Multiphasic Personality Inventory Research Articles

الصفحة النفسية للمراهقين والمراهقات الجانحين کما تظهر في اختبار الشخصية المتعدد الأوجه ( نسخة المراهقين )

تهدف الدراسة الحالیة إلى التعرف على الاضطرابات النفسیة للمراهقین والمراهقات الجانحین کما یظهر فی احتبار الشخصیة المتعدد الأوجه للمراهقین ومقارنتهم بالمراهقین والمراهقات الاسویاء.وقد تمت الدراسة على عینة من الجانحین والجانحات المودعین بمؤسسات رعایة الأحداث بمنطقة المرج بالقاهرة والزقازیق محافظة الشرقیة قوامها 117 ، 49 من الاناث بمتوسط عمری 16.42 وانحراف معیاری 1.33 وعینة من الذکور والإناث غیر الجانحین عددها 96، 46 من الاناث بمتوسط عمری 16.68 بانحراف معیاری 1.56 و 50 من الذکور بمتوسط عمری 16.89 بانحراف معیاری 1.63 من بعض مدارس محافظة القاهرة.وتم تطبیق المقاییس الإکلینیکیة التی تضم العشر مقاییس اکلینیکیة وست مؤشرات الصدق والمقاییس التکمیلیة التی تضم 11 مقیاسا فرعیا ،ومقاییس المحتوى والتی تضم 15 مقیاس فرعی، من مقیاس الشخصیة المتعدد الأوجه للمراهقین ، وقد اظهرت نتائج الدراسة وجودفروق بین الاناث الجانحات وغیر الجانحات على مقاییس القلق A.NXIETY والاغتراب A.LAN ومقیاس غرابة التفکیر BIZ ومستوى الطموح A.LAS وعدم الارتیاح الاجتماعی A.SOD والمشکلات الاسریة A.FAM والمشکلات المدرسیة A.SCH ومقیاس مقاومة العلاج النفسیA.TRT وعدم التهدید DISC وانخفاض الوجدان الایجابی INTR والهستیریا HY والانحراف السیکوباتی PD والبارانویاPA والفصام SC والهوس الخفیف MA وعدم النضج الاجتماعیIMM وجمیعها لصالح الجانحات.کما أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق بین الذکور الجانحین وغیر الجانحین فی مقاییس مشکلات المسلک CON والمشکلات الاسریةA.FAM ومؤشرات مقاومة العلاج النفسی A.TRT ومقیاس عدم التهدید DISC والانحراف السیکوباتی PD والهوس MA وتوهم المرض HS والهستیریا HY والفصام SC والاعتراف بتعاطی المخدرات والکحول ACKA وجمیعها فی اتجاه المراهقین الجانحین.فی حین کانت الفروق فی اتجاه الذکور غیر الجانحین على مقیاس الانطواء الاجتماعیSI . کما أظهرت النتائج فروق بین الذکور الجانحین والإناث الجانحات على مقاییس القلق A.ANXIETY ومقیاس الذکورة - الانوثة MF فی اتجاه المراهقات الجانحات ، بینما کانت الفروق على مقاییس مشکلات المسلک CON وعدم التهدید DISC وماک اندرو للإدمان MAC-R لصالج الذکور. The Psychological Profile for Male and Female Juvenile Delinquents as They Appear in the Multiphasic Personality Inventory (Adolescent Version) Maryam Saleh Hassan ABSTRACT This study aims to identify the psychological disorders among juvenile delinquents as they appear in the Multiphasic Personality Inventory and compare them with normal adolescents. The study used a sample of juvenile delinquents detained in a correctional facility in Al Marg area in Cairo and Zagazig in the Eastern region. The sample of the study was 117, 49 female delinquents with a mean age of 16.42 and a standard deviation of 1.33, and a sample of 46.96 male and female adolescents, the mean age of females in the sample is 16.68 and a standard deviation of 1.56, 50 males with a mean age of 16.89 and a standard deviation of 1.63 from some schools in Cairo. The ten clinical measures were administered as well as sis validity indicators and the supplementary measures which include elven sub-measures and content measures which include fifteen sub-measures from the Multiphasic Personality Inventory for adolescents. The results of this study showed difference between female delinquents and female non-delinquents in scales, A.NXIETY, A.LAN, BIZ, A.LAS, A.SOD, A.FAM, A.SCH, A.TRT, DISC, INTR, HY, PD, PA, SC, MA, IMM, for female delinquents. The study also showed differences between male delinquents and male non-delinquents in scales, CON, A.FAM, A.TRT, DISC, PD, MA, HS, HY, SC, ACKA, for male delinquents. The study also showed differences between male and female delinquents in scales, A.ANXIETY, MF, for female, while CON, DISC, MAC-R, for male.

