MMPI Characteristics Associated with Cerebral Palsy and Dystonia Musculorum Deformans

1979 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1003-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Imperio ◽  
Thomas F. Cullinan ◽  
Manuel Riklan
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Conversion Reaction ◽  
T Score ◽  
Dystonia Musculorum

The origins of dystonia musculorum deformans are now considered to be organic. However, misdiagnosis of dystonia as a functional psychiatric disorder—usually conversion reaction—has persisted. The present study describes personality traits as measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory in 30 persons with dystonia and in a control group of 37 persons with cerebral palsy. The data, examined by diagnosis, level of disability, and sex, showed no differences for diagnostic groups or levels of disability. Males scored in the direction of greater psychopathology than did females. The male dystonics showed the highest elevations of MMPI scales of all the groups. Although only one person with dystonia musculorum deformans and none with cerebral palsy produced the profile usually associated with conversion reaction, 36% of all profiles showed two scales above a T score of 70. This finding suggested that young adults with a physically disabling disease may be at higher risk for developing maladaptive personality traits.

Locus of Control in Short and Long Sleepers

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (6) ◽  
pp. 739-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Anand Kumar ◽  
A. K. Vaidya
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Medical Index

Behavioural scientists are currently attempting to correlate individuals' usual duration of sleep with personality traits as well as with personality profiles. Studies using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and Cornell Medical Index have suggested that differences between “short sleepers” and “long sleepers” show up in such traits as self-control, anxiety, extroversion, aggression and ambition (Hartmann et al, 1972; Spinweber & Hartmann, 1976), although Webb & Friel (1970, 1971) found no such differences. Glaubmann & Orbach (1977) observed short sleepers to be efficient, energetic, ambitious, self-content and socially well adjusted.

Personality of Healthy Young Adults with Sleep Paralysis

1991 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 955-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Fukuda ◽  
Nobuo Inamatsu ◽  
Makoto Kuroiwa ◽  
Akio Miyasita
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Sleep Paralysis ◽  
T Score ◽  
Personality Difference

Sleep paralysis occurs in normal persons. This phenomenon had been studied psychoanalytically or in terms of the deviation of the victims' personality. This present study aimed to assess the personalities of such persons by using the MMPI and the Maudsley Personality Inventory. The subjects showed a slightly higher mean T score on the MMPI Paranoia Scale than those who did not have this experience. Although this personality difference might be related to the occurrence of the phenomenon, this difference is probably too small to take a major role. It is unlikely that the subjects developed paranoic behavior through their experiences of sleep paralysis, since their experiences were very few. Some of the subjects might have only overestimated their behavior and experiences concerning delusions and hallucinations, with the result that their Paranoia scores were higher and perhaps their kanashibari experiences exaggerated.

High Prevalence of Personality Abnormalities in Patients Seeking Rhinoplasty

2007 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramin Zojaji ◽  
Maryam Javanbakht ◽  
Alireza Ghanadan ◽  
Hosien Hosien ◽  
Hasan Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Satisfaction Rate ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the patient's personality on his/her satisfaction with rhinoplasty. STUDY DESIGN: Personalities of 66 rhinoplasty candidates and 50 persons who served as control were evaluated using questionnaires. The results were validated using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test. Six months after the surgery, the rate of satisfaction was evaluated using another questionnaire based on a visual scale. The results were statistically analyzed to assess the relationship between personality traits and rate of satisfaction. RESULTS: The average age of participants was 25.3 ± 5.12 years; 79% were females. Obsessiveness was the most frequently noted personality trait; being antisocial was the least mentioned. Personality type and level of satisfaction were statistically related ( P < 0.001). The satisfaction rate of rhinoplasty was 55.1%. Candidates with “good faking” trait followed by those who were-“depressed” had the highest satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Identification of patient's personality can be a major factor influencing satisfaction results after rhinoplasty.

Moral Reasoning, Interpersonal Skills, and Cognition of Rapists, Child Molesters, and Incest Offenders

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Valliant ◽  
Derek Pottier ◽  
Tanya Gauthier ◽  
Robert Kosmyna
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Psychopathic Deviate ◽  
And Control ◽  
Interpersonal Values

54 inmates were subdivided into four groups and classified according to their index offense. The groups included Rapists ( n = 14), Incest Offenders ( n = 9), Child Molesters ( n = 11), General Offenders ( n = 20). Nonoffenders ( n = 20) were included as a control group. Psychometric tests including the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, the Defining Issues Test, Survey of Interpersonal Values, Porteus Maze, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were administered to all inmate and control groups. Analysis showed the rapists and child molesters scored higher on moral reasoning on the Defining Issues Test; also rapists' scores were more elevated on the Psychopathic Deviate and Paranoia scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory than those of other offender and control groups. These results imply that rapists and child molesters have the ability to understand moral issues; however, given their personality orientation, they ignore these interpersonal social values.

