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Summary: Free questions to the MMPI-2!
Review: Despite the closely guarded nature of the MMPI's questions, they're all here--yes, all of them--in an appendix. What were they thinking? Anyway, this is the main reason to buy the book.
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Summary: Most content with MMPI-2 Content Scales
Review: In a critical area of MMPI-2 interpretation which is often overlooked Butcher, Graham, Williams & Ben-Porath have covered a topical area which serves not only as an adjunct to traditional clinical interpretation, but offers the serious MMPI and MMPI-2 scholar the tools to demonstrate competency in clinical interpretation of the MMPI-2 Personality inventory. Although I found philosophical challenges, (an astute attorney will point out the technical differences between a "test" and an "inventory" -- a "test" has right and wrong answers, an inventory does not), I found the work to be of a generally scholarly nature and a most welcome addition to my bookshelf. The authors did their research, but then what else would be expected from the primary author, Butcher, who has previously spent time in remote rural areas giving MMPI's to members of serpent-handling religious cults? I was impressed with the thoroughness of the volume. Four stars in lieu of five, only because of some terms which were used are not consistent with appropriate terminology for traditional psychometrics, and an error found in a technical aspect of the work (information available on request.) This volume should be required reading for psychologists who desire to demonstrate competence in use of the MMPI-2. However, the MMPI remains, in my opinion, the instrument of choice and one or more of the authors have certainly contributed to that assessment instument as well. It should be pointed out that throughout the development/revision of the MMPI into the current MMPI-2 it was reported the changes were made, in part, because of antiquated wording. However, the authors reveal the MMPI-2 revision retained the original wording for item 369. Go figure. Worse yet, that item seems to also inappropriately substitute the word "feeling" for what is actually, fairly clearly, a "belief". The revision was developed by a team of psychologists, whom the authors could have pointed out should have "known better." Overall however, an excellent reference for the competent psychological clinican. The quality and research behind this publication is apparant. JD #30
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Summary: Free questions to the MMPI-2!
Review: In a critical area of MMPI-2 interpretation which is often overlooked Butcher, Graham, Williams & Ben-Porath have covered a topical area which serves not only as an adjunct to traditional clinical interpretation, but offers the serious MMPI and MMPI-2 scholar the tools to demonstrate competency in clinical interpretation of the MMPI-2 Personality inventory. Although I found philosophical challenges, (an astute attorney will point out the technical differences between a "test" and an "inventory" -- a "test" has right and wrong answers, an inventory does not), I found the work to be of a generally scholarly nature and a most welcome addition to my bookshelf. The authors did their research, but then what else would be expected from the primary author, Butcher, who has previously spent time in remote rural areas giving MMPI's to members of serpent-handling religious cults? I was impressed with the thoroughness of the volume. Four stars in lieu of five, only because of some terms which were used are not consistent with appropriate terminology for traditional psychometrics, and an error found in a technical aspect of the work (information available on request.) This volume should be required reading for psychologists who desire to demonstrate competence in use of the MMPI-2. However, the MMPI remains, in my opinion, the instrument of choice and one or more of the authors have certainly contributed to that assessment instument as well. It should be pointed out that throughout the development/revision of the MMPI into the current MMPI-2 it was reported the changes were made, in part, because of antiquated wording. However, the authors reveal the MMPI-2 revision retained the original wording for item 369. Go figure. Worse yet, that item seems to also inappropriately substitute the word "feeling" for what is actually, fairly clearly, a "belief". The revision was developed by a team of psychologists, whom the authors could have pointed out should have "known better." Overall however, an excellent reference for the competent psychological clinican. The quality and research behind this publication is apparant. JD #30
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