Multiphasic personality inventory on pneumo-or hemo-thorax: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of military candidate in Korea

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to identify association between pneumo- or hemo-thorax and psychological distress using the Military Personality Inventory (MPI).MethodsA retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 19-yr-old examinees who were admitted to the Military Manpower Administration in Korea from February 2009 to January 2010. A total number of 1955 young men were enrolled in this study. The normal volunteer group (n = 1561) comprise individuals who did not have pneumo- or hemo-thorax. The pneumo- or hemo-thorax group (n = 394) included individuals with pneumo- or hemo-thorax. This group was divided into two subgroups, group A (treated with conservative care or chest tube insertion, n = 341) and group B (treated with wedge resection, n = 53).ResultsWe compared each of three groups (Control group, Group A, Group B) using the analysis of covariant (ANCOVA). The somatization subscale score of the neurosis category was significantly higher for group A (P < 0.001) and showed higher tendency for Group B than the control group (P = 0.073). The other categories (validity scale; anxiety, depression, and personality disorder subscales for neurosis scale; and psychopath scale) showed no significant difference in the MPI among Group A, Group B and Control group.ConclusionConservative care or chest tube insertion group had higher somatization symptoms than control group. Wedge resection group had higher somatization tendency than control group. Individuals with pneumo- or hemo-thorax history may be concerned about their body shape or their general condition. Therefore, supportive intervention and psychiatric education may be needed for them to relieve somatic distress.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

A disconnection between nutritional status (in terms of body mass index and phase angle) and psychopathology in anorexia nervosa

The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between nutritional status (body mass index and phase angle) and psychological symptoms at admission and discharge in a residential population of anorexic patients. We also aimed to determine the evolution of the above psychological symptoms and nutrition rehabilitation from admission to discharge.Thirty-six consecutive patients were included. The evaluation was performed using the following measures at admission and discharge: body mass index, phase angle, Eating Disorders Inventory-3, Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and Body Uneasiness.Admission and discharge nutritional status were not correlated with psychometric scores respectively at admission and at discharge. In addition, neither the improvement in the scores on the psychometric scales between admission and discharge was correlated to body mass index, phase angle improvement. For the group as a whole there were significant improvements from admission to discharge in nutritional status, Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Depression, Body Uneasiness-Global Score Index and in all the composites of Eating Disorders Inventory-3.Our data showed a disconnection between nutritional status and eating disorders psychopathology and/or psychiatric comorbidities.

사상체질에 따른 신체화 기제의 차이에 대한 연구

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of somatization psychological mechanism among Sasang constitution. Methods : Subjects were seventy four students of Won-Kwang university responded the questionnaire. We evaulated the subjects using Minnesota Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II(QSCC II), Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2(MMPI-2), 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Somato-Sensory Amplification Scale(SSAS), Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire(SIQ) and The Ways of Stress Coping Questionnaire(SCQ). Results : From the results of Clinical scale of MMPI-2, the scores of 2nd, 9th, 10th scales was significantly difference. In Lesser Yin group 10th score was the significantly highest of the others, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th score were the highest but not significant. and From the results of PSY-5 scale(The Personality Psychopathology Five scale) of MMPI-2, In Lesser Yin goup, INTR(Introversion/Low Positive Emotion) score was significantly highest, PSYC(psychoticism), NEGE (Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism) was higher than the others. In TAS-20K, SSAS, SIQ and SCQ Lesser Yin group was not significantly difference. but Lesser Yin group had the tendency of difficulty describing feelings and externally oriented thinking and higher score in physical and psychological interpretation. We observed generally lower levels of stress coping strategy scores than the others. Conclusions : These results showed that Lesser Yin group tend to somatization compared other constitution.

Differential Consequences of Left- and Right-Sided Chronic Pain

To test the neuropsychological hypothesis that left-sided pain will have more adverse consequences than right-sided pain by virtue of activation of the "depressogenic" right hemisphere. A retrospective analysis comparing data of chronic pain patients with left-sided pain to patients with right-sided pain. All of the right-handed patients (n = 85) presenting with unilateral shoulder, arm, and hand pain and suspected of having Thoracic Outlet syndrome (TOS) were assessed as potential candidates for surgery at the Toronto Western Hospital Pain Investigation Unit over a 5-year period. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), SIP (Sickness Impact Profile). Contrary to the intuitive expectation that right-sided pain would be more disruptive in right-handed subjects, patients with left-sided pain had higher MMPI scores for hysteria and hypochondriasis and also had higher scores on the physical dimension of the SIP. Differences between the groups could not be accounted for by different etiologies because the proportions and causes of left- and right-sided pain were comparable. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that unilateral stimulation activates the contralateral cerebral hemisphere and arouses the emotions associated with that hemisphere.

The Utility of the MMPI-2 with Pedophiles

The Minnesota MultiphasicPersonality Inventory (MMPI) has been revised and restandardized onnew national norms. One of the criticisms of the MMPI-2 is that the restandardization sample was more highly educated and of a higher socio- economic status (SES) than the average adult population (Adler. 1990). This criticism calls into question the utility of theMMPI-2 with incarcerated sex offenders who are often high school drop outs and come from lower SES levels. Furthermore, there is a question of the similarity of MMPI-2results across pedophile samples composed of different educational and social backgrounds. It is unclear if past MMPI results with incarcerated sex offenders will generalize to MMPI-2 interpretations. The present study examined MMPI-2 profiles of incarcerated pedophiles in three types of sex offender treatment programs (SOTP) - state prison (n = 60), federal prison (n = 24). and military confinement facility (n = 25) -each offering a different educational and social composition. The overall ...

