This third edition apprises users of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-Restructured Form (RF) for the ever-changing landscape of this dynamic personality/psychopathology instrument and its expanding utility in a variety of contexts. Two new chapters addressing the RC scales and the MMPI-2-RF are included in this updated text. Additionally, over 450 new references have been incorporated into the book, with information gathered and organized for practical clinical and forensic applications. The codetype interpretation chapter has expanded its sections with more in-depth feedback information and treatment considerations for clinicians to help in facilitating the formulation of treatment recommendations and strengthening therapeutic relationships with their clients. A number of special scales with clinical and forensic applications are also covered in this edition. An important section has been added addressing the MMPI and suicide. This new edition is a must-have resource that will inform and guide users of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF in their daily practices, and assist researchers in conceptualizing the operating characteristics and configural relationships among the various scales and indices that comprise this instrument. From simple single scale interpretation to complex configural relationships, this text addresses a broad bandwidth of interpretive information designed for text users’ at all levels of sophistication.

User-friendly yet sophisticated, Psychological Assessment With the MMPI-2 will be welcomed by practicing psychologists, researchers, and students alike. This long-awaited second edition constitutes the single most comprehensive and up-to-date textbook of MMPI-2 interpretation. Completely rewritten to address the changes to the original instrument that resulted in the MMPI-2 in l989, it describes in detail all the MMPI-2 scales--clinical, supplementary, and content--and offers empirically-grounded and clinically-tested recommendations for their use. The last decade has seen an explosion of research, as well as a steady accumulation of experiential wisdom; bridging the gap between behavioral science and practice, the authors review all the major findings and their implications and draw on rich clinical material to illuminate the issues. This second edition: * helps users with forensic interests including attorneys needing a reference for expert review; * gives step-by-step advice on interpreting profiles; * includes treatment recommendations in the explanation of every code pattern; * provides extensive guidance on report-writing for new users; * compares the most current MMPI-2 computer reports; * features numerous tables, figures, and appendices for all the MMPI-2 scales including the newer validity measures; and * incorporates 570 references (235 completely new).

Research on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and its revised version (MMPI-2) has generated a specific correlate literature associated with scale scores for college students and college counseling clients. This study aimed to establish correlates of the latest version of the MMPI, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) using a selfreport checklist of psychological/ personal, interpersonal, health, and academic problems. This study utilized a college counseling center sample (N=129) that consisted of clients who had completed both the MMPI-2 and the Problem Checklist. The MMPI-2-RF scores were derived from MMPI-2 item responses. Biserial correlations were computed to establish correlates of MMPI-2-RF Scale scores using checklist items. A large number of significant and conceptually appropriate correlates were generated for the MMPI-2-RF scales. Upon examination, the correlates found in this study provided an expansion for interpretation of MMPI-2-RF scales for college counseling students. This study found broad measures of emotional distress produced relatively larger numbers of correlates with large effect sizes, Overall, the nature and direction of the significant correlates were consistent with the measured constructs. Applications, contributions, and future research directions are discussed.

Psychological Assessment is used to assess a variety of mental abilities and attributes, including achievement and ability, personally and neurological functioning. The major purpose of this book is to help readers understand the construction and use of tests in psychological, educational and employment settings.