MMPI-2 personality test

Hello,

I'm curious what your results would be for the MMPI-2. This test is very well designed and will give you more of an idea what you are like. Please take it.

For info on the test: https://cognitivedynamics.blogspot.com. ... #gsc.tab=0

Instructions

Step 1: Click on this link: http://pastebin.com/raw/ZRgYKHuA

Step 2: Right click somewhere on the page that opened and click on Save As. Save the page to your desktop as a .htm or .html file. You can change the name when you save it.

Save it like this: MMPI-2.html

Step 3: Go to your desktop, open the new .html file you saved (with JavaScript enabled) and start taking the test.

Step 4: Answer all the questions and click 'Score' at the bottom. Then post screenshots of your results. Remember: Your screenshots can only be 480 pixels wide and 600 long. Any wider or longer and they won't show.

How to interpret your results

See the following page: http://www.scarletline.com/aglezerman/mmpiinter.html

Your personality codetype

Close to the bottom of the above page you will be able to see a list of code types (e.g. 1-4/4-1) along with their descriptions.

To find out which code type you have, see your results for the following nine scales:

1. Hypochondrias
2. Depression
3. Hysteria
4. Psychopatic Deviate
5. Masculinity-Femininity
6. Paranoia
7. Psychasthenia
8. Schizophrenia
9. Hypomania

If you score high or very high on, let's say, Hypochondrias and Depression, your code type will be 1-2/2-1. You can also have a triple code, for example 1-2-3. See the below link for info what scores are high for a particular scale (in general you can treat >65 as high and >75 as very high):

http://www.scarletline.com/aglezerman/mmpiinter.html

The scoring key is for the MMPI, not MMPI-2.

The MMPI-2 Essentials pdf I have has the following:

K-correction: don't use, it's useless and arguably inaccurate.

Cannot Say (?): Total number of omitted items or items answered both true and false (if using long form). Official rule is 30+ is invalid test. Recommendation is to use caution with 10+ omits. Also take note of which scales the omitted questions belong to.

VRIN (Variable response inconsistency): Uses 67 pairs of similar answers and compares the answers. It's used to interpret high F scale scores. High F and VRIN indicate possibly random response. High F and normal VRIN indicate possible "faking bad" or severe disturbance. MMPI score key you included says it may also indicate psychosis.

TRIN (True response inconsistency): Identifies all true or all false response patterns. High scores indicate indiscriminate "true" response, lower scores indicate indiscriminate "false" response. Basically measures random answering. Raw scores over 13 or under 5 (or T-scores of 80+ in either direction).

F (Infrequency): Detects deviant/atypical ways of responding to test items. Used in combination with VRIN, TRIN, and Fp to determine if test taker is legitimately disturbed, "faking bad", or answering randomly. T>100 (inpatient), T>90 (outpatient), T>80 (non-clinical i.e. anyone taking this test on their own and not administered by a professional). High t-scores can show severe psychopathology (not psychopathy). Fp scores can help differentiate real disturbance from malingering. VRIN or TRIN t-scores >80 indicate random response or all t/f response.

Fb (Back Infrequency): IF the F scale is valid, an elevated Fb could indicate invalid response on the second half of test items (long form only?). Can still interpret L, F, and K scales, but not clinical scales. T-scores above 110 (clinical) and 90 (non-clinical i.e. everyone reading this thread) should invalidate back half of the test. Same interaction between Fb and other validity scales as with F scale.

Fp (Infrequency Psychopathology): 27 items answered infrequently by both normals and inpatients. Less indicative of extreme psychopathology than F scale. Fp>100 and VRIN>80 indicate likely "faking bad". Fp raw score >7 is optimal for classification.

L (Lie): Detects "faking good". Measures willingness to admit to minor human weaknesses/flaws. T-score>80 should not be interpreted.

EXAMPLES OF INVALID VALIDITY SCALES:

Random response profile shows very elevated (T>100) F, Fb, and Fp scores. K and S scales near 50. L scale moderately elevated (60-70). Clinical scales elevated, with highs on 8 and 6.

All true responding results in extremely high F scores, L, K, and S <50.

All false responding results in extremely high L, F, K, S, and Fp scales. Fb and VRIN near 50.

