another country. The victim's sexual organs become a particular target for harm or abuse.
