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Old Feb 17, 2009, 03:54 AM
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I forgot to add that the MMPI-2 "scales" are chosen by the examiner to answer the diagnostic questions they have.

If they think you might possibly have schizophrenia for example, there is a "scale", which is really a conglomeration of various questions on the test --not in order--that measures the given answers against what a schizophrenic dx'd person is MORE LIKELY (not DEFINITELY, just MORE LIKELY) to endorse, vs. the answers that a non-schizophrenic is MORE LIKELY to endorse.

There are literally hundreds of these scales, some with more validity than others (that's for another discussion). What they will likely choose as scales depends on what they are looking for, unless they have a standard set of scales they use on everybody.

Check this link out--it's the first 75 questions on the MMPI-2:
https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/fo...num=1109032158

Here's a informational link about the MMPI-2 from one person's standpoint:
http://mike.writegood.org/?page_id=25

MMPI-2 points to consider: http://www.falseallegations.com/mmpi-bw.htm
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