EPPP: Psychological Assessment UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are raw scores converted to in the MMPI? What is the mean and standard deviation of
these scores? - CORRECT ANSWER - Raw scores are converted to T scores with a mean
of 50 and standard deviation of 10
What T score on the MMPI is considered clinically significant? - CORRECT ANSWER -
65 (for some scales low scores of 35-40 may also have clinical meaning)
MMPI Clinical Scale: 1 - HS - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypochondriasis: preoccupation
with physical complaints
MMPI Clinical Scale: 2 - D - CORRECT ANSWER - Depression: depression and
hopelessness
MMPI Clinical Scale: 3 - Hy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hysteria: stress and conflicts
expressed as physical symptoms
MMPI Clinical Scale: 4 - Pd - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychopathic Deviate: social
alienation and disinhibition
MMPI Clinical Scale: 5 - Mf - CORRECT ANSWER - Masculinity/Femininity:
stereotyped gender roles and interests
MMPI Clinical Scale: 6 - Pa - CORRECT ANSWER - Paranoia: suspiciousness and
interpersonal sensitivity
MMPI Clinical Scale: 7 - Pt - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychasthenia: anxiety and
excessive fear and doubt
,MMPI Clinical Scale: 8 - Sc - CORRECT ANSWER - Schizophrenia: psychosis and
severe social and emotional alienation
MMPI Clinical Scale: 9 - Ma - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypomania: unstable mood and
hyperarousal
MMPI Clinical Scale: 0 - Si - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Introversion: social
withdrawal and avoidance
MMPI Validity Scale: L - CORRECT ANSWER - Lie: Detects underreporting of
symptoms
elevated score = attempt to fake good, self-righteousness, denial, or poor insight
MMPI Validity Scale: K - CORRECT ANSWER - Defensiveness/Correction: detects
underreporting of symptoms in a more subtle way than L scale; used to correct scores on several
clinical scales
elevated score = attempt o fake good, defensiveness, denial, or poor insight; may resist
psychological evaluation and treatment
MMPI Validity Scale: F - CORRECT ANSWER - Infrequency: detects overreporting of
symptoms
elevated score = attempt to fake bad, excessive eccentricity, resistance to testing, significant
pathology or random responding
MMPI Validity Scale: Fb - CORRECT ANSWER - F Back: detects overreporting of
symptoms on last 197 items
elevated scores = attempt to fake bad; random responding due to boredom/fatigue/loss of interest
MMPI Validity Scale: Fp - CORRECT ANSWER - Infrequency/Psychopathology: detects
overreporting of symptoms
, elevated scores = exaggerated symptoms or severe pathology or distress
MMPI Validity Scale: S - CORRECT ANSWER - Superlative Self-Presentation: detects
tendency to present oneself in highly virtuous way while denying problems
elevated scores = defensiveness in one or more of five areas: belief in human goodness, serenity,
contentment with life, patient/denial of irritability, denial of moral flaws
MMPI Validity Scale: VRIN - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable Response Inventory:
detects random responding
elevated scores = invalid profile (responded inconsistently on pairs of items with similar or
opposite content)
MMPI Validity Scale: TRIN - CORRECT ANSWER - True Response Inconsistency:
detects fixed pattern of responding (yea-or-nea-saying)
elevated scores = invalid profile (answered pairs of items that have opposite content in same
way)
MMPI Validity Scale: ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cannot Say: total number of unscorable
items
elevated scores = reding problem, confusion, poor insight, lack of cooperation
Theo, age 35, lost sensory and motor functioning in his left hand after being in a car accident that
killed his best friend. His physician has found no medical explanation for Theo's symptoms. On
the MMPI-2, Theo is most likely to obtain which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
B. elevated scores on scales 6 and 8 with a lower score on scale 7
C. elevated scores on scales 2, 4, and 7
D. elevated scores on scales 2, 7, and 8 - CORRECT ANSWER -A
