Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Case Study

After taking the Big Five Personality Assessment, I was able to decode certain aspects of my personality and analyze whether different strengths and weaknesses. One strength I found was me openness to experience. Being open to others and their ideas has broadened my horizons. I have found that I have so much to learn from others. Whether their ideas are positive or negative, they provide feedback which overall has increased my communication skills. This is a recent strength for me. With prior companies, change was delivered as bad news, we were not taught to work with our peers but rather compete. With my new company I am experiencing the opposite side of the spectrum. I am encouraged to communicate with anyone needed, regardless of

The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was

This paper introduces the overview of personality assessment approaches in use currently in society. It proceeds to review the big five personality measures, its validity in prediction of personality types (Archer, 2011). The topic on MIPS questionnaires use in personality measurements and scoring methods used by the system is reviewed. Aspects on the social desirability trait and the distortion produced in responses to evaluation questionnaires, being a significant part of the problems in personality assessment is examined. Social desirability does not have an influence on the predictive validity of personality assessments. It is not related to performance in the job. Various strategies used for reduction of social desirability have been studied. The various tools used in assessments are recapitulated including some methodological aspects (Weiner, 2009). Cultural aspects in evaluation of personality discussed are touched upon. Two case studies are used to show the real life situation of personality assessment.

The client was administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- 2nd Edition-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) as an objective measure of their social-emotional and personality functioning. The scores are based on answers to a large number of true/false questions. Based on Mr. Cintron’s responses, this protocol was invalid and uninterpretable due to inconsistent responding. There was evidence of excessive inconsistency because of fixed true responding to the test item.

Before I came to college, I had a preconception of what and how everything would be. Because Kent wasn’t my first choice and the first time I actually visited was during the summer at Destination Kent State, I wasn’t very sure if I would like it here. Also, I simply didn’t want to go to the same college where my sister graduated and ironically met her husband! Even though I wasn’t sure of anything, I still wanted to accomplish many things here at Kent State University. Because I let anxiety get the best of me during high school, I wanted to get involved in many student organizations and become active outside of academics. I wanted to meet new people, make long-lasting friendships and get out of my comfort zone because I didn’t have many

Jane Smith is a 14 year old adolescent. She was referred for psychological evaluation so that her behavioral and emotional status can be determined. Recently Jane recorded a declining academic performance. Her recent behaviors are questionable too. So the evaluation is geared toward declining academic performance and behavior problems.

Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a severe condition in which a person has two or more distinct identities or personality states. This disorder can take control of an individual. MPD is a disorder characterized by identity fragmentation rather than a development of separate personalities. The disturbance is not due to the direct psychological effects of a substance or of a general medical condition (Dissociative Identity Disorder). This once rarely reported disorder has become more common. MPD reflects a failure to combine various aspects of identity, memory and consciousness in a single two-dimensional self. Usually, the primary identity carries the individual's given name

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was developed by Starke Hathaway and J. Charnley McKindley in the 1920s (Anastasi & Urbina, 1997). After a period of time, it was decided that the MMPI needed to be revised. The MMPI is now called MMPI-2 and includes revisions such as updated, additions, and the replacement of test items that were outdated, a new way to calculate the T scores for the clinical and content scales, and new content and validity scales (Anastasi & Urbina, 1997; Duckworth, Caldwell, & Graham, 1991).

Other symptoms can affect people with multiple personality disorder in their everyday life and are not always present.

I agree with you that personality tests, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) tests and its revised edition (MMPI-2), are essential in the field of forensic psychology, even though they are not permitted to be used in mental competency evaluations, evaluations of insanity, or predicting an individual’s risk of dangerousness (Graham, 2012). Regardless, these assessments can help to determine, severity of impairment, their outlook on life, approaches they take to solve problems, their typical mood states, possible diagnosis, and outpatient evaluations (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2017). Additionally, in the field of forensic psychology the MMPI is often used as an instrument by expert witnesses, as a

Multiple personalities is a dissociative condition in which an individual’s personality is apparently split into two or more distinct sub-personalities, each of which may become dominant at different times. People with multiple personality disorder suffer from internal chaos, roller-coaster emotions and terrible memories. They also present confusing confusing and contradictory images to their family and friends. But in spite of all this, MPD is a treatable disorder.

is described by the nearness of at least two unmistakable or split characters or identity expresses that ceaselessly have control over the individual's conduct. With dissociative character issue, there's likewise a powerlessness to review key individual data that is too expansive to be clarified as unimportant absent mindedness. With dissociative character issue, there are likewise exceptionally particular memory varieties, which vacillate with the individual's part identity.

A forty-year-old women is confused because a teddy bear has moved in with her. She can’t remember her friends, time was broken beyond repair; hours are missing from days, days are missing weeks. Dr. Edmund Cava, a Miami physiatrist that was helping her found 38 different personalities one being a child who bought teddy bears another was a demon. This case like so many others show how much Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD can mess with one’s life. MPD is a dissociative disorder were people develop different personalities. The topic of MPD possesses a multitude of causes which negatively impact the victim, his or her family, and the society in which the victim lives in; as a result, many treatments or solutions are provided for the victim

The personality assessment inventory tests provide results on my individual personality, values, motivation, decision making, communication, team skills, conflict skills, organizational structure preference, and stress. These results are broken down briefly in three parts and do not include any personal speculation or analysis as to their meaning. The application of these results are further applied and explains how the results noted from the tests and in the first step will make me a better employee, co-worker, and manager within my organization. These tests mentioned above are applied in conjunction with particular examples on how I can achieve becoming a better employee, co-worker, and manager. An explanation of how my personality and experiences were affected by the Holy Spirit is also discussed. Particularly, how potential weaknesses have become strengths with the guidance of the Lord.

The historical use of the terms objective and projective to classify a personality test, and the problems with such classification.