Administration and Scoring Procedures Flashcards
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A client's VRIN scale raw score is 15 on the MMPI-2. What does this most likely indicate?
Answer: Random or inconsistent responding that renders the protocol invalid
VRIN raw scores of 13 or above (T ≥ 80) strongly suggest random or inconsistent responding, making the profile uninterpretable.
What reading level is generally recommended as the minimum for valid MMPI-2 self-administration?
Answer: 6th grade reading level
The MMPI-2 items are written at approximately a 6th-grade reading level, and clients should be able to read at least at that level for valid self-administration.
When scoring the MMPI-2, the standard profile uses which normative sample as its reference group?
Answer: A 1989 restandardization sample of 2,600 U.S. community adults
The MMPI-2 was restandardized in 1989 using a nationwide community sample of approximately 2,600 adults to replace the outdated original norms.
Which of the following most accurately describes the L (Lie) scale on the MMPI-2?
Answer: A set of items reflecting an unsophisticated attempt to present oneself in an overly virtuous light
The L scale identifies naive or unsophisticated defensiveness through items describing minor faults that virtually everyone has but that the endorser claims not to have.
If a clinician wants to assess profile validity specifically for the back half of the MMPI-2 booklet, which scale should they examine?
Answer: Fb (Back F) scale
The Fb scale consists of infrequently endorsed items located in the latter portion of the booklet and detects invalid responding that emerges mid-test.
Under what condition is it appropriate to administer the MMPI-2 to someone over age 65?
Answer: When clinician judgment supports it, with awareness that the norms may not fully represent elderly adults
The MMPI-2 normative sample under-represents adults over 65, so clinicians should use clinical judgment and interpret results cautiously in this population.
In MMPI-2 hand scoring, K-correction fractions (e.g., 0.5K, 1.0K) must be:
Answer: Rounded to the nearest whole number before adding to the raw scale score
K-correction products are rounded to the nearest whole number before being added to the clinical scale raw score to maintain integer raw scores.