Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI)

abracadabra wrote:

talula wrote:One minute, since when am I schizo?????!!!!!!!!!!

You're not the first one to ask that. Demon looked into that earlier in the thread. Read this post, and it should make sense:

http://www.psychforums.com/antisocial-personality/topic60278-30.html#p449157

Whoo I though I was gonna have to roll on over to the schizo forum or gonna have to permanantly move in here to the AsPD forum with my schizy psycho scores on this thing

So no matter what the numbers are, persay, the reality of it is that I'm FU*KED any way you slice it- right?

AliceWonders wrote:So no matter what the numbers are, persay, the reality of it is that I'm FU*KED any way you slice it- right?

Literally or figuratively?

abracadabra wrote:To interpret them, look for things that are elevated and read up on what they mean. This is my interpretation of elevated. This is different from the actual strict definitions of "elevated" per the test interpretation guidelines, but everybody has "traits," and since we're all on a mental health forum, the idea here is to identify the more significant ones.

T scores:
Below 70: Ranges of "normal"
Above 70: Above average, but doesn't necessarily indicate a problem
Above 80: More notably above average; dominant personality trait
Above 90: Very strong characteristic; possibly problematic
Above 100: Severe deviation

The way I looked at it is, if it's below 70, it doesn't even warrant a glance. If it's in the 70's, it's probably just a characteristic, but not likely "disordered." I'd say around 80 and up are worthy to actually look into.

I may have posted this here before. I can't remember and I can't be bothered going back through the posts to check. If I did, here it is again anyway:

Examine the other 6 validity scales. The scores on these scales determine how valid the results of the clinical scales are. If the scores on any of the validity scales are high, take extra caution when examining the clinical scales.

Examine each of the 10 clinical scales. Note which scales have a score of 65 or higher, as these scores are considered to be clinically significant.

Validity Scale

The "Cannot Say" Scale ("? scale") - The "?" scale is simply the number of omitted items (including items answered both true and false). The MMPI-2 manual suggests that protocols with 30 or more omitted items should be considered invalid and not interpreted. Other experts suggest interpreting with great caution protocols with more than 10 omitted items and not to interpret at all those with more than 30 omitted items.

L Scale - The L scale originally was constructed to detect a deliberate and rather unsophisticated attempt on the part of the respondent to present him/herself in a favorable light. People who present high L scale scores are not willing to admit even minor shortcomings, and are deliberately trying to present themselves in a very favorable way. Better educated, brighter, more sophisticated people from higher social classes tend to score lower on the L scale.

F Scale - The F Scale originally was developed to detect deviant or atypical ways of responding to test items. Several of the F Scale items were deleted from the MMPI-2 because of objectionable content, leaving the F Scale with 60 of the original 64 items in the revised instrument. The F Scale serves three important functions:

1. It is an index of test-taking attitude and is useful in detecting deviant response sets (i.e. faking good or faking bad).
2. If one can rule out profile invalidity, the F Scale is a good indicator of degree of psychopathology, with higher scores suggesting greater psychopathology.
3. Scores on the F Scale can be used to generate inferences about other extratest characteristics and behaviors.

K Scale - Compared to the L Scale, the K Scale was developed as a more subtle and more effective index of attempts by examiners to deny psychopathology and to present themselves in a favorable light or, conversely, to exaggerate psychopathology and to try to appear in a very unfavorable light. Some people refer to this scale as the "defensiveness" indicator, as high scores on the K Scale are thought to be associated with a defensive approach to the test, while low scores are thought to be indicative of an unusually frank and self-critical approach. Subsequent research on the K Scale has indicated that the K Scale is not only related to defensiveness, but is also related to educational level and socioeconomic status, with better-educated and higher socioeconomic-level subjects scoring higher on the scale. It is not unusual for college-educated persons who are not being defensive to obtain T-scores on the K Scale in a range of 55 to 60, and persons with even more formal education to obtain T-scores in a range of 60 to 70. Moderate elevations on the K Scale sometimes reflect ego strength and psychological resources.

