Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment

by David S. Nichols

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Revised (MMPI-2) is the most widely used test in the world for personality assessment. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret this test. Written by clinical psychologist David S. Nichols, Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment is that source.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment provides step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. As well, the author provides his expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Genres: Psychology

384 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2001

About the author

Dr. David S. Nichols, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon), and spent 27 years as a staff clinical psychologist at the Oregon State Hospital. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) has been the focus of his research and writing for more than 40 years, and he is a Fellow of the Society of Personality Assessment.

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[Ana · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Carole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good integrative approach to writing MMPI interpretation, but assumes the reader is already familiar with the instrument.