Can the Minnesota Report computer printout serve as a complete and independent psychological report on a client?
No, as noted on each report, the statements contained in the narrative represent a professional-to-professional consultation and do not serve as an independent or stand alone report. The statements represent a “best estimate” or the most likely write-up for a given profile pattern. The narrative report is based on objectively derived scale indices and scale interpretations that have been developed in diverse groups of patients. The computer simply references the extensive research literature on the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A scores and indexes, evaluates the particular pattern of scores that a client produces, and locates in the data base the most pertinent personality and symptomatic information from the research literature. This MMPI-2 or MMPI-A interpretation can serve as a useful source of hypotheses about clients.
Related Questions
- Can the Minnesota Report be used in situations where the client has been administered the test in uncontrolled settings, such as taking the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A at home?
- Is there an educational or reading level requirement that a client should have for the Minnesota Report to be an appropriate interpretive evaluation?
- Can the MMPI-2-RF Interpretive Report serve as a complete and independent psychological report on a client?