Back F (Fb) Scale - The Fb scale consists of 40 items on the MMPI-2 that no more than 10 percent of the MMPI-2 normative sample answered in the deviant direction. It is analogous to the standard F scale except that the items are placed in the last half of the test. An elevated Fb scale score could indicate that the respondent stopped paying attention to the test items that occurred later in the booklet and shifted to an essentially random pattern of responding.

VRIN Scale (Variable Response Inconsistency) - The VRIN scale was developed for the MMPI-2 as an additional validity indicator. It provides an indication of the respondents' tendencies to respond inconsistently to MMPI-2 items, and whose resulting protocols therefore should not be interpreted. It consists of 67 pairs of items with either similar or opposite content. Each time a person answers items in a pair inconsistently, one raw score point is added to the score ont he VRIN scale. It is suggested that a raw score equal to or greater than 13 indicates inconsistent responding that probably invalidates the resulting protocol, although this scale is still experimental.

TRIN Scale (True Response Inconsistency) - The TRIN scale was developed to identify persons who respond inconsistently to items by giving true responses to items indiscriminately or by giving false responses to items indiscriminately. The TRIN scale consists of 23 pairs of items that are opposite in content. Two true responses to some item pairs or two false responses to other item pairs would indicate inconsistent responding. The MMPI-2 manual suggests that as rough guidelines TRIN raw scores of 13 or more or of 5 or less may be suggestive of indiscriminate responding that might invalidate the protocol, however, this scale is still considered experimental.

abracadabra wrote:

AliceWonders wrote:So no matter what the numbers are, persay, the reality of it is that I'm FU*KED any way you slice it- right?

Literally or figuratively?

Literally FU*KED, but only figuratively sliced

So if what you said about these scales Demon, than acording to my scores in those areas- the whole damn thing is null and void?

VRIN Variable Response Inconsistency 7 58 100
TRIN True Reponse Inconsistency 8 58F 100
F Infrequency 19 103 100
Fb Backside F 24 undefined 100
Fp Infrequency Psychopathology 2 57 100
L Lie 1 38 100
K Correction 7 32 100
S Superlative Self-Presentation 7 undefined 100
FBS Fake Bad Scale 28 undefined 100


I've taken this test 5 times in the past 4weeks, everytime I take I'm totally honest when responding, but the numbers keep coming out the same???

If I AM being honest in my answers, why is it showing up like this?

Your thought???
Could it be more faulty than they realize maybe?

AliceWonders wrote:So if what you said about these scales Demon, than acording to my scores in those areas- the whole damn thing is null and void?

I took the MMPI-2 test again (results below). I was completely honest or at least, I truly believe I was anyway. You'll notice that my results are very similar to my first test results I posted on this thread with only some slight variation on some of the T scores. Any inconsistency shown on the validity scales was certainly not intentional. I still got stuck on some of the questions, or statements rather, but most were reasonably clear. Anyway, you'll notice that there is quite a significant difference between these two scales:

Mine - FBS Fake Bad Scale 4 undefined 100
Yours - FBS Fake Bad Scale 28 undefined 100

That is the only thing I could find that may be the reason why most of your T scores are so high. If you didn't lie, then you clearly didn't understand how to answer a lot of the statements presented to you on the test because that is the only thing I can put it down to.


My Results
I have marked all my T scores in bold that are 75 or above on the clinical scales as they 10 levels or more over the limited T score of 65 that is required to be classified as clinically significant and are obviously the most concerning.