Vitamin B-12: Placebo or neglected therapeutic tool?

Patients with normal serum vitamin B-12 levels were given injections of hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B-12b) interspersed with injections of sterile water. Those who felt better with B-12b had additional injections to establish the amount of B-12b that gave the maximum feeling of well-being. Serum vitamin B-12 tests were performed to record the level at which the patients felt best. On the same day they took a Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), an objective computerized psychological test. Hydroxocobalamin injections were then discontinued for 5 to 7 days. The patients took another serum vitamin B-12 test and another MMPI. With the higher vitamin B-12 levels, the MMPI patterns were at or closer to normal. With lower serum vitamin B-12 levels, MMPI patterns showed much more emotional distress. The author suspects that vitamin B-12 dependency disorders are common and are neglected by the medical profession.

In pursuit of social competence

Sheldon D. Rose, Ph.D., is Professor, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Through the Wisconsin Alumni Foun dation, the University of Wisconsin re search funds provided partial support for the project on which this article is based. PREVIOUS STUDIES Lack of social competence is a probthe group attractive to its members, lem for a large portion of the popu(2) create group situations requiring lation—for many so severe a difficulty members to be socially competent, (3) that they must lead isolated and fearcreate a variety of group roles that ful lives. This lack is often a part of members can play, (4) gradually dele other problems such as alcoholism, gate the responsibilities of leadership, sexual dilemmas, absenteeism from (5) enable members to function as school and work, depression, and loneconsultants and partners in the ther liness. Because this lack also has apeutic endeavor, and (6) control broad relevance to therapy, a program overwhelming group conflict so that has been developed that is aimed dimembers are not driven away, rectly at increasing social skills. Clients are taught to develop conversational ability, say more often when ap propriate, use the telephone, make soSeveral studies have partially demon cial visits, have dates, use facial exstrated the effectiveness of assertive pression more effectively, and increase training in groups. Shoemaker and or control the manifestation of approPaulson have shown that, after partici priate feeling. As a person gains greater pating in such a program, mothers social competence and learns to be apexhibited significant increases in asser propriately assertive, there is evidence tive behaviors and decreases in aggres that his anxiety is reduced.1 sive ones.4 Similar results were ob This approach is called assertive tained for their husbands, who had training. It refers to a set of proparticipated only indirectly in the pro cedures for training clients primarily gram. Moreover, parents' ratings of through behavior rehearsal, modeling, their children also improved. Rathus and coaching in behavioral areas in found that students receiving assertive which they lack skills. Considerable training in a comparison study re anecdotal evidence exists for the use ported significantly more gains in the of this approach.2 Furthermore, sevreducing of fears of social criticism eral experiments in recent years have ar)d social incompetence and a greater demonstrated that various procedures increase in assertive behaviors than did in assertive training have successfully a control group.5 Although the degree modified specific behaviors related to was not significant, similar trends were social anxiety and unassertiveness.3 found in assertively trained subjects It would seem that deficits in social and those trained in the methods of skills can be most effectively treated discussion groups, in social situations with a number of Lomont et al. compared results for patients. The group can serve as a therapy of hospitalized patients through protected laboratory to practice skills group assertiveness and therapy through that must eventually be carried out in group insight.6 Assertively trained pa the community. The group provides tients showed significant changes in the clients with a variety of social sitvarious subscales of the Minnesota uations and potential roles that each Multiphasic Personality Inventory can play. Moreover, in role-played (MMPI) and the Leary interpersonal modeling and rehearsal the patients checklist, whereas the insight groups offer each other an assortment of anshowed no such changes. Finally, Fled tagonists and protagonists. In the quist and Weinhold showed that un group, members can have opportuniassertive and socially anxious students ties to assert themselves as leaders, who were either in a group being as therapeutic partners, or consultants to sertively trained or in group therapy fellow patients. that focused on verbal social learning To treat clients in the group, one moved further ahead in making verbal by one, as individual patients would assertive responses in the therapy situa of course fail to utilize the group's tion than did those in a control group.7 unique attributes. Therefore, in adBut there was no significant difference dition to direct treatment, the therabetween the two treatment groups, pist must initially strive to ( 1 ) make The results of these studies, although

A Note on the Validity of Reading Test Scores

IT IS NOT unusual to find a competent reader whose scores on a standardized reading test would warrant a diagnosis of reading retarda tion. This disconcerting datum suggests that fac tors affecting a reading test score require investigation. An incidental finding of a study by Voas (2) was that there were relatively high correlations between reading speed and two test validity checks, F and K Scores of the Minnesota Multi phasic Personality Inventory. The subjects in the Voas study were servicemen. The author under took the present study to determine to what ex tent the relationships between F and K with reading scores existed in a college freshman population.