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Classification Accuracy of MMPI-2 Validity Scales in the Detection of Pain-Related Malingering: A Known-Groups Study
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Bianchini, Kevin J.; Etherton, Joseph L.; Greve, Kevin W.; Heinly, Matthew T.; Meyers, John E. – Assessment, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory" 2nd edition (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) validity indicators in the detection of malingering in clinical patients with chronic pain using a hybrid clinical-known groups/simulator design. The…
Descriptors: Validity, Classification, Pain, Patients
The Relationship of MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale Scores to MMPI Profile Type and Degree of Elevation.
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Pfost, Karen S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Investigated the relationship of the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC) to personality type and level of emotional distress using Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores of 38 alcoholic males. No relationship was found between the MAC and magnitude of psychological distress, as measured by T scores. (JAC)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Males, Patients, Personality Traits
The MMPI and the Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome in Vietnam Era Veterans.
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Burke, Henry R.; Mayer, Stuart – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome outpatients (N=30) and newly admitted random psychiatric inpatient veterans (N=30) were found to be practically identical and were consistent with diagnosis of schizophrenia, indicating the severity of delayed response to stress in Vietnam veterans. (NRB)
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Patients, Psychological Patterns, Schizophrenia
Premorbid Personality Differentiation of Cancer and Noncancer Groups: A Test of the Hypothesis of Cancer Proneness.
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Dattore, Patrick J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores yielded significant discriminations between cancer and noncancer groups. The group with cancer was significantly separated from the noncancer group on the basis of lower scores on Byrne's Repression-Sensitization scale (greater repression) and on the Depression scale of the MMPI (less…
Descriptors: Cancer, Depression (Psychology), Males, Patients
An MMPI-2 Infrequent Response Scale for Use with Psychopathological Populations: The Infrequency-Psychopathology Scale, "F(p)."
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Arbisi, Paul A.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S. – Psychological Assessment, 1995
The development and initial validation of a new Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) scale designed to determine infrequent responding with psychopathological populations are described. Results with 1,179 subjects show that the Infrequency-Psychopathology Scale (F p ) may be useful in settings with high base rates of…
Descriptors: Patients, Psychological Patterns, Psychopathology, Responses
The MMPI as a Predictor of Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer.
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Sobel, Harry J.; Worden, J. William – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Examined utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a longitudinal predictor of psychosocial adaptation to cancer. A post hoc discriminant analysis revealed that 75% of all patients could have been correctly classified into a high-distressed v a low-distressed cancer patient group using only the MMPI. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cancer, Measurement Techniques, Patients
Elevation Differences between MMPI-2 Clinical and Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales: Frequency, Origins, and Interpretative Implications
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Sellbom, Martin; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; McNulty, John L.; Arbisi, Paul A.; Graham, John R. – Assessment, 2006
The frequency, origin, and interpretative implications of elevation differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) clinical and restructured clinical (RC) scales were examined. Two large clinical samples consisting of 1,770 outpatients and 2,438 inpatients were used for this study. Three potential factors…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Patients, Correlation, Individual Differences
Some Significant Relationships Between Adolescents and Their Parents as Revealed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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Mlott, Sylvester R. – Adolescence, 1972
A surprising aspect encountered in this study was the reluctance of parents of daughters to complete the MMPI as compared to the willingness of parents of sons to complete the same form. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Females, Handicapped Children
Attempted Suicide: The M.M.P.I. Differentiation of Suicidal from Non-Suicidal Depressions.
Sendbuehler, J. M.; And Others – 1979
Distinctions between non-suicidal and suicidal depression were investigated. Epidemiological profiles of depressed patients (40 suicidal and 40 non-suicidal) were matched for sex and age. Independent raters diagnosed each subject according to five classifications of depression. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for each…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)