Negative self-presentation aka "faking bad" results in very elevated (100+) F, Fp, Fb scales. VRIN and TRIN not elevated. Clinical scales very elevated, particularly 6 and 8. 5 and 0 are least elevated. F scale is good at determining if you are trying to fake a specific disorder, have been coached, or are exaggerating your symptoms. Usually show elevations in F, Fp, and clinical scales 6 and 8.

Positive self-presentation aka "faking good" results in likely elevated L, K, and S, with average to below average F, Fb, and Fp. Will show somewhat lower than normal clinical scales. Less elevated L, K, and S may indicate defensiveness.

INTERPRETATION OF CLINICAL SCALES:

In general T-scores >65 are considered high unless otherwise stated. I believe anything over 65 can be considered "elevated" for determining high point profiles. The higher the score, the more the clinical description will likely fit the test taker. Descriptors are a starting point, not an end point. The rest is up to your therapist.

The clinical scales are interpreted as follows:

Scale 1: Hypochondriasis (Hs)
Identifies patients with excessive somatic complaints. Very homogeneous and unidimensional scale. People with actual medical conditions and physical ailments will score above average (usually around 60). High scores are T>80. Scores between 60 and 79 are moderately elevated. Normal range is 40-59.

Scale 2: Depression (D)

Designed to assess symptomatic depression. Great index of general life dissatisfaction. Extreme scores may indicate clinical depression. Moderate scores indicative of general negative attitude. The elderly, hospital patients, prisoners, etc tend to show 5-10 point elevations. High scores are T>70. Moderate between 60-69. Normal 40-59.

Scale 3: Hysteria (Hy)
Developed to identify people with hysterical (physical) reactions to stressful situations. Extreme scores (80+) may indicate pathological condition, but people with chronic pain often score in the 70-80 range. High schores are T>80. Moderate 60-79. Normal 40-59.

Scale 4: Psychopathic Deviate (Pd)
Note that this is not a psychoathy scale, per se, but rather a general catch-all measure of amoral and antisocial behavior. Younger people score higher than older people. Whites and Asians score 5-10 points lower on average than Hispanics, Blacks, and Native Americans. Wow, this test is like so racist. I bet it was designed by TSA agents. Highs cores are T>75. Moderate 60-74. Normal 40-59.

Scale 5: Masculinity/Femininity (Mf)
Only interpret the male/female line based on your own gender, i.e. if you are male disregard the female scale. Measures attitude toward gender roles and such. Higher scores tend to reject typical stereotyped gender roles, lower scores tend to accept them. High scores are T>85, moderate 60-74, normal 40-59, low 39 or less.

Scale 6: Paranoia (Pa)
Very few false positives on this scale (on a valid test at least). Most people who score high do show paranoia. High is T>70. Moderat 60-69. Normal 45-59.

Scale 7: Psychasthenia (Pt)
Measures obsessive and compulsive behaviors, psychological discomfort and turmoil. High scorers tend to be neat, organized, orderly, rigid, and/or moralistic. High score T>75. Moderate 60-74. Normal 40-59.

Scale 8: Schizophrenia (Sc)
College students, Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans tend to score ~5 points higher than normal. Weird, right? High scores are T>75. Moderate 60-74. Normal 40-59.

Scale 9: Hypomania (Ma)
Ethnic minorities and younger people in general show slight elevations. High scores suggest other scale elevations will be acted out and expressed overtly. High T>80. Moderately high 70-79. Moderate 60-69. Normal 40-59.

Scale 0: Social Introversion (Si)
Assess a person's tendency to withdraw from social contacts and responsibilities. High scores are insecure and lack self-confidence. Low scores tend to be sociable and extroverted. High T>75, moderate 60-74, Normal 40-59.

CODE TYPES
Focus on clinical scales with T-score 65 or greater. Can have one high point, two, or three point codetypes. My guide says to exclude scales 5 and 0 when determining code types, other interpretations seem to include it, do whatever makes you happy since this isn't a clinical setting. Scores are seen as interchangeable (i.e. 7-2 or 2-7, same thing). Well-defined codetypes have a ~5 point difference between the lowest code type scale and the next highest clinical scale.

I may have found a better source for validating and interpreting results.

-- Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:37 am --

Measures of Completeness and Consistency
? Scale - Cannot Say (MMPI/MMPI-2). A tally of omitted items. High scores may be due to obsessiveness, defensiveness, difficulty in reading, confusion, hostility, or paranoia. It is important to look for a pattern that may exist in the items that are left blank. More than ten left unanswered may be of clinical significance. Twenty or more left unanswered should be considered significant.

