Interpreting the MMPI-3

An essential guide to detailed and accurate interpretation of the MMPI-3 The MMPI-3 builds on the history and strengths of the MMPI instruments to provide an empirically validated, psychometrically up-to-date standard for psychological assessment. Updating and expanding the information found in MMPI-3 test manuals, Interpreting the MMPI-3 is an indispensable resource for practicing clinicians and a vital textbook for graduate psychological assessment courses that use and study this singular psychological instrument. Yossef S. Ben-Porath, coauthor of the MMPI-3, and Martin Sellbom, a leading expert on the MMPI instruments, provide detailed descriptions and interpretive recommendations for test scales, along with illustrative cases from a wide variety of settings, including forensic (criminal and civil), medical, and personnel screening. This core interpretive content places the MMPI-3 at the forefront of contemporary psychological assessment, while also providing important background on older versions of the test. This volume includes an in-depth look at the tests history, development, administration, and interpretation, and it also addresses diversity-sensitive assessment with the test. A comprehensive guide for clinicians, researchers, and students, this book sets the standard for interpretation of and instruction on the MMPI-3. A book-based exam offering Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this publication. Visit (http://upress.umn.edu/test-division) upress.umn.edu/test-division for more information. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Tables Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: Foundations 1. Historical Foundations of the MMPI-3: The MMPI and MMPI-2 The Original MMPI The MMPI-2 Toward the MMPI-2-RF 2. Transitioning to the MMPI-3: The MMPI-2-RF A First Step: The Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales Developing the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales Appraisals of the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales Completing the MMPI-2-RF The MMPI-2-RF Substantive Scales The MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales Appraisals of the MMPI-2-RF Toward the MMPI-3 3. Developing the MMPI-3 Preliminary Research Development Samples and Instruments Scale Development The MMPI-3 Scales The MMPI-3 Norms 4. The MMPI-3 Validity Scales Applicability of the MMPI-2-RF Literature Are Validity Scales Needed? Psychometric Findings with the MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-3 Validity Scales Two Functions of the Scales 5. The MMPI-3 Substantive Scales Higher-Order (H-O) Scales Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales Specific Problems (SP) Scales Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) Scales Mapping the MMPI-3 onto Contemporary Psychopathology Models 6. Diversity-Sensitive Assessment With the MMPI-3 Literature Review MMPI Translations and International Adaptations MMPI-3 Features That Enhance Diversity-Sensitive Assessment Future Directions Part II: Applications 7. Administering and Scoring the MMPI-3 Administering the MMPI-3 Scoring the MMPI-3 Computer-Generated MMPI-3 Reports 8. Interpreting the MMPI-3 Validity Scales Threats to Protocol Validity Interpretive Guidelines Case Illustrations 9. Interpreting the MMPI-3 Substantive Scales Higher-Order (H-O) Scales Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales Specific Problems (SP) Scales Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) Scales 10. Interpreting the MMPI-3: Recommended Framework and Process Using the MMPI-3 Interpretation Worksheet Case Example 11. MMPI-3 Case Studies Ms. A: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Mr. B: ADHD or Mania? Mr. C: Severe Personality Disorder Mx. D: A Case of Social Communication Deficits Ms. E: A Bariatric Surgery Candidate Mr. F: A Spinal Cord Stimulator Candidate Ms. G: Psychological Sequela of Head Trauma Ms. H: Personality Disorder or Complex PTSD? Mr. I: A Case of Diminished Responsibility? Mr. J: A Police Candidate Ms. K: Neuropsychological Assessment of a Spanish Speaker Notes References Index Author Biography