The MMPI-2 is one of the most widely used and researched instruments in clinical psychology. It consists of true/false statements about attitudes, feelings, physical and psychological symptoms, and past experiences.

Your answers are scored against a large normative sample to produce gender-specific T-scores on validity indicators (VRIN, TRIN, L, F, K and others), the 10 clinical scales (with K-correction), and the content, supplementary, Harris-Lingoes, Restructured Clinical (RC) and PSY-5 scales.

What the MMPI-2 Measures

The 567 true/false items are scored onto several families of scales, each compared with a large normative sample of U.S. adults:

• 10 clinical scales: the core dimensions, Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic Deviate, Masculinity–Femininity, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, and Social Introversion.
• Restructured Clinical scales: the clinical constructs re-derived to strip out the general demoralization they share.
• Content scales: face-valid measures of specific complaints such as anxiety, anger, cynicism, low self-esteem, and family, work, or treatment issues.
• PSY-5 scales: five broad personality traits, Aggressiveness, Psychoticism, Disconstraint, Negative Emotionality, and Introversion.
• Validity scales: whether the results can be trusted, covering consistent responding, exaggeration of problems, and overly favorable self-presentation.
• Supplementary & Harris–Lingoes scales: further indices (ego strength, addiction potential, marital distress, post-traumatic stress) and narrower sub-themes of the clinical scales.

Raw scores are converted to T-scores (mean 50, SD 10) using separate male and female norms, with a K-correction added to five of the clinical scales. A T-score of 65 or higher (about the 92nd percentile) is the conventional threshold for a clinically significant elevation.

Instructions

• Answer True or False based on what is generally most true for you. If neither answer fits perfectly, choose the one that comes closest.
• One statement is shown at a time and the test moves on automatically once you answer. Use Back to review. From the keyboard, ← or T answers True and → or F answers False.
• Answer honestly, there are no right or wrong answers.
• Your progress is saved automatically, you can leave and return to finish later.

Limitations

This online version is for education and self-reflection only. It is not a substitute for a professionally administered and interpreted MMPI-2, and it cannot diagnose any condition. If your results concern you, please consult a licensed mental health professional.