A Beginner's Guide to the Mmpi-2

by Butcher, James Neal

• ISBN13: 9781557985644
• ISBN10: 1557985642
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

This edition provides a readable but thorough introduction to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Revised (MMPI-2), the most widely researched and broadly used personality assessment instrument. This primer will be useful for nonpsychologist professionals who need a quick overview of the test, as well as for students who seek a reliable introductory text. The work is generously illustrated with expanded case material so that readers can acquire a practical understanding of the test. The revised edition also contains updated descriptions of the scales and describes and illustrates several new measures.

Author Biography

James N. Butcher is currently a professor emeritus in psychology at the University of Minnesota and former editor of the American Psychological Association journal Psychological Assessment.

Table of Contents

List of Exhibits and Figures
Preface
A Well-Traveled Path: MMPI-2 Use and Administration	p. 3
To Believe or Not to Believe, That Is the Question: Assessing MMPI-2 Test Result Validity	p. 21
A Bond with the Past: The Basic MMPI-2 Clinical Scales	p. 37
The Analysis of Complex Cases: Code-Type Interpretation	p. 77
The Content Scales: An Assessment of Client Content Themes	p. 95
The MMPI-2 Supplemental Scales: An Appraisal of Special Problems	p. 115
Putting It All Together: How to Interpret a Profile and Organize Test Influences	p. 125
Using the MMPI-2 in Clinical Cases from Diverse Settings	p. 137
The Report: Documenting the Results of MMPI-2 Evaluations	p. 165
Correlates of Selected MMPI-2 Code Types	p. 179
Selected References for the MMPI-2	p. 191
Glossary	p. 201
References	p. 207
Index	p. 213
About the Author	p. 225
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