Scale Scale Description Raw Score K Score T Score % Answered
True 241 42.5
False 326 57.5
? 0 0.00
VRIN Variable Response Inconsistency 5 50 100
TRIN True Reponse Inconsistency 9 50 100
F Infrequency 23 116 100
Fb Backside F 10 81 100
Fp Infrequency Psychopathology 11 undefined 100
L Lie 2 42 100
K Correction 15 50 100
S Superlative Self-Presentation 17 40 100
FBS Fake Bad Scale 4 undefined 100
Hs Hypochondriasis 5 13 49 100
D Depression 21 51 100
Hy Hysteria 21 47 100
Pd Psychopathic Deviate 36 42 100 100
Mf Masculinity-Femininity - Male 22 undefined 100
Mf Masculinity-Femininity - Female 22 84 100
Pa Paranoia 13 59 100
Pt Psychathenia 7 22 38 100
Sc Schizophrenia 35 50 87 100
Ma Hypomania 24 27 71 100
Si Social Introversion 35 59 100
D1 Subjective Depression 12 60 100
D2 Psychomotor Retardation 5 46 100
D3 Physical Malfunctioning 5 63 100
D4 Mental Dullness 6 66 100
D5 Brooding 3 53 100
Hy1 Denial of Social Anxiety 5 56 100
Hy2 Need for Affection 4 38 100
Hy3 Lassitude-malaise 6 63 100
Hy4 Somatic Complaints 1 41 100
Hy5 Inhibition of Aggression 3 46 100
Pd1 Familial Discord 8 86 100
Pd2 Authority Problems 8 92 100
Pd3 Social Imperturbability 6 64 100
Pd4 Social Alienation 7 65 100
Pd5 Self-alienation 5 58 100
Pa1 Persecutory Ideas 5 69 100
Pa2 Poignancy 4 59 100
Pa3 Naivete 2 36 100
Sc1 Social Alienation 17 104 100
Sc2 Emotional Alienation 5 86 100
Sc3 Lack of Ego Mastery, Cognitive 1 49 100
Sc4 Lack of Ego Mastery, Conative 5 65 100
Sc5 Lack of Ego Mastery, Defective Inhibition 2 53 100
Sc6 Bizarre Sensory Experiences 3 54 100
Ma1 Amorality 5 79 100
Ma2 Psychomotor Acceleration 5 50 100
Ma3 Imperturbability 5 62 100
Ma4 Ego Inflation 5 62 100
Si1 Shyness/Self-Consciousness 5 49 100
Si2 Social Avoidance 8 74 100
Si3 Self/Other Alienation 5 49 100
ANX Anxiety 1 37 100
FRS Fears 1 35 100
OBS Obsessivness 2 41 100
DEP Depression 11 60 100
HEA Health Concerns 3 43 100
BIZ Bizarre Mentation 1 47 100
ANG Anger 13 76 100
CYN Cynicism 18 69 100
ASP Antisocial Practices 20 91 100
TPA Type A 12 64 100
LSE Low Self-esteem 6 52 100
SOD Social Discomfort 18 72 100
FAM Family Problems 20 86 100
WRK Work Interference 10 52 100
TRT Negative Treatment Indicators 16 77 100
A Anxiety 7 44 100
R Repression 15 46 100
Es Ego Strength 44 70 100
MAC-R MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale-Revised 24 64 100
AAS Addiction Acknowledgement 7 78 100
APS Addiction Potential 18 36 100
MDS Marital Distress 13 93 100
Ho Hostility 32 69 100
O-H Overcontrolled Hostility 10 37 100
Do Dominance 14 42 100
Re Social Responsibility 11 undefined 100
Mt College Maladjustment 13 51 100
GM Masculine Gender Role 44 73 100
GF Feminine Gender Role 16 undefined 100
PK Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 17 63 100
PS Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 20 59 100
D-O Depression, Obvious 12 57 100
D-S Depression, Subtle 8 36 100
Hy-O Hysteria, Obvious 6 51 100
Hy-S Hysteria, Subtle 15 47 100
Pd-O Psychopathic Deviate, Obvious 18 84 100
Pd-S Psychopathic Deviate, Subtle 18 79 100
Pa-O Paranoia, Obvious 7 68 100
Pa-S Paranoia, Subtle 6 44 100
Ma-O Hypomania, Obvoius 11 66 100
Ma-S Hypomania, Subtle 13 63 100
dem Demoralization 5 52 100
som Somatic Complaints 1 41 100
lpe Low Positive Emotions 11 79 100
cyn Cynicism 14 78 100
asb Antisocial Behavior 18 91 100
per Ideas of Persecution 3 67 100
dne Dysfunctional Negative Emotions 4 45 100
abx Aberrant Experiences 1 47 100
hpm Hypomanic Activation 18 66 100
AGGR Aggressiveness 16 91 100
PSYC Psychoticism 4 53 100
DISC Disconstraint 24 93 100
NEGE Negative Emotionality / Neuroticism 9 46 100
INTR Introversion / Low Positive Emotionality 24 83 100
FRS1 Generalized Fearfulness 0 42 100
FRS2 Multiple Fears 1 33 100
DEP1 Lack of Drive 5 65 100
DEP2 Dysphoria 1 47 100
DEP3 Self-Depreciation 3 61 100
DEP4 Suicidal Ideation 0 45 100
HEA1 Gastrointestinal Symptoms 0 43 100
HEA2 Neurological Symtoms 1 45 100
HEA3 General Health Concerns 1 48 100
BIZ1 Psychotic Symptomatology 0 44 100
BIZ2 Schizotypal Characteristics 1 47 100
ANG1 Explosive Behavior 7 91 100
ANG2 Irritability 4 54 100
CYN1 Misanthropic Beliefs 15 76 100
CYN2 Interpersonal Suspiciousness 3 49 100
ASP1 Antisocial Attitudes 15 79 100
ASP2 Antisocial Behavior 5 90 100
TPA1 Impatience 4 58 100
TPA2 Competitive Drive 5 64 100
LSE1 Self-Doubt 4 57 100
LSE2 Submissiveness 0 39 100
SOD1 Introversion 16 85 100
SOD2 Shyness 1 40 100
FAM1 Family Discord 11 86 100
FAM2 Familial Alienation 5 86 100
TRT1 Low Motivation 5 66 100
TRT2 Inability to Disclose 3 60 100 

