MMPI MMPI-A Adolescent Assessment

Question 1

What is the age range for which the MMPI-A was specifically designed?

Accepted Answer

Ages 14–18

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Ages 12–18

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Ages 13–17

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Ages 15–19

Question 2

How many items does the MMPI-A contain?

Accepted Answer

478 items

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567 items

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338 items

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504 items

Question 3

In what year was the MMPI-A first published?

Accepted Answer

1992

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1989

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1995

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1998

Question 4

Which of the following is a content scale unique to the MMPI-A?

Accepted Answer

A-anx (Adolescent-Anxiety)

Answer

DEP (Depression)

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BIZ (Bizarre Mentation)

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ANG (Anger)

Question 5

Approximately how many adolescents comprised the MMPI-A standardization normative sample?

Accepted Answer

1,620 adolescents

Answer

500 adolescents

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800 adolescents

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2,500 adolescents

Question 6

Which MMPI-A supplemental scale was specifically developed to assess adolescents' open acknowledgment of alcohol and drug problems?

Accepted Answer

ACK (Alcohol/Drug Problem Acknowledgment)

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MAC-R (MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale-Revised)

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PRO (Alcohol/Drug Problem Proneness)

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IMM (Immaturity)

Question 7

A 16-year-old's MMPI-A profile shows an F scale T-score of 65. How should this finding most appropriately be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

A moderate elevation suggesting possible distress, exaggeration, or inconsistency warranting further evaluation

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The protocol is definitively invalid due to random responding

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A score within normal limits requiring no further review

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Conclusive evidence of deliberate malingering