Address the following
1. Description of the purpose for use of the MMPI-2.
2. Explain how you might use the MMPI-2 in a Correctional Facility setting.
3. Explain how and why it may be appropriate in a Correctional Facility setting
Use provided resources only:
Forbey, J. D., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Gartland, D. (2009). Validation of the MMPI-2 Computerized Adaptive version (MMPI-2-CA) in a correctional intake facility. Psychological Services, 6(4), 279-292. doi:10.1037/a0016195
Dao, T. K., Prevatt, F., & Horne, H. (2008). Differentiating psychotic patients from nonpsychotic patients with the MMPI-2 and Rorschach. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90(1), 93–101.
Stein, L. R., & Graham, J. R. (2001). Use of the MMPI-A to Detect Substance Abuse in a Juvenile Correctional Setting. Journal Of Personality Assessment, 77(3), 508-523.
Bagby, R., Marshall, M. B., Basso, M. R., Nicholson, R. A., Bacchiochi, J., & Miller, L. S. (2005). Distinguishing bipolar depression, major depression, and schizophrenia with the MMPI-2 Clinical and Content Scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 84(1), 89–95.
Additional resources
Butcher, J. N., Graham, J. R., Ben-Porath, Y. S., Tellegen, A., Dahlstrom, W. G., & Kaemmer, B. (2001). MMPI–2 (Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2) manual for administration, scoring, and interpretation (Revised ed.,pp. 1-212). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
Gilmore, J. D., Lash, S. J., Foster, M. A., & Blosser, S. L. (2001). Adherence to substance abuse treatment: Clinical utility of two MMPI-2 scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77(3), 524–540.
Groth-Marnat, G. (2010). Handbook of psychological assessment (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Chapter 7, “Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,” (pp. 207–294)
Nichols, D. S. (2011). Essentials of MMPI-2 assessment (2nd ed., pp.1-341). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Wygant, D. B., Sellbom, M. G., Gervais, Ben-Porath, R. O., Stafford, Y. S., Freeman, K. P., & Heilbronner, R. L. (2010). Further validation of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Response Bias Scale: Findings from disability and criminal forensic settings. Psychological Assessment, 22 (4), 745–756.
