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Originally Posted by Simcha
I took the abbreviated MMPI 2 in three hours. The abbreviated version is over 300 questions, they are all yes/no, or "I don't know".
I was distracted when I took it or it would have been around 1.5 to 2.0 hours max. I imagine the full MMPI 2 is quite a bit longer, and yes, it is very annoying, especially when you don't really know how to give a yes/no
You will not likely be able to answer all of the questions due to lack of understanding emotions. In that event, you choose the answer "don't know". Too many "don't know's" will invalidate the test.
There are several scales/subscales on the test, which means several different ways to "grade" it. It is only useful as an adjunct to traditional diagnosis by a psychologist. There is no right or wrong answer. Whatever the scales they use to measure your answers by will indicate what they were testing for. There over a hundred scales they could choose from.
Do not trust anyone who would not be open with you about what they are testing for.
I recommend a psychologist, as residents and psychiatrists are actually substandard to the real deal-- a psychologist actually has much more training in psychology and psychological diagnosis--- a psychiatrist usually has VERY little training in neuropsychological/psychological tests.
Psychiatrists are more trained in medication management. They are almost all purely biologically oriented ("biological" in the sense that they only treat things with medication). Medication is not the answer to everything, although it can be useful. However, medication is not a panacea.
I wanted to add that ASPD, and especially NPD, are VERY poorly understood. This is likely the reason you think that your therapy is getting nowhere. NPD is less than two percent of the world's population. Your therapist should recommend you to a specialist in NPD if at all possible, but they are likely somewhat able to help and I would continue with the therapy.
Please consider that being honest with your therapist is one of the steps to getting better. They will not likely be shocked by anything you say.
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Hmm, well I won't make too many "i don't knows" but to prevent an invalidation, I'll probably guess or soemthing like that.
Well, so far it's been psychiatrists referring to psychiatrists. This test will be done by some psychologist who I'm still waiting for a phone call to come and do the test. I'm guessing it'd take a few weeks because it's a big facility and they'd have many other people to deal with.
I'm not worried about the therapist being shocked. I just don't want to get tossed in a psych ward or some other more secure place and screw up my academic career.
When I talked to the 2 psychiatrists before, they didn't tell me which scale would be used, but they said the MMPI-2 will be a long test, so I'm guessing the 567 questions. But they did keep on saying tests plural, but I only know MMPI-2 is one of them, so no idea what the others could be.
Oh well, if worst comes to worst, I'll see if the psychologist can help me answer the question (I doubt it) or I'll fake a few questions so I don't put too many "i don't know"s. It may not be 100% honest but I'm not planning to do a test for a few hours just to have them tell me it's invalid and may have to do it again or do more.