EPPP: Psychological Assessment EXAM | Verified Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Updated Study Material 2026

EPPP: Psychological Assessment EXAM | Verified Exam Questions and
Answers | Latest Updated Study Material 2026

Question:

What are raw scores converted to in the MMPI? What is the mean and standard deviation of
these scores?
Answer:

Raw scores are converted to T scores with a mean
of 50 and standard deviation of 10

Question:

What T score on the MMPI is considered clinically significant?
Answer:

65 (for some scales low scores of 35-40 may also have clinical meaning)

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 1 - HS
Answer:

Hypochondriasis: preoccupation
with physical complaints

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 2 - D
Answer:

Depression: depression and
hopelessness

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 3 - Hy
Answer:

Hysteria: stress and conflicts
expressed as physical symptoms

,Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 4 - Pd
Answer:

Psychopathic Deviate: social
alienation and disinhibition

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 5 - Mf
Answer:

Masculinity/Femininity:
stereotyped gender roles and interests

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 6 - Pa
Answer:

Paranoia: suspiciousness and
interpersonal sensitivity

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 7 - Pt
Answer:

Psychasthenia: anxiety and
excessive fear and doubt

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 8 - Sc
Answer:

Schizophrenia: psychosis and
severe social and emotional alienation

Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 9 - Ma
Answer:

Hypomania: unstable mood and
hyperarousal

, Question:

MMPI Clinical Scale: 0 - Si
Answer:

Social Introversion: social
withdrawal and avoidance

Question:

MMPI Validity Scale: L
Answer:

Lie: Detects underreporting of
symptoms

Question:

elevated score = attempt to fake good, self-righteousness, denial, or poor insight
MMPI Validity Scale: K
Answer:

Defensiveness/Correction: detects
underreporting of symptoms in a more subtle way than L scale; used to correct scores on several
clinical scales

Question:

elevated score = attempt o fake good, defensiveness, denial, or poor insight; may resist
psychological evaluation and treatment
MMPI Validity Scale: F
Answer:

Infrequency: detects overreporting of
symptoms

Question:

elevated score = attempt to fake bad, excessive eccentricity, resistance to testing, significant
pathology or random responding
MMPI Validity Scale: Fb
Answer:

F Back: detects overreporting of
symptoms on last 197 items