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Personality Assessment Use by Clinical Neuropsychologists
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Smith, Steven R.; Gorske, Tad T.; Wiggins, Chauntel; Little, Jessica A. – International Journal of Testing, 2010
The present study is an exploration of the personality assessment practices of clinical neuropsychologists. Professional members of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the International Neuropsychological Society (N = 404) were surveyed to examine use of several forms of personality, behavior, and emotional function measures. Results…
Descriptors: Test Use, Personality Assessment, Learning Disabilities, Personality
Overreporting of Closed-Head Injury Symptoms on the MMPI-2.
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Berry, David T. R.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) validity scales were compared for 20 nonclinical participants, 18 subjects asked to fake injury, 18 head injury patients not seeking compensation, and 30 compensation-seeking head injury patients. Results suggest that MMPI-2 overreporting scales are sensitive to complaint fabrication and…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Head Injuries, Neuropsychology, Patients
The Identification of Neurologically Relevant Items in the MMPI-2.
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Van Balen, H. G. G.; Van Limbeek, J.; De Mey, H. R. A. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1997
Forty neuropsychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and physiatrists identified neurologically relevant items (NRIs) in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). Raters identified four sets of NRIs: one for brain damage in general and three partially overlapping sets for stroke, traumatic brain damage, and whiplash.…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Head Injuries, Interrater Reliability, Neurological Impairments
MMPI-2 Variables in Attention and Memory Test Performance.
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Gass, Carlton S. – Psychological Assessment, 1996
Attention span, verbal list learning, and memory test performance were examined in relation to Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) measures of depression, anxiety, and psychotic thinking in 128 male head-injury and psychiatric patients. Results support the view that MMPI-2 scores are relevant to neuropsychological test…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attention, Depression (Psychology), Head Injuries
Psychological Assessment versus Psychological Testing.
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Matarazzo, Joseph D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Increasingly neuropsychologists are under pressure, particularly in child custody and personal injury litigation, to justify the validity of the tests upon which their assessments are based. Reviews research on the validity of clinical opinions based on tests and concludes that test scores must be used in conjunction with life history and current…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Neurological Impairments
Special Section: Providing Psychological Test Feedback to Clients.
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Butcher, James N., Ed. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Many clinicians are reluctant to discuss test results with clients. The four articles of this special section (1) explore ethical issues involved in discussing test results with clients; (2) illustrate the test feedback process for neuropsychological evaluation; and (3) examine the impact of test feedback on the individual's functioning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, College Students, Diagnostic Tests, Ethics