YEAR OF THE UNIVERSALIZATION OF HEALTH

Technological University of Peru

FACULTY OF LAW AND HUMANITIES

PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS II
MINIMULT

Students
Barrientos Torres Ruth Magaly
Ccahua Lima Jennifer Juliet
Milagros Candelaria Delgado Medina
Ana Sofia Telles Alfaro
Tuni Chamana Silvana

Teacher
Brenda Ysabel Calderón Quispe

Arequipa - Peru
2020

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INDEX
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 3
1. General description MINI MULT..................................................................................................4
1.1. Objectives of the MINI MULT......................................................................................................4

2. Application and correction standards.................................................................................................4

3. Original process of creation and development of the MINI MULT................................................................5
3.1. Original item construction process of the MINI MULT........................................................5
3.2 Processing for the abbreviation of the MMPI, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY............................6
4. Reliability of the scores........................................................................................................6
5. Validity of the interpretation of scores...............................................................................7
6. Interpretation rules for the MINI MULT scores.........................................................7
CONCLUSIONS......................................................................................................................... 11
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES12
ANNEXES...................................................................................................................................... 12

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INTRODUCTION

The MINI MULT is a shortened version of what would be the Multiphase Inventory of
the Minnesota Personality Inventory (MMPI), which is one of the most used tests regarding
evaluation and diagnosis of personality, however, the large number of questions that
this becomes complicated when it comes to making the application, becoming a little tedious,
especially when the application is done orally or there is a lack of interest in
part of the evaluated. That is why several abbreviated versions of this have been developed.
test, and the one that has been most embraced is the MINI-MULT thanks to various research.
that has generated.

In 1968, an American magazine "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology"

showed a post by James Kincannoon 'Prediction of the Standard MMPI scale score'
from 71 items: The MINI MULT. J. Kincannon would have noticed the inability or lack of
the willingness of the evaluated at the time of completing the standard MMPI form, but for
On the other hand, they would be willing to answer a reduced series of questions that would be oral.
administered. Kincannon outlined the utility it would bring in the clinical area and in the field of
investigation an abbreviation of the MMPI, thus devising the reduction of items, which were
chosen to represent the content of the group extracted from the Validity Scales and the
8 Clinical Scales.

The shortened version was developed in 1968 by James C. Kincannon and revised in Costa Rica.
by Adis and Araya in 1971, who reported results similar to those of the
original study by Kincannon. Most of the research, apart from the ...
applied methodologies align with their availability to show high correlations
significant differences between the scores of the MINI-MULT scales and their "analogous" ones in the

long version of the MMPI.

On the other hand, regarding the significance of correlation statistics 'scale by

"scale" could be said not to be a good criterion for application by itself, since in
other studies found a high correlation 'scale by scale', but at the same time
The relationship has been low if it concerns average T score tests between the two versions.

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 A study was conducted with 60 psychiatric patients from a general hospital, among them 30
men and 30 women, who were administered the standard form of the MMPI as part of
admission routine. Afterwards, they were asked to complete a new MMPI test as part of the
research and to participate in a mental health exam, and it was the MINI-MULT that was
applied for the latter, and they were applied over three consecutive days, reaching the conclusion
that the average reliability loss of the MINI-MULT was 14%, with a total
of tolerable and non-significant error. As Adis Castro mentions: 'The MINI-MULT'
It can be used with sufficient confidence when the original formula cannot be.
administered for some special reason.

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION MINI MULT

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory consists of 71 item statements.

stated in affirmative and negative form, distributed across three validation scales Scale of
Lie(L); Validity Scale(F); Correction Scale(K) and 8 clinical scales: 1 Hs
Hipocondría; 2 Dp Depresión; 3 Hi Histeria; 4 Dp Desviación Psicopatita; 5 Pa Paranoia; 6 Pt
Psychasthenia; 7 Es Schizophrenia; 8 Ma Mania. However, it is an instrument designed for
provide in a single test, scores of the most important phases of a person's personality
subject.

