In part one (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen introduce the video conversation by discussing their experience with the test -- for Dr. Tellegen approximately 60 years and for Dr. Ben-Porath, 30 years -- focusing on their work to modernize the test and commenting on the future of the te...
In part two (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss original MMPI author Starke Hathaway's work with the test over the years and his hopes for modernizing it, as well as his pioneering vision and many talents in psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy.
In part three (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss the restandardization of the original MMPI that resulted in publication of the MMPI-2 in 1989. Members of the Restandardization Committee were: James N. Butcher, W. Grant Dahlstrom, John R. Graham, and Auke Tellegen.
In part four (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss the restructuring of the original Clinical Scales by Dr. Tellegen. Dr. Ben-Porath joined Dr. Tellegen in finalizing the RC Scales, which were published in a monograph in 2003; The RC Scales are the core of the MMPI-2-RF, which was ...
In part five (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss the rationale for developing the test, which was to represent the clinically significant substance of the MMPI-2 item pool with a comprehensive set of psychometrically up-to-date measures. They also discuss key features of the test...
In part six (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss the future of the MMPI, noting the potential for additional scale development and modernization of item content. The latest published version of the test is the MMPI-A-RF for adolescents. Co-authors with Drs. Ben-Porath and Tellegen...
In part seven (of seven), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) authors Ben-Porath and Tellegen discuss Tellegen's test of normal personality, the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). Normal-range personality inventories like the MPQ are designed to capture healthy functioning, complimenting clinical instruments like th...
