Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

For the bio-chemical category abbreviated "MMPI", see Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
ICD-9-CM94.02
MeSHD008950

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology.[1] A version for adolescents also exists, the MMPI-A, and was first published in 1992.[2] Psychologists and other mental health professionals use various versions of the MMPI to help develop treatment plans, assist with differential diagnosis, help answer legal questions (forensic psychology), screen job candidates during the personnel selection process, or as part of a therapeutic assessment procedure.[3]

The original MMPI was developed by Starke R. Hathaway and J. C. McKinley, faculty of the University of Minnesota, and first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943.[4] It was replaced by an updated version, the MMPI-2, in 1989 (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, and Kaemmer).[5] An alternative version of the test, the MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF), published in 2008, retains some aspects of the traditional MMPI assessment strategy, but adopts a different theoretical approach to personality test development. The newest version (MMPI-3) was released in 2020.[6]

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  2. ^ Butcher, James N. (17 Dec 2021). "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent". Pearson Assessments US. Retrieved 13 Jun 2024.
  3. ^ Butcher, J. N., & Williams, C. L. (2009). "Personality assessment with the mmpi-2: historical roots, international adaptations, and current challenges". Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 1 (1): 105–135. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2008.01007.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Schiele, B. C.; Baker, A. B.; Hathaway, S. R. (1943). "The Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory". Journal-Lancet (63): 292–297. ISSN 0096-0233.
  5. ^ Whiston, Susan C. (2013). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. p. 210. ISBN 9780840028556. OCLC 798809560.
  6. ^ "MMPI-3 product page".