While there have been few reports of psychological assessment of eating disordered patients, studies using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to assess eating disordered subjects found that female anorexics had remarkably similiar profiles (score elevations of 70 or more) to female schizophrenics on the Depression (D), Psychopathic Deviate (Pd), Psychasthenic (Pt), Paranoia ...

Meyers, Millis, and Volkert [Meyers, J. E., Millis, S. R., & Volkert, K. (2002). A validity index for the MMPI-2. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 157-169] developed a method to detect malingering in chronic pain patients using seven scales from the Minnesota Multiphasic Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). This method may be impractical because two of the scales (Obvious minus Subtle and Dissimulati...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether personality traits, as assessed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), at time of college entry can predict the number of reported pain conditions at an approximate 30-year follow-up for 2332 subjects, 1834 men and 498 women, who were administered the MMPI on entry to the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) ...

In this study, an attempt is made to discover the individual psychological characteristics of a modern young gambler. Gambling considered as pathological tendency gambling. The study involved 40 people aged 16 28, 20 boys and girls, regular visitors gaming computer clubs. 26 participants spend more than 3 hours day in game. was conducted during Covid-19 epidemic. purpose describe portrait At sa...

Extensive research has been conducted on the use of the MMPI and MMPI-2 scales for assessing anger control problems or overly aggressive behavior (see Reference File for more complete listing). The following highlights describe a number of research studies that have addressed these problems. Major research studies and valuable summary projects are highlighted and their findings/implications not...

The current investigation evaluated the psychological profiles of applicants to seminary who were identified as being either homosexual or heterosexual in orientation. The MMPI-2 from 63 seminary applicants conducted between 1990 and 2004 was reviewed. Results indicate that 49 applicants (78%) identified themselves as being heterosexual while 14 applicants (22%) identified themselves as being h...

In order to understand patterns of respondents on validity and clinical scales, this study analyzed archival Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2s (MMPI-2s) produced by 192 women and 14 men who initiated legal claims of ongoing emotional harm related to workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. The MMPI-2s were administered as a part of a comprehensive psychiatric forensic evalua...