Thanks for posting the link to the test Demon. It was a good waste of time...although it seemed unnecessarily long!

I had high F Scores. So I guess I am a faker.

Fp Infrequency Psychopathology 105
F Infrequency 89
Fb Backside F 89

My 10 highest T Scores:

Sc2 Emotional Alienation 95
DEP4 Suicidal Ideation 93
DEP1 Lack of Drive 90
FAM2 Familial Alienation 86
D2 Psychomotor Retardation 84
Pd Psychopathic Deviate 79
Sc Schizophrenia 79
SOD1 Introversion 79
INTR Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality 78
Pd2 Authority Problems 77

So I gather that I am unmotivated, introverted and don't relate well to others, but of course I knew that already.


My 5 lowest T scores were:

NEGE Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism 31
ANG Anger 31
Ma4 Ego Inflation 31
ANG2 Irritability 33
TPA1 Impatience 34

I found this page that gives some idea how to interpret the results: http://www.mmpi-info.com/mmpi-2/mmpiint1.html(Although it reads a bit like pseudo code!)

My printout would be something like:

Moderately depressed, worrying, and pessimistic. Prognosis for insight therapy is usually good.
Low tolerance for frustration, acting out, interpersonal conflicts.
Psychosomatic complaints, poor ability to relate to others, thought disorder, acting out, prognosis for psychotherapy is guarded.
Hypersensitive, easily hurt, anxious, dependent, low moral.
Tends to be over invested in fantasy.
Eccentric, confused, withdrawn, may have a thought disorder.

So, I actually only have four scores over 70 on the entire thing. Rather unremarkable, really...

SOD1 Introversion 71
FAM2 Familial Alienation 76
SOD Social Discomfort 71
Ma1 Amorality 74

Platypus wrote:Although it reads a bit like pseudo code!

You a developer, or do you just read pseudocode to get your rocks off?

fiveintime wrote:You a developer, or do you just read pseudocode to get your rocks off?

A little of both, but more the latter.
If anybody has trouble making sense of that interpretation page, I am happy to help. (Send me a PM if you like.)

Although obviously, it's one thing to deduce the psychological remarks that are associated with specific scores, and another to make sense of what those remarks mean. It's probably safer to discuss test results with a trained professional, which I am clearly not.