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Assessing personality and psychopathology, second edition encompasses all that has been learned about the original and revised tests. Composed of 338 items, with the rc restructured clinical scales at its core, the mmpi 2 rf builds on the strengths of the mmpi 2 test to create a new standard. Mmpia is a written psychological assessment, or test, used to diagnose mental disorders. We investigated the internal structure comparability of minnesota multiphasic personality inventory2restructured form mmpi2rf scores derived from the mmpi2 and mmpi2rf booklets in a sample of 320 criminal defendants 229 males and 54 females. Mmpi2 history the minnesota multiphasic inventory was founded by hathaway and mckinley in the late 1930s. Grant dahlstrom, and john graham, revised in 2001 and updated to mmpi2 in 2008 2009.
The revised version was published in 1989 and, like the original is the most widely used personality inventory used today. Graham was a key contributor to the development of mmpi2 and the mmpia. Mmpi2 books and test monographs university of minnesota. Ideal for graduate courses in psychological assessment, it is also useful as a reference guide for.
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