The weighted validity scales method was robust enough to account for “emotional distress” and still identify invalid MMPI-2 performance.
The findings support the need for multiple validity scales to be examined in determining a valid profile. The higher a scale, the more the more pathological descriptors apply.
The overall finding showed 100% specificity and 86% sensitivity. definitions of mmpi/mmpi-2: basic scales and sub-scales - 1 - 5 Consider 'High' to be T65 or more on the MMPI-2. The MMPI-2-RF conceptualizes personality and psychopathology as a hierarchical arrangement of relatively narrow, focused, dimensional constructs. Pope, Butcher, & Seelen (2006) provide a listing of the extensive use of the MMPI-2 in court (i.e., 320 federal and state citations since 2000). The MMPI-2-RF, the latest revision to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, is one of the most widely researched and used psychological assessment instruments. The MMPI/MMPI-2 is the most widely used instrument in clinical and research applications. In a group of knowledgeable actors (malingerers), 86% was correctly classified. Describe how widely used the MMPI-2 is in clinical assessment and cite references to support its broad use. The findings of this study suggest that chronic pain patients in litigation produce a different profile on the MMPI-2 validity scales than do nonlitigants. The weighted method was able to correctly classify 100% of nonlitigants, using a cutoff score of ≥5.
Riley, Smellies Treatise On The Theory And Practice Of Midwifery, Volume 3. The current study examined a method of combining seven different validity scales of the MMPI-2 into a common weighted method in assessing malingering in chronic pain patients. MMPI 2: Assessing Personality And PsychopathologyJohn R, Inside The Clinton White House: An Oral History (Oxford Oral History Series)Russell L. There have been numerous methods developed for the detection of valid profiles on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2.