scholarly journals Karakteristik Kepribadian Narapidana Kasus Pembunuhan Berencana Ditinjau dari Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-199
Author(s):  
Rahel Gloria Natalia Abel ◽  
Setyani Alfinuha
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Very High

Crime as premeditated murder is one of the main problems in Indonesia. The prevalence of murder cases tends to increase. Personality characteristics that play a role in the case of premeditated murder are unique. Prison convicts have varied and unique personality compared to people in general. A test uses to find out the personality traits that were needed to administer. Thus, the diagnosis and application of intervention were preciseness. The measuring instrument employed in this study was the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). This study aims to determine the psychopathological indications of convicted murder cases in MMPI-2. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with one participant planning murder who was serving a prison sentence of 20 years. The result is participants had a psychopathological predisposition to schizophrenia (84 = very high), paranoia (83 = very high), and hypomania (81 = very high). A prisoner with this kind of psychopathological predisposition tended to feel insecure, lonely, anxious, and depressed but sometimes also felt happy or have excessive energy. The participant also avoided social relations and did not want to involve emotions deeply. The results of MMPI-2 showed that the characteristics of schizophrenia, paranoid, hypomania might encourage someone to commit sadistic behavior such as serial killings

Effects of Information About Validity Scales on Underreporting of Symptoms on the MMPI-2

Assessment ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth A. Baer ◽  
Martha W. Wetter ◽  
David T. R. Berry
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
General Information ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Validity Scales ◽  
College Student Population

The effects of two levels of information about the validity scales of the MMPI-2 on underreporting of symptoms were investigated in a college-student population. Subjects who were instructed and offered incentives to underreport were given no information, general information, or detailed information about the validity scales and were compared to a standard-control group. Results suggested that traditional and supplementary underreporting scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 (MMPI-2) are effective in discriminating standard subjects from uncoached underre-porters, but are much less effective in discriminating standard subjects from subjects given either general or detailed information about the underreporting scales. The findings suggest that coaching may enable some subjects to underreport symptoms without detection, but that at least one scale ( Wsd) shows promising resistance to coaching.

scholarly journals Can psychopharmacological treatment change personality traits in patients with panic disorder?

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letícia Kipper ◽  
Cláudia Wachleski ◽  
Giovanni Abrahão Salum ◽  
Elizeth Heldt ◽  
Carolina Blaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Treatment Change ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Psychopharmacological Treatment ◽  
Personality Pattern ◽  
Asymptomatic Phase ◽  
Personality Patterns

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects that a particular psychopharmacological treatment has on personality patterns in patients with panic disorder. METHOD: Forty-seven patients with panic disorder and 40 controls were included in the study. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were used to assess Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, diagnoses and personality traits, respectively. Patients were treated with sertraline for 16 weeks. RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in the score on 8 of the 10 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales. In addition, neurotic triad and psychasthenia personality scores were higher among panic disorder patients, even during the posttreatment asymptomatic phase, than among controls. CONCLUSION: In the asymptomatic phase of the disease, panic disorder patients present a particular neurotic/anxious personality pattern. This pattern, although altered in the presence of acute symptoms, could be a focus of research.

scholarly journals Estudio sobre la personalidad en una muestra de artistas según el campo de desempeño. Personality study on an artist sample across distinct artistic domains.

Psicoespacios ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Olena Klimenko ◽  
Henrique Luis Román Salcedo
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Artistic Performance

Personality study on an artist sample across distinct artistic domainsResumenEl presente estudio es de enfoque cuantitativo transversal, descriptivo, teniendo como propósito principal: caracterizar el perfil de personalidad en una muestra de artistas de diferentes campos de desempeño creativo, los cuales residen en Colombia (23) y Argentina (3). Para lograr lo anterior, se realizó una medición de las características de personalidad de los participantes con el test MMPI versión abreviada (Minessota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). Los resultados obtenidos corroboran los resultados de estudios anteriores que establecen una relación entre la producción creativa y las perturbaciones psicopatológicas.Palabras clave: creatividad, perfil de personalidad, campo de desempeño artístico, Minnessota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.AbstractThe aim of this study is to characterize the personality profile of an artist sample, proficient in different artistic domains. The research methodology was transversal quantitative, with a descriptive approach. The personality traits of the sample, from Colombia (23) and Argentina (3), were measured by means of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The results exhibit a strong occurrence of psychopathological markers, with significant differences in the personality profiling from subjects in different artistic domains.Keywords: personality, creativity, domains of artistic performance, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 

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