1.1. OBJECTIVES OF THE MINIMULT

The objective of the MINI MULT personality test is the evaluation of factors or
aspects of personality, in the interviewees.

2. APPLICATION AND CORRECTION STANDARDS

The Mini Mult can be applied individually or collectively. Kincannon found that the
the test can be administered orally without affecting the results, this formula
offers therefore many possibilities for use in the clinical area as well as in the
research, also includes the possibility of using it in experimental studies of
field.

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 The instructions for the application of the test are as follows: "Please answer the
Next questions with a C if true and with an F if false, according to whether they apply or not.
Not to you. Or mark with an X in the corresponding box (C or F) in the protocol.
answers. Do not leave any question unanswered.
Once the subjects have marked on the answer sheet in either of the two
columns true (C) or (F), the correction templates are placed and the scores are obtained
for each scale in the Mini Mult form we then place such scores in the table of
scoring. We locate such scores on the conversion scale of the MMPI scores.
For the correction, there are two sheets, each of which includes the 11
scales, from each of them the direct score will be obtained, which will be taken to the Table of
Conversion I and its scores will be placed at the bottom of the box on the sheet of
answers.
After obtaining the base score for each scale, the 'K' scores will be placed in Hs, Dp,
Pt, Es, Ma of the Conversion Table II. Next, they are added or the same are written.
scores in the Conversion Score (C.S.).
Once the Conversion Score is obtained, we go to Conversion Table III, which
It is table 'T', where the P. C. and its score for each scale are sought.
For the preparation of the profile, the data will be emptied into the already established box. The stroke of the

the profile must be a continuous line.

3. ORIGINAL PROCESS OF CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINI MULT

The development of the MINI MULT is one of the shortened versions of the assessment test and
personality diagnosis 'Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory'
(MMPI).

3.1. ORIGINAL PROCESS OF ITEM CONSTRUCTION OF THE MINI MULT

In 1968 in the American magazine 'Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology'

James Kincannon's post 'Prediction of scale scores appeared.
MMPI standard of 71 Items: the MINI MULT.

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 This abbreviated version was developed by J.C. Kincannon (1968) and revised in Costa Rica.
by Adis and Araya (1971), who reported results similar to those of the original study
Kincannon.
Kincannon stated that there would be much usefulness in the clinical area and in the field of
research with an abbreviation of the MMPI due to which a reduction of items was devised that
were chosen as representative of the content of the group extracted from the scales of
validity and the 9 clinical scales.

3.2 PROCEDURE FOR THE ABBREVIATION OF THE MMPI, RELIABILITY AND

VALIDITY

First: The items of each scale were grouped; the group formations were
Based on Comrrey's data, each of the items belonged to groups, which had
a coefficient greater than or equal to 0.30 with reference to the other items within the group.

Second: A number of items were selected to proportionally represent each

group. In most cases, the item scores of the clinical and validity scales
they were the chosen ones. Following this method, it was reduced to 71 items. This group was the
called Mini Mult. After the previous procedure, a first study was conducted with 100
psychiatric patients from a General Hospital (50 men and 50 women) to whom were given
administered the MMPI Standard, scoring it and the abbreviated version extracted from the first one

obtained a correlation between both of 0.00 to 0.90 for the 11 clinical scales and the validity
with a median correlation of 0.87. In a second study with 50 patients from a center of
mental health (25 males and 25 females), with the same method of application and correction
than the previous one, the moment product correlations fluctuated between 0.70 and 0.96 with a
through 0.87. A third study was conducted with 60 psychiatric patients (30 men and 30
women) from a general hospital who were administered the MMPI Standard as part of
the admission routine. They are then asked to complete a new MMPI test as part of
the research and to participate in a mental health assessment. The Mini Mult was administered
as part of this last one, those taken over 3 consecutive days, reached the
conclusion with this research that the average loss of reliability of the Mini Mult
it was 14%, this total error is tolerable and not significant and as Adis Castro says: 'The

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 Mini Mult can be used with sufficient confidence when the original formula cannot.
to be managed for some special reason.

