Content and Supplemental Scales Flashcards
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The MMPI-2 Depression (DEP) content scale, compared to Scale 2 (D), is more likely to capture:
Answer: Cognitive and ideational aspects including hopelessness and suicidal ideation
DEP content items emphasize dysfunctional cognitions, hopelessness, and death ideation more explicitly than the subtle Scale 2 items.
Which MMPI-2 supplemental scale was developed to identify adjustment difficulties in college students?
Answer: College Maladjustment (Mt)
The College Maladjustment scale (Mt) was developed by Kleinmuntz to identify students with significant emotional adjustment problems.
The Keane PTSD Scale (PK) on the MMPI-2 was originally validated on which population?
Answer: Vietnam War veterans with combat PTSD
Keane and colleagues developed the PK scale using Vietnam combat veterans diagnosed with PTSD as the criterion group.
A high score on the MMPI-2 Addiction Potential Scale (APS) indicates:
Answer: Personality and lifestyle characteristics associated with substance abuse risk
APS items are subtle and identify personality features associated with addiction vulnerability rather than direct acknowledgment of use.
The MMPI-2 content scale measuring discomfort with traditional male assertiveness and competitiveness in women is:
Answer: Gender Role – Feminine (GF)
High scores on GF reflect endorsement of traditionally feminine traits including nurturance, gentleness, and concern for others.
When interpreting MMPI-2 content scales, a key advantage over clinical scales is that content scales:
Answer: Have higher internal consistency because items share obvious face-valid content
Content scales were rationally constructed with thematically homogeneous items, resulting in higher internal consistency than heterogeneous clinical scales.
The Social Responsibility (Re) supplemental scale on the MMPI-2 measures:
Answer: Compliance with social rules and sense of civic duty
High Re scorers endorse strong moral values, sense of duty, reliability, and belief in civic and social obligations.