PSY-33 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Daubert Standard, Malingering, Paraphilia
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Mmpi-2 and lgbtq+ issues as early as the 1950s, research has shown that scale 5 (m/f) was not useful in detecting sexual deviation many scale 5 items conflate gender expression/identity with sexual orientation. A: (b) research is inconclusive about the relationship between transgender identity and psychopathology. Mmpi-2-rf widely used in assessment of candidates for high risk public safety positions stronger validity but similar reliability to other personality measures meets the daubert standard no k correction and currently no code types are used. Mmpi-2 in western/asian cultures language equivalency = reliability cultural equivalency = validity there have been extensive cultural adaptations but must take into consideration language and cultural aspects to maintain item content. Q: what relationship has been found in the literature concerning child custody litigants and the. A: (a) rc scales appear less susceptible to underreporting than standard clinical scales (rf is better to use!!)
