Personality Assessment

L

Lie

F

Infrequency

VRIN

Variable response inconsistency

TRIN

True response inconsitency

MMPI

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

What is the Higher order scales for MMPI

Emotional/internalizing dysfunction (EID), Thought dysfunction (THD), Behavioral/ externalizing dysfunction (BXD)

Hypochondriasis

Hs

Depression

D

Hysteria

Hy

Psychopathic deviate

Pd

Masculinity-femineity

Mf

Paranoia

Pa

Psychasthenia

Pt

Schizophrenia

Sc

Back F

Fb

Hypomania

Ma

Social introversion

Si

Infrequency psychopathology

Fp

Fake Bad Scale

FBS

Correction

K

Superlative

S

Demoralization (RF)

RCd

Somatic complaints (RF)

RC1

Low positive emotions (RF)

RC2

Cynicism (RF)

RC3

Antisocial behavior (RF)

RC4

Ideas of persecution (RF)

RC6

Dysfunction negative emotion (RF)

RC7

Aberrant experiences (RF)

RC8

Hypomanic activation (RF)

RC9

What is personality

A combination of characteristics that form an individuals distinctive character

EFA

Estimating a set of factors that account for the maximum amount of covariation

Reliability

The degree of stability, consistency, and predictability

Base Rate

Best regarded as current population prevalence of a variable of interest

Validity

Accuracy of construct

Test Retest (Reliability forms)

correlate responses on the same test at 2 time points

Alternate forms (reliability forms)

Correlate responses to similar but different tests of the same construct

Internal consistency (reliability form)

correlate items with each other

Split half (reliability form)

correlate the test with the other half

interrater

correlate 2 rater responses

If a measure is unreliable, it generally cannot be ______

valid

cannot say

?

ANX (MMPI-2 content scales)

Anxiety

Fears (MMPI-2 content scales)

FRS

Obsessiveness (MMPI-2 content scales)

OBS

Depression (MMPI-2 content scales)

DPS

Health concerns (MMPI-2 content scales)

HEA

Bizarre mentation (MMPI-2 content scales)

BIZ

ANG (MMPI-2 content scales)

Anger

CYN (MMPI-2 content scales)

cynicism

Antisocial practives (MMPI-2 content scales)

ASP

Type A (MMPI-2 content scales)

TPA

LSE (MMPI-2 content scales)

Low self sesteem

SOD (MMPI-2 content scales)

Social discomfort

FAM (MMPI-2 content scales)

Family problems

Work interference (MMPI-2 content scales)

WRK

Negative treatment indicators (MMPI-2 content scales)

TRT

“?” Scale

cannot say is items left unanswered

variable response inconsistency scale

indiscriminate responding; similar items are not answered in the same direction

True response inconsistency scale

indiscriminately answering true to items that would indicate inconsistency

Infrequency

a person answers in a atypical and deviant manner (most people wouldn’t answer the question in the way that they did )

Fake Bad

exaggeration of psychopathology

infrequency psychopathology

faking or exaggerating psychopathology (infrequently answering questions)

Lie

describe themselves as an unrealistically positive manner

correction

describe themselves as overly positive

superlative

person is attempting to appear overly virtuous or “good”

Hypochondriasis

person who has high conern with illness and disease

Hysteria

developed sensory or motor disorder

psychopathic deviate

levels of social adjustment

Paranoia

identify with paranoid conditions or paranoid states

psychasthenia

high levels of anxiety

schizophrenia

experiencing schizophrenic like conditions

Hypomania

hypomanic symptoms, euphoric, irritability, and unproductivity

Social introversion

introversion-extroversion continuum

Personality assessment Inventory

PAI

How many questions does the PAI have

344

Inconsistency (PAI)

ICN

INF (PAI)

Infrequency

NIM (PAI)

negative impression

PIM (PAI)

positive impression

Interpersonal scales (PAI)

Dominance (DOM) Warmth (WRM)

Dominance (PAI)

DOM

Warmth (PAI)

WRM

PAI T score

T<70

Somatic complaints (PAI)

SOM

Depression (PAI)

DEP

Anxiety (PAI)

ANX

Anxiety related disorders (PAI)

ARD

Mania (PAI)

MAN

Paranoia (PAI)

PAR

Schizophrenia (PAI)

SCZ

Borderline Features (PAI)

BOR

Antisocial features (PAI)

ANT

Alcohol problems (PAI)

ALC

Drug Problems (PAI)

DRG

What are the treatment scales for the PAI

Aggression, SSI, Stress, Nonsupport, Treatment Rejection

Aggression- Treatment scale for PAI

AGG

Suicidal Ideation- Treatment scales PAI

SUI

Stress- Treatment Scale PAI

STR