TRIN - True Response Inconsistency scale (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham & Tellegen 1989). (MMPI-2) 23 pairs of items that are semantically inconsistent. High scores, 13 (raw?) or more, have responded to the MMPI in a "yea-saying" test set, responding mostly "True". This can be also be High due to severe psychopathology. Low scores of 5 (raw?) or less responded with a "nay-saying" test set, responding mainly "False."

VRIN - Variable Response Inconsistency scale (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham & Tellegen, 1989). (MMPI-2) 49 pairs of semantically inconsistent responses. This is possibly the best measure of random, or inconsistent responding. Scores of 13 (raw?) or more would be considered invalid. This can also be High due to inconsistencies within the personality.

Self-Favorable Scales
L Lie Scale (Hathaway and McKinley, 1951) (15 items). High: (> Raw 5). Tendency to create a favorable impression as a response bias, conventional, rigid, moralistic, repression, denial, and insightless. A high L can mean anything from a very well mannered normal wanting to give a good impression, to a compensated paranoid. A high L will submerge scales of obvious psychopathology, and inflate scales of healthy functioning such as the Ego Strength scale. Interview the person to see if they can truly walk on water. Low: (< Raw 3). Admitting to minor faults and shortcomings, independent, self-reliant.

K Scale - Defensiveness (McKinley, Hathaway & Meehl, 1948). (30 items) K is a subtle and valuable correction for defensiveness. K assumes psychopathology. If someone with a history of psychological problems scores high, then they are being defensive. However, a high K is also associated with high education and socio-economic status. That is, people who are highly educated and getting along well with other individuals, should score moderately high on the K scale. The K scale was derived from individuals who were hospitalized, clearly having serious psychological problems and yet producing normal profiles. They were being defensive by claiming that they had no psychological problems. High (>Raw 22). If there are signs of psychopathology in the history, then high K indicates defensiveness, insightlessness, intolerance, dogmatism, and being controlling. Very high scores are usually a sign of defensiveness. High scores are common with individuals who are well adjusted and well educated, and tend to be in control of their lives. Low (<T46). Guarded prognosis for any insight therapy since their ego strength is low; masochistic confessors, poor self-concept, distrustful, and angry. A very low K could often be the only indication of psychopathology on an MMPI profile.

S Superlative Self-Presentation Scale (Butcher and Han, 1995) (50 items); based on comparing the responses of male airline pilot applicants with the male MMPI-2 normative sample. Five subscales are; Belief in Human Goodness, Serenity, Contentment with Life, Patience and Denial of Irritability and Anger, and Denial of Moral Flaws. Highly correlated with the K scale. As with K, if the person is indeed high functioning, a high score accurately measures ego strength. If however, the person’s history does not support claims of superior adjustment, and T>65, consider a faking to look good bias.

Mp- Positive Malingering Scale (Cofer et al. ,1949) (26 items). Developed by having college students take the MMPI under conditions, of fake good, fake bad and normal. It may measure a conscious attempt to give a favorable impression. Mp is highly correlated with Sd, L and S. Mp should only be used along with L and K. If T greater than 60, and L and/or K are also high, there is likely to be a conscious attempt to fake to look good.
Sd-Social Desirability Scale (Wiggins, 1959) (33 items); based on asking college students to respond to the MMPI as a person who has the general values of the American culture. Sd highly correlates with Mp and L, and only slightly with K. High scores, >T65, are associated with claims of assertiveness, confidence, and virtuousness.

Self-Unfavorable Scales
F Scale - Infrequency (Hathaway & McKinley, 1951) (60 items). Very high (>T99) possible random, exaggerated, or mis-scored profile. Very high scores (T> 90) commonly found with psychotic patients. High scores (>T70), best measure of overall psychopathology, resentment, acting out, moodiness. Mostly elevations in the F scale are due to psychopathology; high item overlap with scale 8. Low scores (T<45), possible fake good profile.

Fb - Back F scale (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Grahm & Tellegen, 1989). (MMPI-2) 40 items found after item 280. Developed like the F scale, it is made up of items that are endorsed less than 10% of the time by normals (but frequently by disturbed individuals). If Fb is above T99, and F is not high, then the individual may have randomly responded to the latter part of the test. This is more likely than the other possible interpretation, namely that the testee decompensated toward the end of the test from having taken such a long self-report.

