Posted by Dinah on October 24, 2010, at 20:43:51
In reply to MMPI (Multimodal Personality Inventory), posted by g_g_g_unit on October 24, 2010, at 2:09:51
I thoroughly enjoyed mine. I was fascinated with the "why" at the time, of course. And went to a university library and was able to construct the test complete with scoring protocols to see why how I answered gave me the result I did. It was so interesting that it totally took the sting out of the results. I also got a real kick out of reading the profiles of people with my test results.
I suppose that might be considered a case of intellectualizing. :)
It wasn't inexpensive. And if you are trying to avoid the whys of things, maybe you could ask your psychologist how taking the test and getting the results might be helpful in your treatment. It might be interesting for him, but unless he thinks he may have the wrong treatment plan, does it have any tangible value for you?
I pushed my therapist to take it, not vice versa. He didn't see a great deal of added value.
On the other hand, I think it did help me understand myself better, and I'm glad it took it.
Dinah
(MMPI type 2-7-8)
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