The MMPI is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. This is a personality test that is usually paid for and can be administered to find appropriate job placement. This is only one example though of how it can be used. The test can find any abnormalities mentally with a person which is usually for that purpose. There are 10 clinical subscales used for grading the test. The first one is hypochondrasis which signifies the person's compliants about one's body. Depression is second and it obviously measures if the person has clinical depression. Hysteria is the third and it primarily measures poor physical health, shyness, cynicism, and headaches. The fourth one is psychopathic deviate and it measures poor social adjustment and lack of pleasant experiences. The fifth one is Masculinity/femininity and it measures interests in hobbies, aesthetic preferences, and personal sensitivity. The sixth one is paranoia and it measures interpersonal sensitivity, moral sensitivity, moral righteousness, and suspiciousness. The seventh one is psychasthenia and it measures a person's inability to resist specific actions or thoughts. The eighth one is Schizophrenia and it measures overall any abnormal perception or even insanity. The ninth one is hypomania and it measures an unstable mood. The final one is Social introversion and it measures the social introversion or extroversion of a person.
This system helps find abnormalities in people and may lead them to get help if needed. It can also be used to evaluate for job placements. This system can even be used for a use of interest with payment. MMPI is a useful tool in personality and may bring help to those who need it.
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