The Validity Scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

question 90

Multiple Choice

The validity scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

• A) have all been heavily criticized as self-serving since they presume to measure the test's own validity.
• B) measure only the validity of the test but do not measure the test's reliability or utility.
• C) provide a gauge of testtaker response sets and patterns.
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

Mood Disorder

A category of mental disorders involving persistent disturbances in a person’s mood or emotional state.

Psychotic Features

Aspects of an individual's mental state that may include delusions, hallucinations, or thought disorders, often associated with certain psychiatric conditions.

Manic Episode

A period of abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and increased energy or activity lasting at least one week, associated with bipolar disorder.

Autism Spectrum

A range of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, each person affected can have symptoms from mild to severe.