A few officers sued the LAPD and won based on the misapplication of the MMPI. Many police departments use the MMPI for entry level people, but in California they do not for the reasons cited above. I can pretty much guarantee that if you take the MMPI-2 you will come up with at least 4 Axis I disorders and maybe 3 or 4 Personality Disorders. You don't give an Anxiety test for Depression you give an Anxiety test. My suggestion to any veteran especially if they have PTSD is to have the Psychologist use the appropriate test instrument that deals with PTSD. This is why it came up Malingering/Lying the first time and a high F Scale to say you were faking bad the second time.
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In my humble opinion the Psychologist is coaching you on how to take the MMPI-2. Sure I answered each question EXACTLY how I felt. The MMPI test I was given suggested I was Malingering (lying) But I have to prove PTSDįolks.I really appreciate your help.I'm glad I found this site.terry I've been Hyper-alert and anxiety ridden for years and its given meĪ terrible irregular heartbeat.the VA knows this for sure. Everyone seems to think immediately your faking and I realize I need the diagnosis and I will go to the VA I suppose.īut.I just hate to walk in there. Now.he did say I did not have a history of seeking Seems I don't have a chance of proving it ? He just didn't want to go out on a limbĪnd actually say I had PTSD. But it was his opinion I had PTSD.but with the MMPI-2 test, it
I paid 625 dollars to be evaluated and just for about 3 And after reading a few articles.I can see where this could put the examiner After I went to the Psychologist, I was told by someoneĪt the VA (a nice lady) that not to mention I wanted to be evaluated for a disabilityĬlaim. We needed this explained to us as well as we have been exactly where you are at. I would advise that you touch bases with either the one who tested you or your local MH center, a good well trained psychologist will explain this better to you. when those emotions are present after a traumatic evetn there is a strong probability that you have PTSD. What gives PTSD away to the examiner are the traits not seen in those other mental health issues - a traumatic event that is accepted as being capable of predicting PTSD, exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, reoccuring dreams, visions surrounding that event, guilt. PTSD numbs emotions, it has charactoristics which mimic a wide array of mental illness/personailty disorders which can be correctly identified in the DSM - How many have wrongfully been treated for Bi-polar, Paranoia etc, too many and those who advocate know this. Due to the complex nature of PTSD, your emtional make up is damgaged to the extent that this test will almost always come out as being an exaggeration rather than a factual response from the one being tested. It can only tell the tester that there is a personaility problem. You can type in "MMPI-2 fake bad " or just "MMPI" and read about it.thanksīelieve me, you are not the first individual with PTSD whose come through an MMPI test labled as a fraud - those test, utilized to access a wide range of personality disorders, is NOT designed to identify PTSD.
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Has anyone here taken the test for verification of PTSD ? The MMPI-2 test is given to Law enforcement sometimes and otherĬompanies use it when folks apply for employment. My Psychologist said I had anxiety for sure but PTSD could not be verified because the test The test.my score was 54.4.whatever that means. I even took the test on line again and made Questions honestly, and I made it a point to do that. Before the test he instructed me to make sure I answered the However.the MMPI test I was given suggested I was Malingering (lying)Īnd probably exaggerating. He went into great detail on his evaluation Showed elevated symptoms of PTSD and and on a follow up visit he said he believed Iĭid in fact have PTSD from Combat in Vietnam. His evaluation was written and delivered to me since I paid for it. Questions and then into a testing room on a computer for another hour and a half. The only thing the VA is asking for now is a Medical Diagnosis of PTSD. I have a question about this MMPI test I was given by a Psychologist.
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