Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment

by Nichols, David S.

• ISBN13: 9780470349816
• ISBN10: 0470349816
• Copyright: 2008-05-02
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the MMPI-2trade; The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Revised (MMPI-2trade;) is the most widely used test in the world for personality assessment. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret this test. Written by clinical psychologist David S. Nichols, Essentials of MMPI-2trade; Assessment is that source. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of MMPI-2trade; Assessment provides step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. As well, the author provides his expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Table of Contents

Series Preface

History and Development

Administration

Scoring

Introduction to Interpretation

Assessing Protocol Validity

The Standard Clinical Scales

The Content and Content Component, Personality Psychopathology-5 (PSY-5), and Supplementary Scales

Profile Patterns and Codetypes

Strengths and Weaknesses of the MMPI-2

Clinical Applications of the MMPI-2

Illustrative Case Report

References

Annotated Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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