The three-point code known as the psychotic valley consists of which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are raw scores converted to in the MMPI? What is the mean and standard deviation of
these scores? - CORRECT ANSWER - Raw scores are converted to T scores with a mean
of 50 and standard deviation of 10
What T score on the MMPI is considered clinically significant? - CORRECT ANSWER -
65 (for some scales low scores of 35-40 may also have clinical meaning)
MMPI Clinical Scale: 1 - HS - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypochondriasis: preoccupation
with physical complaints
MMPI Clinical Scale: 2 - D - CORRECT ANSWER - Depression: depression and
hopelessness
MMPI Clinical Scale: 3 - Hy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hysteria: stress and conflicts
expressed as physical symptoms
MMPI Clinical Scale: 4 - Pd - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychopathic Deviate: social
alienation and disinhibition
MMPI Clinical Scale: 5 - Mf - CORRECT ANSWER - Masculinity/Femininity:
stereotyped gender roles and interests
MMPI Clinical Scale: 6 - Pa - CORRECT ANSWER - Paranoia: suspiciousness and
interpersonal sensitivity
MMPI Clinical Scale: 7 - Pt - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychasthenia: anxiety and
excessive fear and doubt
,MMPI Clinical Scale: 8 - Sc - CORRECT ANSWER - Schizophrenia: psychosis and
severe social and emotional alienation
MMPI Clinical Scale: 9 - Ma - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypomania: unstable mood and
hyperarousal
MMPI Clinical Scale: 0 - Si - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Introversion: social
withdrawal and avoidance
MMPI Validity Scale: L - CORRECT ANSWER - Lie: Detects underreporting of
symptoms
elevated score = attempt to fake good, self-righteousness, denial, or poor insight
MMPI Validity Scale: K - CORRECT ANSWER - Defensiveness/Correction: detects
underreporting of symptoms in a more subtle way than L scale; used to correct scores on several
clinical scales
elevated score = attempt o fake good, defensiveness, denial, or poor insight; may resist
psychological evaluation and treatment
MMPI Validity Scale: F - CORRECT ANSWER - Infrequency: detects overreporting of
symptoms
elevated score = attempt to fake bad, excessive eccentricity, resistance to testing, significant
pathology or random responding
MMPI Validity Scale: Fb - CORRECT ANSWER - F Back: detects overreporting of
symptoms on last 197 items
elevated scores = attempt to fake bad; random responding due to boredom/fatigue/loss of interest
MMPI Validity Scale: Fp - CORRECT ANSWER - Infrequency/Psychopathology: detects
overreporting of symptoms
, elevated scores = exaggerated symptoms or severe pathology or distress
MMPI Validity Scale: S - CORRECT ANSWER - Superlative Self-Presentation: detects
tendency to present oneself in highly virtuous way while denying problems
elevated scores = defensiveness in one or more of five areas: belief in human goodness, serenity,
contentment with life, patient/denial of irritability, denial of moral flaws
MMPI Validity Scale: VRIN - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable Response Inventory:
detects random responding
elevated scores = invalid profile (responded inconsistently on pairs of items with similar or
opposite content)
MMPI Validity Scale: TRIN - CORRECT ANSWER - True Response Inconsistency:
detects fixed pattern of responding (yea-or-nea-saying)
elevated scores = invalid profile (answered pairs of items that have opposite content in same
way)
MMPI Validity Scale: ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cannot Say: total number of unscorable
items
elevated scores = reding problem, confusion, poor insight, lack of cooperation
Theo, age 35, lost sensory and motor functioning in his left hand after being in a car accident that
killed his best friend. His physician has found no medical explanation for Theo's symptoms. On
the MMPI-2, Theo is most likely to obtain which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
B. elevated scores on scales 6 and 8 with a lower score on scale 7
C. elevated scores on scales 2, 4, and 7
D. elevated scores on scales 2, 7, and 8 - CORRECT ANSWER -A
The three-point code known as the psychotic valley consists of which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
