Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3

The two test that are being compared are the MMIP-2-RF (The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory -2- Restructured Form) and the Rorschach Ink Blot Test. These two tests are the most common test used to screen for psychological disorders. The following paragraphs are background information of the two tests, my group’s discussion, and my opinion of the question “Which test is better”

The second self-assessment that I completed was the multiple intelligence assessment. I found that this assessment was the most meaningful for me out of the three. During this self-assessment I was able to quickly answer questions about myself and then reflect at the end about whether or not the outcomes

In 1962 she published the MBTI strictly for research usage, it categorizes participants into one of 16 personality types (Ham,2016). In the 1970 the test increased in relevance and in 1975

The MMPI-2 is one of the best psychological tests to use because the validity scales are effective in identifying test-takers who may be faking

As I reviewed my MBTI results, most of my percentages have not drastically changed over time. This gives me continued confidence in the following MBTI results which indicate I am an ?ISTJ?: introvert (16%), sensing (9%), thinking (31%) and judging (53%) (Jung Typology Test, 1998-2017).

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.

The assessor wants to note that if Ana was assessed as a child, she would have been administered the MMPI-A. The standard scales of this test contain 9 validity scales, 10 clinical scales, 9 restructured clinical scales, 15 content scales, 15 supplementary scales, and 5 personality psychopathology five scales. It is also important to focus on the 10 clinical scales when assessing the client because this section helps indicate the different psychological or mental conditions. Within the clinical scale you have scales that assess for Hypochondriasis, depression, Hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity/femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, and social introversion. The hypochondriasis scale is used to assess the neurotic concern over the clients’ bodily functioning. The depression scale is used to assess and identify the clients’ depression described as a dissatisfaction with their own life and a lack of hope. The Hysteria Scale helps to identify individuals who display signs of hysteria when they are in stressful situations. The psychopathic deviate scale is used to identify psychopathic clients, this scale also measures social deviation, lack of disobedience. Next you have Masculinity/Femininity scale

The theory behind the MBTI purports that while we are each born with particularly unique traits and “types”, each of our individual traits can be affected and amended by habit and repetitiveness over time, while, in general,

Cortina, J. D. (1992). The "Big Five” personality factors in the IPI and MMPI: Predictors of police performance . Personnel Psychology, 45(1), 119-140.

If Amtrak and Metrolink want to use personality tests on their employees, the MMPI would be most effective. The positives of this test far outweigh the cons. The test examines everything about a person, from their self-esteem to emotions. It can also identify any signs of disorder in an individual. It is also widely used by many different companies to assess the success a person might have in a high-risk public safety position. The MMPI is widely considered to be the most reliable personality test. It dives much deeper into a person's psyche than any of its counterparts, like the Rorschach Test. The only downside to the MMPI is the amount of time it takes to complete. With 567 true-false questions, it can take a while to complete, but the information

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 or MMPI-2 is a widely used, 567-item, standardized personality inventory, which measures personality characteristics. The test includes several validity scales, which assist the assessor to analyze the validity of the overall test results (Groth-Marnat, 2009) and the test-taking attitude (Friedman, Bolinsky, Levak, & Nichols, 2014). The scales allow detecting the client’s intention to fake the result.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), is a standardized questionnaire established at the University of Minnesota in 1940. According to Hill, J. S., Pace, T. M., & Robbins, R. R. (2012) Hathaway and McKinley “selected criterion groups based on the selected criterion groups based on the clinical diagnosis and used an empirical approach in selecting items for a specific scale”. Furthermore, this inventory is one of the most popular clinical and forensic psychology tools used today and its purpose is to determine psychiatric symptoms and personality characteristics. African American groups “scored higher than Caucasians on a number of scales associated with psychopathology in early MMPI research” (Graham, 1990; Greene, 1987),

Analyses shows that personality changes throughout life as different personality traits are used and forgotten. The results are generalized and don’t always apply to people but typically the results are correct.

The MCMI-III Third edition is a test that assesses DSM-IV related personality disorders and syndromes for the use of people 18 years of age and older at an 8th grade reading level and is also available in Spanish (Clinical Psychology, 2015). “The primary purpose of the MCMI-III test is to provide information to clinicians---psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, physicians, and nurses---who must

I found the MMPI-2 test to be the most interesting because it uses a system of checks and balances to rule out people who try to score a specific way. This test seems like an easy, fun questionnaire that could be found in magazines but it still has validity and can be used as a tool in diagnosing mental disorders. It has more structure and scientific backing than the Rorschach or the Five Factor Model. However, like all test the MMPI-2 is not perfect. The major limitation of the MMPI-2 is the socioeconomic and cultural discrepancy. Scores on specific portions of the test may differ significantly between economic classes and cultural groups. For example, someone may score higher on the Psychopathic Deviate portion because of the negative associations