Ds Dissimulation Scale (Gough,1954); (58 items); developed on true neurotics verses normals faking neurosis, Ds measures more exaggeration of neurotic symptoms, whereas F and Fb assesses more exaggeration of psychotic or severe symptoms. Scores greater than T65 suggest some exaggeration, and scores greater than T98 are most likely to be exaggerated.

F(p)- Infrequency-Psychopathology Scale (Aribisi and Ben-Porath,1995a, 1995b); (27 items); the F scale was developed on normals who responded to items less than 10% of the time. The F(p) scale was constructed of items endorsed by 20% or less by two separate groups of psychiatric patients vs. the MMPI-2 sample. The F(p) is better than F or Fb in detecting feigning serious psychopathology. Scores between T71 and T113 may be exaggerated, unless the psychopathology is obviously severe; scores greater than T113 suggest exaggeration.

Finally, I took the test. A few caveats, though.

1.) I am not honest on self report tests. I don't do it on purpose, but it is a thing. I try to be brutally honest, but the nature of NPD greatly impedes this I think, with strange results.

2.) I took some nyquil and was half asleep. I literally fell asleep several times while clicking. I probably misclicked a lot. I might take it again sometime Soon™ with the hubs to keep me honest. I managed to accidentally skip 2 questions sooo....

Anyway. I'm too lazy to screenshot and crop.

? scale - 2 because I missed 2 questions. Valid.

TRIN - Raw 5, T-score 50. Possibly valid, possibly not so much. Just heavy on the false answers.

VRIN - Raw 11, T-score 65 (true). Valid.

Jasmer wrote:This can also be High due to inconsistencies within the personality.

L - Raw 0, T score 33. Valid.

K - Raw 11, T 41. Valid.

S - Raw 11, T 33. Valid I guess?

Mp is not present on this version of the MMPI-2.

Sd is not present on this version of the MMPI-2.

F - Raw 13, T 82. Valid.

Fb - Raw 6, T 66. Valid I guess?

Ds is not present on this version of the MMPI-2.

Fp - Raw 6, T 89. Since I am diagnosed with a personality disorder I think this is valid, not exaggerated.

My elevated clinical scales were 4 and 5.

Psychopathic Deviate 87. High. Associated with poor impulse control, disidentification with societal standards, authority conflicts, marital and family conflicts, inconsiderate, narcissistic, poor judgment, extroverted, self-confident, hostile, parasitic and externalizes blame.

Angry rebelliousness against social mores, shallow, hostile, and manipulative interpersonal relationships, inability to profit from experience or plan ahead, anger at family, antisocial behavior, moodiness, personality disorders, substance abuse, sexual immorality, aggressive outbursts, immaturity, exhibitionism, use projection.

If we scroll down the test further we see some sub scales. My elevations on the Pd scales were:

Pd2 - Authority Problems 69. Resentful of standards, opinionated and rebellious. Doesn't measure actual conflict with authority, but rather general resentfulness.

Pd4 - Social Alienation 75. High. Alienated, estranged, feels misunderstood, unhappy and unloved, externalizes blame, overly sensitive, self-centered and inconsiderate.

Pd5 - Self Alienation 72. High. Depressed, difficulty in concentrating, guilt feelings and remorse over past deeds, and may use alcohol excessively. It should be called, "Brooding and apathy."

Pd-O - Psychopathic Deviate Obvious 70. High. Feels misunderstood, poor concentration, feels rejected by family, acting out, may have used alcohol excessively, depression, and sexual conflicts.

Pd-S - Psychopathic Deviate Subtle 87. High:. Social imperturbability, family conflicts, difficulties with intimate relationships and impulsive. These people function very well, but tend to have marital problems often due to the abuse or neglect they experienced within their family of origin.


5 Mf Masculinity-Femininity 72. High. (For Females) Rejects the stereotypic female role, has masculine interests in work and hobbies, and may be aggressive and dominating. It sounds bad when you put it that way, MMPI-2.

Milder elevation - not traditional gender role (as indicated by vocational and aesthetic interests, sexual role interests, degree of dependency, and activity vs. passivity).

Codetype: 4-5/5-4

Antiestablishment, antiauthioritarian, defensive, passively rebellious, ambivalent over dependency/control/sexual identity

Narcissistic, Passive-aggressive, Exhibitionism, Opiate abuse, Aggression

Wow, thanks Jasmer!

