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Peer reviewedDattore, Patrick J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores yielded significant discriminations between cancer and noncancer groups. The group with cancer was significantly separated from the noncancer group on the basis of lower scores on Byrne's Repression-Sensitization scale (greater repression) and on the Depression scale of the MMPI (less…
Descriptors: Cancer, Depression (Psychology), Males, Patients
Peer reviewedZuckerman, Marvin; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
MMPI was given to 145 male and female drug abusers on admission to three therapeutic communities, and retests were done at the finish of the first phase of the program. Comparisons of stayers and quitters showed quitters higher on the F and psychotic scales. (Author)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Clinics, Drug Abuse
Greene, Roger L.; And Others – 1983
The MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC) of the Minnesota Mulltiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) identifies individuals who are likely to abuse alcohol with an accuracy percentage ranging from 60 to 82 percent. The percentage of false negatives when using this scale range from 3 to 17 percent. In order to investigate the characteristics of false…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Counseling Techniques
