MMPI Personality Psychopathology Five PSY-5 Scales Quiz 2

Question 1

The PSY-5 Psychoticism scale primarily assesses which type of experiences?

Accepted Answer

Disconnection from reality and unusual perceptions

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Mood instability

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Antisocial behavior

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Somatic complaints

Question 2

Who were the primary researchers who developed the PSY-5 model?

Accepted Answer

Harkness and McNulty

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Hathaway and McKinley

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Butcher and Graham

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Ben-Porath and Tellegen

Question 3

How does the PSY-5 model differ from the Big Five personality model?

Accepted Answer

PSY-5 focuses on pathological extremes of personality

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PSY-5 has more dimensions

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PSY-5 measures only normal traits

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PSY-5 was developed first

Question 4

High PSY-5 Aggressiveness and Disconstraint together suggest which pattern?

Accepted Answer

Antisocial and potentially predatory behavior

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Social anxiety

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Obsessive-compulsive tendencies

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Dependent personality

Question 5

On the MMPI-3, Disconstraint was renamed to what?

Accepted Answer

Impulsivity

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Disinhibition

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Constraint-Revised

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Undercontrol

Question 6

Which PSY-5 scale is most relevant for substance abuse risk?

Accepted Answer

Disconstraint

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Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism

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Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality

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Psychoticism