Assessment Essentials: Measuring Psychological Pathology

Course Objectives (Total Run Time: 52 Minutes, 59 Seconds + 35 Minutes of Experiential Exercises)

Introduction (0:56)

Overview of the MMPI-3 (5:36)

The MMPI and the Need for Objectivity (1:54)

Assessment Essential - Valid Measurement (1:34)

Assessment Essential: Accurate Measurement (1:17)

Recommended Use of the MMPI (2:59)

Case Vignette: Emily, Age 25 (3:14)

Review Practice Procedure: Disability Evaluation Requests - Policy 3-26 (10 Min)

Group Discussion: When We Don’t Test: The Role of the MMPI in Disability and Diagnostic Evaluation (15 Min)

Practice Example: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in a Young Adult (5 Min)

WHODAS 2.0 (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) - Review (5 Min)

MMPI Clinical Interpretation Report

Sample MMPI-3 Report

Validity Scales (2:38)

Validity Scale (Part 2) (2:38)

Higher Order (H-O) Scales (1:42)

Restructured Clinical Scales (1:49)

Restructured Clinical Scales (Part 2) (1:34)

Somatic/Cognitive Dysfunction Scales (1:33)

Internalizing Scales (1:33)

Externalizing Scales (1:30)

Interpersonal Scales (1:16)

Personality Psychopathology (Psy-5) Scales (3:20)

Case Vignette: Emily, Age 25 - Conclusions (6:36)

Measuring Psychological Pathology with the MMPI - Conclusions (1:52)

Resource: MMPI Scale Reference Chart

References