PSYC 406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hypomania, California Psychological Inventory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
3 Feb 2017
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Experience with the mmpi revealed that only a relatively small number of disturbed subjects showed elevation on only a single scale. To deal with multi-scale elevations, clinicians made use of pattern analysis: meehl"s extension: He emphasized the importance of conducting research on individuals who showed specific two-point codes and other configural patterns. This way, developers could empirically determine the meaning of mmpi elevations. The characteristics of a criterion group are evaluated through empirical means such as peer ratings, physician ratings and demographics. Meehl and colleagues suggested that we use numbers on scales rather than names to identify a disorder: the re-standardization: mmpi 2. The purpose of revising the mmpi was to update an expand the norms (revise items out of date, awkward, sexist, or problematic. Broaden the pool of items to extend the range of constructs that one could evaluate) Interpretation of the clinical scales remained the same.
