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Code Type Analysis Flashcards

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  1. A client presents with a 2-7 code type on the MMPI-2. Which clinical presentation is MOST consistent with this profile?

    Answer: Depression with prominent anxiety and rumination

    The 2-7 code type (Scales 2 and 7 elevated) classically presents as anxious depression with excessive worry, guilt, and self-criticism.

  2. The 4-9 code type is frequently associated with which behavioral pattern?

    Answer: Impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and disregard for social norms

    The 4-9 code type combines Psychopathic Deviate and Hypomania, producing impulsive, thrill-seeking behavior with poor frustration tolerance and rule-breaking tendencies.

  3. When interpreting a two-point code type, the clinician should FIRST consider which factor?

    Answer: The elevation level of the two highest scales

    The magnitude of scale elevation determines the confidence and severity of code type interpretations; higher elevations yield more robust and clinically meaningful profiles.

  4. A 1-3 code type (Conversion V) is characterized by which pattern on the validity scales?

    Answer: Relatively elevated L and K with normal or low F

    The 1-3 (Hypochondriasis–Hysteria) Conversion V profile typically shows defensive validity scales with elevated L and K, reflecting psychological denial and somatization.

  5. Which two-point code type has the strongest empirical association with a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

    Answer: 6-8

    The 6-8 code type (Paranoia and Schizophrenia scales elevated) is most strongly linked to psychotic disorders, particularly schizophrenia and paranoid presentations.

  6. In a spike profile, only one clinical scale is markedly elevated (T ≥ 70) with all others within normal limits. What is the interpretive implication?

    Answer: Interpretation focuses solely on the characteristics of that single elevated scale

    A spike profile is interpreted by examining the correlates of the single elevated scale, as there is no secondary scale to form a code type interaction.

  7. The 8-9 code type is associated with which clinical feature that distinguishes it from the 6-8 code type?

    Answer: Accelerated thought processes and disorganized, excited psychotic presentation

    The 8-9 code type (Schizophrenia and Hypomania) often presents with agitated, excited psychotic features rather than the more paranoid picture of 6-8.