I'm too tired to post my results right now, but last time I took the test in November and my code type turned out to be 2-4-8. I might redo the test tomorrow to see if anything changed.

Oh my word, 567 questions.

I think I'ma have to do this tomorrow. It'll take me hours, split into segments.

I think it only took me about 30 minutes.

The trick is don't think too long over every question. Answer with your first response. If you think too long you might end up lying to yourself.

I took the short version of the test a moment ago, but I seem to be hypomanic and the results are quite skewed, so I won't post them. I need to give the test props though, I have no idea how it managed to sense that I'm being hypomanic, I tried to be honest.

Here are my more accurate high scores from November (65+; 75+ are in bold):

Depression 75
Psychopathic Deviate 81
Schizophrenia 73

Social Introversion 68
Subjective Depression 79
Mental Dullness 84
Brooding 83
Lassitude-malaise 75
Familial Discord 80
Self-alienation 68
Poignancy 72
Social Alienation 81
Emotional Alienation 76
Depression 77
Cynicism 67
Antisocial Practices 69
Social Discomfort 68
Family Problems 73
Work Interference 73
Negative Treatment Indicators 67
Repression 67
Marital Distress 85
Hostility 69
College Maladjustment 74
PK PTSD 69
PS PTSD 70
Depression, Obvious 77
Psychopathic Deviate, Obvious 68
Psychopathic Deviate, Subtle 79
Demoralization 65
Low Positive Emotions 87
Cynicism 66
Ideas of Persecution 67
Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality 89
Lack of Drive 80
Dysphoria 73
Suicidal Ideation 77

I'm not sure how to interpret my validation scores, but here they are:
VRIN - 54
TRIN - 65F
Infrequency - 92
Backside F - 74
Infrequency Psychopathology - 73
Lie - 38
Correction - 46
Superlative Self-Presentation - 40

jerboa wrote:VRIN - 54
TRIN - 65F
Infrequency - 92
Backside F - 74
Infrequency Psychopathology - 73
Lie - 38
Correction - 46
Superlative Self-Presentation - 40

? (Cannot Say). I'm assuming you skipped fewer than 30 questions lol

The rest are valid.

No idea how to really interpret, but thought this would be interesting to do.

Depression: 81
Psychopathic Deviate: 62
Paranoia: 72
Schizophrenia: 87
Social Introversion: 63
Subjective Depression: 79
Mental Dullness: 86
Brooding: 85
Lassitude-malaise: 75
Social Alienation: 78
Self-Alienation: 72
Persecutory Ideas: 82
Poignancy: 76
Emotional Alienation: 98
Lack of Ego Master, Cognitive: 78
Lack of Ego Master, Conative: 71
Lack of Ego Mastery, Defective Inhibition: 82
Bizarre Sensory Experiences: 85
Anxiety: 72
Fears: 74
Obsessiveness: 73
Health Concerns: 70
Bizarre Mentation: 74
Cynicism: 65
Antisocial Practices: 72
Type A: 64
Low Self-esteem: 83
Family Problems: 66
Work Interference: 72
Negative Treatment Indicators: 81
Addiction Acknowledgment: 65
Marital Distress: 65
Hostility: 66
College Maladjustment: 77
Feminine Gender role: 64
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: 85
Negative Emotionality / Neuroticism: 76
Generalized Fearfulness: 98
Lack of Drive: 89
Dysphoria: 66
Self-Depreciation: 69
Suicidal Ideation: 120
Gastrointestinal Symptoms: 70
Neurological symptoms: 60
General Health Concerns: 81
Psychotic Symptomatology: 64
Schizotypal Characteristics: 86
Irritability: 67
Misanthropic Beliefs: 63
Interpersonal Suspiciousness: 62
Antisocial Attitudes: 72
Impatience: 63
Competitive Drive: 60
Self-Doubt: 75
Submissiveness: 76
Low Motivation: 83
Inability to Disclose: 68

(I only put up anything above 60, because I did the long one.)

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? 0 0.00
VRIN Variable Response Inconsistency 50
TRIN True Reponse Inconsistency 65T
F Infrequency 67
Fb Backside F 21 undefined
Fp Infrequency Psychopathology 77
L Lie 39
K Correction 33
S Superlative Self-Presentation 5

(No idea what this part means.)