MMPI Substantive Scale Interpretation Quiz 2

Question 1

RC9 (Hypomanic Activation) measures what?

Accepted Answer

Elevated mood, energy, impulsivity, and grandiosity

Answer

Severe depression

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Social withdrawal

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Somatic complaints

Question 2

Elevated EID (Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction) indicates what?

Accepted Answer

Broad emotional distress encompassing depression, anxiety, and negative affect

Answer

Only anxiety

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Thought disorder

Answer

Antisocial behavior

Question 3

BXD (Behavioral/Externalizing Dysfunction) identifies what?

Accepted Answer

Broad externalizing tendencies: antisocial behavior, impulsivity, poor behavioral regulation

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Social skills

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Intellectual functioning

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Only substance abuse

Question 4

THD (Thought Dysfunction) elevation suggests what?

Accepted Answer

Disrupted thinking potentially including psychotic-spectrum experiences

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Normal cognition

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Physical health problems

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Learning disabilities

Question 5

After finding elevated H-O scales, the clinician should examine what next?

Accepted Answer

Corresponding RC scales to identify specific clinical domains driving the elevation

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Nothing further

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Only PSY-5

Answer

Only validity scales again

Question 6

Elevated RCd (Demoralization) specifically indicates what?

Accepted Answer

Pervasive unhappiness, life dissatisfaction, and general sense things are not going well

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A specific diagnosis

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Psychotic symptoms

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Antisocial personality