MMPI Content and Supplemental Scales 4

Question 1

The MMPI-2 Type A Behavior (TPA) content scale was designed to measure:

Accepted Answer

Hard-driving, competitive, and time-pressured behavior patterns

Answer

TPA assesses the classic Type A behavioral pattern including impatience, competitiveness, irritability, and work preoccupation.

Question 2

On the MMPI-2, the Fears (FRS) content scale elevation indicates:

Accepted Answer

Multiple specific phobias and excessive fears

Answer

FRS identifies individuals who endorse many specific fear items including animals, blood, closed spaces, and other common phobias.

Question 3

The Repression (R) supplemental scale on the MMPI-2 is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Inhibition of emotional expression and denial of psychological distress

Answer

High R scorers present as emotionally controlled, conventional, and unwilling to acknowledge psychological difficulties.

Question 4

Which MMPI-2 supplemental scale assesses traditional attitudes and gender role conformity?

Accepted Answer

Gender Role - Masculine/Feminine (GM/GF)

Answer

The GM and GF supplemental scales assess endorsement of traditional masculine and feminine gender role characteristics respectively.

Question 5

A high score on the MMPI-2 Social Discomfort (SOD) content scale most strongly suggests:

Accepted Answer

Shyness, introversion, and dislike of social situations

Answer

SOD reflects genuine discomfort in social settings and preference for solitude rather than fear of judgment per se.

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