Description
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition is used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source for use of this test. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment provides that resource. In addition to comprehensive updates to the research and literature throughout, the new edition will include information on other versions of the test, including the MMPI-2 RC and the MMPI-2-RF. Clinical and school psychologists are provided with information on administering, interpreting, and scoring this most widely used test for assessing personality.
Table of Contents
Series Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
One History and Development 1
Two Administration 19
Three Scoring 28
Four Introduction to Interpretation 33
Five Assessing Protocol Validity 45
Six The Standard Clinical Scales 89
Seven The Content and Content Component, Personality Psychopathology–5 (PSY-5 ), Restructured Clinical (RC), and Supplementary Scales 208
Eight Profile Patterns and Codetypes 257
Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the MMPI-2 295
Ten Clinical Applications of the MMPI-2 307
Eleven Illustrative Case Report 323
References 343
Annotated Bibliography 359
About the Author 363
Index 365
