MCQ Flashcards
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Which MMPI-2 validity scale was designed to detect over-reporting of unusual psychiatric symptoms that even severely mentally ill patients rarely endorse?
Answer: Fp (Infrequency-Psychopathology)
Fp uses items rarely endorsed even by genuine psychiatric inpatients, making it especially sensitive to feigning in clinical and forensic contexts.
The original MMPI was developed at the University of Minnesota by Hathaway and McKinley using which primary methodology?
Answer: Empirical criterion keying
Hathaway and McKinley used empirical criterion keying, selecting items that statistically differentiated diagnosed psychiatric groups from normal controls.
Scale 0 (Social Introversion) on the MMPI-2 primarily measures which construct?
Answer: Discomfort in social situations and preference for solitude
Scale 0 assesses a general withdrawal from social contact, discomfort around people, and preference for being alone rather than with others.
In MMPI-2 interpretation, K-correction involves adding fractions of the K scale score to which clinical scales?
Answer: 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9
K-correction adds proportional fractions of the K score to scales 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9 to adjust for defensiveness and improve diagnostic accuracy.
Which of the following describes the primary difference between the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF in terms of their theoretical basis?
Answer: MMPI-2-RF uses a hierarchical model of psychopathology; MMPI-2 uses atheoretical empirical scales
The MMPI-2-RF scales are organized around a hierarchical dimensional model of psychopathology, contrasting with the MMPI-2's historically atheoretical empirical approach.
A person with a markedly elevated Scale 7 (Psychasthenia) on the MMPI-2 would most likely present with which symptoms?
Answer: Obsessive thinking, anxiety, and ruminative worry
Scale 7 (Pt) reflects anxiety, obsessive-compulsive features, self-doubt, and ruminative worry, and is highly correlated with anxiety and OCD presentations.
Which MMPI-2 supplementary scale is specifically designed to identify individuals who are likely to benefit from or respond well to psychotherapy?
Answer: Es (Ego Strength)
The Es (Ego Strength) scale was developed by Barron to predict responsiveness to psychotherapy, with higher scores indicating better therapeutic prognosis.