4. RELIABILITY OF THE SCORES

This test, being objective, presents closed answers to previously asked questions.
elaborated to investigate traits of pathological personality and the degree of understanding.

The main feature of the test lies in its validity scales, which allows us to
to take into account or not the subject's responses. Below, the description will be presented
the test.

5. VALIDITY OF SCORE INTERPRETATION

In a study with 100 psychiatric patients, 50 men and 50 women, a was obtained
correlation of 0.00 and 0.90 for clinical and validity scales, with the mean correlation
of 0.87; for this, this test will provide us with 3 validity scales that will allow us to detect the
main threats to the interpretation of this test, these scales are:
-scale of lies (L), is the frankness scale consisting of 5 items, here we can
identify the trend of the examined to cover their personal shortcomings which are
socially unacceptable; when the values of this scale are high, they are observed
people with limited intelligence, conventional, passive, and insecure; for
On the contrary, when the values are low, perceptive people are revealed, socially.
adequate, self-confident, independent, and occasionally sarcastic
- validity scale (F), this scale has 15 items to check comprehension
of the items or if it was applied correctly, a high score not
necessarily invalidates the test; high scores are interpreted as people
who avoid responsibility or pretend to be sick
- correction scale (K), this is used for clinical scales, it has 16 items, it
relate to personality traits, such as defensive attitudes or
psychological exhibitions

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6. INTERPRETATION RULES FOR THE MINI MULT SCORE

In order to interpret the obtained results, we have the following rules:

scale L:
total 36 - 55: there are no consistent data that can be considered
significant
total 56 - 63: it tests the need to impress in a favorable way and
to provide socially acceptable responses regarding self-control
and to established moral principles, conventionalism, conformism, does not
be aware of how your behavior impacts others
total 70-90:
uses repression and denial excessively in a naive manner and without
comprehension, lack of flexibility in adaptation and very little
stress tolerance and environmental pressures, quite an attitude
hysterical and childlike attitude towards oneself
I am an extremely scrupulous and overly conscious, meticulous person.
attempt to impress give a good impression of oneself. profile
what can suggest a pathology
sociopaths, pathological liars are found on rare occasions.
observe elevations on scales 4 and 9
scale F:
○ total: 44 - 54:
the examined responds irrationally and appropriately, people
relatively stress-free norms maintain a good
adaptation can be conventional and of little interest
it reflects defensive attempts of people who hide pathology
significant, emotional tension and apprehension
○ total: 55 - 69: implies independence of thought and negativism. they are
temperamental, dissatisfied, restless, and bad-tempered people,
stubborn in their opinions or unstable
acute neuroses and character disorders

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 normal, unconventional, and unusual people in some way,
reflect specific problems in social situations
psychotic with defensive system
reactions to tense situations
scores in adolescents under 18 vary on this scale with
relate to those of the alusto
○ total 70 - 80: suggests an increasing probability of malfunctioning
ego, lack of interest, lack of cooperation, misinterpretation of the material
read
suggests unusual problems and feelings typical of psychosis or
severe neurosis
unusual or markedly unconventional thinking can
to introduce oneself
rebellious, solitary, antisocial personalities of the schizoid type
self-assessment
with the F scale at this level, the neurotic and psychotic scales
high levels indicate experiences of psychoneurotic schizophrenia cases
○ total above 80 may
lack of cooperation in the evaluation process
lack of cooperation due to poor understanding capacity,
difficulties in reading or psychotic confusion
possibilities that the examinee may want to appear more ill
of what actually affects
K scale
○ total 27 - 45: inadequate self-concept, impoverished and full of
dissatisfactions regarding their skills, they are too critical and
rude or full of their ways and their language
total 46 - 60: the typical normal, it implies a balance between opening up an
protecting oneself, that is to say, being free and open in one's self-descriptions
and they admit their limitations

