Validation of a Theory-Driven Profile Interpretation of the Dutch Short Form of the MMPI Using the TAT Social Cognitions and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) |
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| Authors: | Elisabeth H. M. Eurelings-Bontekoe Patrick Luyten Wim Snellen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Psychological Research, Department of Clinical Psychology , Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands;2. Department of Psychology , University of Leuven , Leuven, Belgium;3. Altrecht Mental Health Care Center , Zeist, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Sixty psychiatric inpatients were assigned to one of three groups on the basis of F and K MMPI validity scales. Staff ratings of patient behavior and recorded incidents of "acting-out" behavior were obtained for patients with: (a) "plea for help" validity profiles, (b) hyper-defensive profiles, and (c) average profiles. Patients with "plea for help"profiles were perceived as "acting out" more frequently and engendering more feelings of frustration than patients in the other groups. These patients account for 77% of the incidents of inappropriate, destructive behavior and 83% of the seclusions in the patients sampled. Although the "plea for help"profile is considered invalid in some scoring systems, results suggest that this validity profile may be useful in treatment planning. |
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