Essentials of Mmpi-2 and Mmpi-A Interpretation

by Butcher, James Neal

• ISBN13: 9780816635528
• ISBN10: 0816635528
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr

Summary

The best resource for interpreting these widely used personality assessment tests.

Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation presents innovative interpretive strategies for both the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, or MMPI-2, and the adaptation for adolescents, the MMPI-A. James N. Butcher and Carolyn L. Williams detail the rationale for the revision and development of the instruments and their scales and describe how to administer, score, profile, code, and interpret the tests.

This revised edition includes the most recent MMPI research, including new information on ethnic background and cultural setting as they relate to assessment. Focusing primarily on studies of profile validity and external correlates, the revision also includes interpretive guidelines for several scales newly introduced into the MMPI tests. A new workbook includes exercises related to Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation in areas such as important test constructs, the interpretation of profile validity, and clinical and content scales.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	xi
List of Figures	xv
Foreword	xvii
Raymond D. Fowler
Preface to the Second Edition	xxi
Objective Personality Assessment Using the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	1	(11)
Development of the MMPI	2	(1)
The Need to Revise the MMPI	3	(1)
The MMPI Restandardization Project	4	(2)
Development of the MMPI-2	6	(2)
Development of the MMPI-A	8	(3)
Highlight Summary: The MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	11	(1)
Administering, Scoring, and Profiling the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	12	(25)
Selecting the Proper Form	12	(3)
Administering the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	15	(5)
MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Formats	20	(5)
Scoring the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	25	(1)
Plotting MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Profiles	26	(6)
Coding MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Profiles	32	(3)
Highlight Summary: The Case of Alice	35	(2)
Assessing the Validity of MMPI-2 Profiles	37	(23)
Item Omissions, Inconsistent Responding, and Fixed Responding	39	(5)
Measures of Random and Exaggerated Responding	44	(6)
Measures of Defensiveness and Claims of Extreme Virtue	50	(3)
Patterns of Response Invalidity	53	(5)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Validity Pattern	58	(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Standard Scales	60	(39)
Scale Development and Item Content	61	(1)
Illustrative Empirical Research and Descriptors	62	(1)
Scale 1: Hypochondriasis (Hs)	63	(2)
Scale 2: Depression (D)	65	(3)
Scale 3: Hysteria (Hy)	68	(3)
Scale 4: Psychopathic Deviate (Pd)	71	(5)
Scale 5: Masculinity-Femininity (Mf)	76	(4)
Scale 6: Paranoia (Pa)	80	(3)
Scale 7: Psychasthenia (Pt)	83	(2)
Scale 8: Schizohrenia (Sc)	85	(3)
Scale 9: Hypomania (Ma)	88	(3)
Scale 0: Social Introversion (Si)	91	(3)
Case Example of the Standard Scales and Their Subscales	94	(1)
Limitations of the Harris-Lingoes Content Interpretation Approach	94	(3)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Standard Scale Profile	97	(2)
Interpreting MMPI-2 Profile Types (Code Types)	99	(36)
When and Why to Use Code Types	100	(1)
Code-Type Definitions and Stability	100	(1)
Similarity of the Traditional MMPI and MMPI-2 Code Types	101	(1)
Research on MMPI/MMPI-2 Code Types	102	(2)
Two-Point Code-Type Descriptors	104	(24)
Three-Point Code-Type Descriptors	128	(5)
Highlight Summary: Analysis of Alice's Code Type	133	(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Content Scales	135	(20)
MMPI-2 Content Scale Development	136	(1)
Psychometric Properties of the MMPI-2 Content Scales	136	(2)
An Interpretive Strategy for the MMPI-2 Content Scales	138	(9)
MMPI-2 Content Component Scales	147	(1)
Case Example of the Utility of the Content Scales	148	(5)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Content Scale Performance	153	(2)
Interpreting the MMPI-2 Supplementary Measures	155	(31)
MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale	155	(4)
Addiction Potential Scale	159	(1)
Addiction Acknowledgment Scale	159	(3)
Marital Distress Scale	162	(5)
Hostility Scale	167	(2)
Other Scales	169	(4)
The Personality Psychopathology 5 (PSY-5) Scales	173	(2)
Useful Indexes for the MMPI-2	175	(2)
Critical Items	177	(1)
Cautions about Other Supplementary Measures	178	(5)
Developing and Evaluating New Scales for the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A	183	(1)
Highlight Summary: Alice's Supplementary Measures	184	(2)
Integrating MMPI-2 Inferences into an Interpretive Report	186	(23)
A Strategy for Integrating MMPI-2 Information	186	(14)
Highlight Summary: Alice's MMPI-2 Interpretation	200	(8)
Closing Comments	208	(1)
The MMPI-A: Extending the Use of the MMPI to Adolescents	209	(17)
Adult-Adolescent Differences on the MMPI	211	(3)
The Norm Issue and Adolescents	214	(3)
Strategies for Interpreting Adolescents' MMPI Profiles	217	(2)
Problems with Using the Original MMPI with Adolescents	219	(3)
Highlight Summary: Advantages of Using the MMPI-A	222	(4)
Interpreting the MMPI-A Validity Measures	226	(22)
Overview of the MMPI-A Validity Measures	227	(2)
Measures of Defensiveness and Fixed Responding	229	(8)
Measures of Random and Exaggerated Responding	237	(8)
Highlight Summary: Tony, an Adolescent Case	245	(3)
Interpreting the MMPI-A Standard Scales	248	(25)
General Interpretive Guidelines for the MMPI-A Standard Scales	249	(21)
Highlight Summary: Interpretation of Tony's MMPI-A Standard Scales	270	(3)
Using the MMPI-A Content Scales	273	(30)
Development of the MMPI-A Content Scales	273	(2)
Comparison of the MMPI-A and MMPI-2 Content Scales	275	(1)
Interpretation of the MMPI-A Content Scales	275	(22)
The MMPI-A Content Component Scales	297	(1)
Highlight Summary: Tony's MMPI-A Content Scales Profile	298	(5)
Interpreting MMPI-A Supplementary Measures	303	(12)
Alcohol and Drug Problem Scales	303	(3)
Factor Scales	306	(1)
Immaturity Scale	307	(1)
Personality Psychopathology 5 (PSY-5) Scales	307	(1)
MMPI-A Critical Items	308	(4)
Highlight Summary: Tony's MMPI-A Supplementary Measures	312	(3)
Guidelines for MMPI-A Interpretation	315	(15)
Interpretive Questions and Report Outline	317	(8)
An MMPI-A Feedback Session	325	(1)
Highlight Summary: Integrating Tony's MMPI-A Responses	326	(4)
Computerized MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretive Reports	330	(37)
Automated Interpretation of Personality Tests	331	(2)
Options for Obtaining Computer-Based MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Reports	333	(1)
Computer-Based MMPI-2/MMPI-A Narrative Reports	334	(1)
The Minnesota Report™	335	(2)
Case Illustration of the Minnesota Report™: Adult Clinical System	337	(3)
Case Illustration of the Minnesota Report™ for Alcohol and Drug Treatment Settings	340	(4)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for Forensic Settings	344	(8)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for Personnel Screening	352	(1)
Case Illustration of The Minnesota Report™ for the MMPI-A	352	(5)
Evaluation of Computer Interpretation Systems	357	(6)
Issues concerning Computer-Based MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation	363	(4)
Appendix	367	(4)
Glossary	371	(6)
References	377	(18)
Index	395