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Tables of Contents for Essentials of Mmpi-2 and Mmpi-A Interpretation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
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