ERIC Number: EJ836113
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-9633
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Use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 with Persons Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
Hayes, Danielle; Granello, Darcy Haag
Journal of Counseling & Development, v87 n2 p227-233 Spr 2009
Counselors who assess persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; T. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989) may find scale elevations on Scales 1, 2, 3, and 8. These elevations may be due, at least in part, to specific questions on the MMPI-2 that assess physiological or neurological symptoms that are common in MS. Researchers have identified specific questions that have overlap between psychological and physiological symptoms and created neurocorrections that can be used, along with a thorough clinical interview, to more accurately assess persons with MS.
Descriptors: Personality, Diseases, Personality Measures, Measures (Individuals), Counseling Techniques, Neurological Impairments, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Physiology, Neurology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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