56 with scale 0, Social Introversion.ĭ3 Physical Malfunctioning - Harris & Lingoes (1955). 60 with Wiggins Social Maladjustment, and. Low: Admits to aggressive feelings, active and involved. High: Withdrawn, lethargic and nonparticipative. It's the same as Depression-Obvious (.96).ĭ2 Psychomotor Retardation - Harris & Lingoes (1955). (32 items) High: Feeling depressed, sad and pessimistic. If depression or psychopathology is ruled out, a high score is an indication of healthy functioning.ĭ1 Subjective Depression - Harris & Lingoes (1955). This is not a measure of subtle depression, but rather a component of depression, i.e. Correlates -.60 with Wiggins Manifest Hostility. Low: Hostile, poor impulse control, somatic complaints. Depression often involves conflicts over anger or turning anger inward. Many people with depression will describe their symptoms but still say that they are not depressed. DO is the most pathological part of scale 2.ĭS Depression-Subtle - Weiner (1948). That is, this scale is depression without any denial of symptoms. High: Overly sensitive, somatic complaints, tension, worry poor concentration, withdrawn, sad. 77 with D5 Brooding.ĭO Depression-Obvious - Weiner (1948). This is still the best scale of clinical depression. Low: Absence of depression, cheerful, competitive. High: Clinical depression, pessimism, guilt feelings. (57 items) Very High: Often associated with Major Depression. 79.Ģ (D) Depression - Hathaway & McKinley (1942). Warning: Do not ask a High 1 how he or she is feeling unless you have nothing better to do. But nor does disease rule out the psychological need to exaggerate and complain- which scale 1 measures very well. As with any personality scale, it does not rule out organic disease. High: Preoccupation about one's health, a tendency to exaggerate physical symptoms, demanding, whiny, immature, little psychological mindedness, poor prognosis for any kind of treatment. Consider 'low' to be about T40 and below.The correlations I refer to are based on my study of 200 patients, forensic and selection clients.ġ (Hs) Hypochondriasis - Hathaway & McKinley (1940). Use the more benign descriptors with moderately high scores. The higher a scale, the more the more pathological descriptors apply. Consider 'High' to be T65 or more on the MMPI-2.

Mmpi 2 scoring key