MMPI Flashcards
(36 cards)
Excessive bodily concern;
Somatic symptoms
Hypochondriasis (Hs)
Depressed: pessimistic;
irritable; demanding
Depression (D)
Physical symptoms of functional origin; self-centered; demand attention
Hysteria (Hy)
Asocial or antisocial; rebellious; impulsive or poor judgment
Psychopathic Deviate (Pd
Male: aesthetic interest
Female: assertive; competitive; self- confident
Masculinity- Femininity (Mf)
Suspicious; sensitive;
resentful; rigid; maybe frankly psychotic
Paranoia (Pa)
Anxious; worried;
obsessive; lacks of self-confidence; problems in decision-making
Psychasthenia (Pt
May have thinking disturbance; withdrawn; feels alienated and
unaccepted
Schizophrenia (Sc
Excessive activity; lacks
direction; low frustration tolerance; friendly
Mania (Ma)
Socially introverted; shy;
sensitive; overcontrolled, conforming
Social-introversion (Si)
Questions not answered (left
blank or both True and False)
“Cannot Say
CNS
“Cannot Say
Intentional under-reporting of symptoms (faking good
“Lie” / Uncommon
Virtues
L
“Lie” / Uncommon
Virtues
Over-reporting symptoms (in
first half of test)
Infrequency
F
Infrequency
Unintentional under-reporting of
symptoms (e.g. defensiveness, denial) (faking good)
Defensiveness
K
Defensiveness
Over-reporting symptoms (in
last half of test
F Back
Fb
F Back
Answering similar/opposite question pairs inconsistently
Variable Response
Inconsistency
VRIN
Variable Response
Inconsistency
Answering questions all true/all false
True Response
Inconsistency
TRIN
True Response
Inconsistency
