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Mmpi-2 Interpretation Name: Zack Sample Age: 24 Gender: Male Test Administered: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (mmpi-2) Reason for Referral
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Abstract | There is no referral question for Zack Sample due to the fact that this interpretation is presented as a practice exercise for a personality assessment course at Pepperdine University. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Please refer to the information provided by the course instructor. PROFILE VALIDITY After a review of the validity scales and other pertinent information, this is considered to be a valid MMPI-2 profile. The total completion time for the test exceeded normal limits, with a completion time of just under two hours. This may be indicative of major psychological disturbance, particularly a severe depression or psychosis, but quite possibly is also influenced by Zack's previous diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. There appears to be few to no erasures, and no extraneous marks on the answer sheet, and Zack omitted no items. When first reviewing Zack's Validity Scale scores, it is immediately apparent that this is the profile of someone who is either " faking bad " or making a serious cry for help existing symptoms and a plea for help, especially when accompanied by elevated Zack Sample 2 scores on the clinical scales, as his are. His F B scale score (T>120) is extremely elevated, indicating that his responses to the items on the last portion of the instrument are atypical, representing only 10% of the population. This highly elevated F B scale score in combination with Zack's F P scale score (T=92) indicates that he is endorsing items that are infrequently endorsed by psychiatric inpatients, which further supports the likelihood of exaggeration of symptoms rather than psychosis. Zack's elevated L scale score (T=65) might be due to an unrealistic view of himself. It also suggests he may be inflexible, unoriginal, and perceive his world in a rigid, self-centered manner. This rigidity may in turn instill in Zack a low tolerance to stress, and suggests poor insight. His prior diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is supported by these findings. Zack's low K scale score (T=49) suggests that he may be extremely self-critical, dissatisfied, and have inadequate defenses. This score also indicates he likely has a poor self-concept with a low level of insight. When taking into consideration Zack's background in addition to the scores outlined above, this profile should be viewed as a very serious cry for help. In light of this, one must be cautious when interpreting his scores, as the elevations may be more reflective of an attempt to exaggerate … |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://faculty.pepperdine.edu/shimels/Courses/Sample%20Reports/ZackSample.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