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 ○ total 61 - 70: tend to downplay or not give value to their faults and those of their
relatives already the circumstances, defensive, mild moderate and lack of
understanding of their problems
○ total 72 - 85: severe defensive system, resistance to psychological evaluation
and lack of understanding of their problems are the main characteristics
they are rigid and inflexible people intolerant of their own behaviors and those of others,
does not accept the role of patient and does not respond to treatment

scale 1: hypochondriasis
T -49: these people rarely present complaints or somatic discomfort.
interest in their own personal health, with alert, optimistic, and effective people in their
lives
T50 - 59: realistic people about their health and few manifestations of
somatic symptomatology, patients with physical symptoms are also found in
medical treatment they receive for these elevations
T 60 - 74: individuals who show significant interest in their health, others
they present diffuse and vague somatic complaints, concern for their health. Score
superior T 65 tends to face its difficulties and can control its impulses.
defensive means of somatization
T 75 - 84: individuals with a prominent interest in physical integrity and a great
number of somatic concerns, somatic defenses are not effective, they beg
that they are treated and at the same time reject and devalue any help, the attitude is of
bitter people with indirect expressions of hostility
T 85: numerous chronic somatic concerns, also present
functional fatigue, weakness, manifestation of symptoms for all symptoms
physical, that is, they are people who complain of physical discomforts that are not
restricts in no particular system or part of the body, reflecting pains and
discomforts, thoughts, vision, and dreams, as peculiarities of sensations
Scale 2: depression
They are enthusiastic, optimistic, active, sociable people; they do not present.
inhibitions that cause them hostility towards others

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 OT 45 - 59: person with perspectives on life within a balance of optimism and
pessimism; is characterized by a lot of energy and enthusiasm
oT 70 - 79: patients with clinically significant levels of depression due to their
importance, they worry about details
severe depression, extreme worry and pessimism, indecisive behavior and
isolation, anorexia and insomnia, feelings of inadequacy and depression with traits
delirious; upper elevations present cases of extreme apathy and reactions
slow psychomotor skills
Scale 3: hysteria
oT 24 - 44: person characterized by denial of interpersonal relationships
suitable and a cynical attitude towards conformist people who lack social tact,
socially isolated
Scale 9: mania
OT 21 - 44: normal people
OT 60 - 49: pleasant, enthusiastic, sociable, kind energy.
temperament and interested in life; optimism, self-confidence,
independence and freedom; at the score level of 65 - 75, it is difficult, equal to S;
energetic, ambitious, and with a productive life, of the hypomanic who is characterized
for a life without goals and with real ambitions, due to the hyperactivity that they
characterizes
OT 70 - 85: possibility of maladaptation, hyperactivity with marked agitation
irritability and irrational aggression in response to minimal frustration; those with this
elevated are restless, impulsive and establish interpersonal relationships
characterized by superficiality in a quick manner, they are temporary enthusiasts of
companies and ephemeral purposes
O.T. 85; manic behavior is easily distracted, extreme hyperactivity speaks and
they walk quickly, the ideas are vague, megalomaniac feelings, they
extremely important screens

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CONCLUSIONS

The MINI-MULT test is an abbreviated version of the Multidimensional Inventory of the

Minnesota Personality (MMPI), which is one of the most used tests regarding
evaluación y diagnóstico de la personalidad. Sin embargo, su extenso número de preguntas
makes it difficult to apply. James Kincannon, who would have noticed this, chose to devise
the reduction of items, since this test had a lot of utility in the clinical field and
research.

The MINI-MULT, as a shortened version of the MMPI, is an instrument that assesses the
global and specific psychopathological characteristics of the individual, disorders
psychosomatic, interests and psychopathic personality, as well as sincerity in the
response of the individuals.

It is applicable to people 16 years and older, both men and women, of different levels.
educational and professional. The administration of this test can be individual or collective. Not
There is a time limit as most people manage to finish it in 15 to 20 minutes.

It consists of 71 items, which are distributed across three validation scales (L, F, K) and 8 scales.
clinics. It should only be used by personnel with extensive expertise in case of emergencies and
mass assessments, corroborating the results with other tests, the medical history and the
socio-economic and cultural conditions of the individual.

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ANNEXES

1. MANUAL MINI MULT

2. MINI MULT QUESTIONNAIRE
3. MINI MULT CORRECTION TEMPLATE

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