Administration and Scoring Procedures Flashcards
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Which MMPI-2 validity scale specifically detects clients who are acquiescing by answering 'True' to almost everything?
Answer: TRIN (True Response Inconsistency)
TRIN measures acquiescence by flagging respondents who answer True to semantically opposite item pairs.
When administering the MMPI-2 in a group setting, what is the recommended minimum physical spacing between respondents?
Answer: Sufficient space so respondents cannot read each other's answer sheets
Standard group administration requires enough physical distance to ensure privacy and prevent respondents from viewing neighbors' answer sheets.
On the MMPI-2, raw scores are converted to T-scores using which type of transformation?
Answer: Uniform T-score transformation
Most MMPI-2 clinical scales use Uniform T-scores (UT) to ensure percentile equivalence across scales, except scales that retain linear T-scores.
A client completes only 300 of the 567 MMPI-2 items before stopping. What is the most appropriate clinical decision?
Answer: The protocol is likely invalid; encourage the client to complete all items before scoring
Incomplete protocols are generally considered invalid, and the clinician should encourage full completion; however, the first 370 items cover all basic validity and clinical scales.
What is the approximate age range for which the MMPI-A was specifically developed?
Answer: 12 to 17 years
The MMPI-A was normed and designed for adolescents aged 14 to 18, but the normative sample and clinical cutoffs apply specifically to ages 14–18.
Which statement best describes the 'Cannot Say' (?) score on the MMPI-2?
Answer: It is the count of items left unanswered or marked both True and False
The Cannot Say score is simply the raw count of omitted or double-marked items and is not a T-score scale.
In MMPI-2 hand scoring, what must a scorer do after overlaying the scoring template on the answer sheet?
Answer: Count only the marked responses that align with holes in the template
Each template has cut-out holes aligned to scorable responses; the scorer counts marks visible through the holes to obtain the raw scale score.