MMPI Substantive Scale Interpretation Quiz 3

Question 1

Elevated RC2 with normal RCd suggests what?

Accepted Answer

Anhedonia without generalized distress: trait-level low positive affect or schizoid features

Answer

Psychosis

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Invalid profile

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No clinical significance

Question 2

When SUI (Suicidal/Death Ideation) is elevated, the immediate responsibility is what?

Accepted Answer

Conduct thorough suicide risk assessment and implement safety measures

Answer

Document and move on

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Assume false positive

Answer

Readminister only this scale

Question 3

HLP (Helplessness/Hopelessness) adds what beyond RCd?

Accepted Answer

Specifically captures hopelessness about the future, a stronger suicide risk predictor than general demoralization

Answer

Nothing; redundant

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Measures physical health

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Detects malingering

Question 4

STW (Stress/Worry) differs from RC7 how?

Accepted Answer

STW provides focused worry/stress measurement; RC7 captures broader dysfunctional negative emotions

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Identical constructs

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STW measures physical stress only

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RC7 is a subset of STW

Question 5

ANP (Anger Proneness) measures what?

Accepted Answer

Tendency to become easily angered and irritable in response to provocation

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Physical aggression only

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Passive-aggression only

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Only anger at authority

Question 6

BRF (Behavior-Restricting Fears) assesses what?

Accepted Answer

Specific fears intense enough to limit daily activities

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All anxiety disorders

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Fear of testing

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Generalized worry