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The document discusses the MMPI-2, a widely used personality inventory developed in the 1930s, which includes three validity scales and various clinical scales to assess psychiatric conditions. It highlights the MMPI-2's revisions and its extensive use in research, with over 10,000 published papers. Key clinical scales measure aspects such as hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviation, and gender role identification.

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The document discusses the MMPI-2, a widely used personality inventory developed in the 1930s, which includes three validity scales and various clinical scales to assess psychiatric conditions. It highlights the MMPI-2's revisions and its extensive use in research, with over 10,000 published papers. Key clinical scales measure aspects such as hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviation, and gender role identification.

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Unit 2 Assessment of non- cognitive aspect

2.1 Personality Inventories- MMPI-2, MCMI-III


MMPI-2
-​ The MMPI was developed in the late 1930’s and first published in 1942 by Starke
Hathaway and J. C. McKinley, Published by Minnesota University Press
-​ Most widely used personality inventory
-​ Special feature of MMPI : three validity scales
-​ Original MMPI had 13 scales
-​ • MMPI 2 Revised in 1989
-​ • MMPI-A (adolescent version) 1992
-​ • MMPI-2 RF (Restructured form) 2008
Item content:
Somatic: Health, psychosomatic symptoms, neurological disorders, and motor disturbances
-Demographic: sexual, religious, political, and social attitudes, educational, occupational,
family, and marital questions
Psychological: neurotic or psychotic behavior manifestations, such as obsessive and
compulsive states, delusions, hallucinations, ideas of reference, phobias, and sadistic and
masochistic trends.

- There are more than 10,000 published papers using the MMPI-2 and this pool is added to by
hundreds of papers every year

-​ The goal was to develop an instrument that could be used as an objective tool for
assessing different psychiatric conditions and their severity.

CLINICAL SCALES
Scale 1—Hypochondriasis (Hs): This scale was designed to assess a neurotic concern over
bodily functioning.

Scale 2—Depression (D): designed to identify depression, characterized by poor morale,


lack of hope in the future, and general dissatisfaction with one's own life situation.

Scale 3—Hysteria (Hy): designed to identify those who display hysteria or physical complaints
in stressful situations. Those who are well-educated and of a high social class tend to score
higher on this scale. Women also tend to score higher than men on this scale.

Scale 4—Psychopathic Deviate (Pd):developed to identify psychopathic individuals, this scale


measures social deviation, lack of acceptance of authority, and amorality (a disregard for
morality).

Scale 5—Masculinity-Femininity (Mf): assess how much or how little a person identifies how
rigidly an individual identifies with stereotypical male and female gender roles.

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