Multiphasic Questionnaire (MPQ) : SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre

SRM Medical College Hospital
&
Research Centre
MULTIPHASIC QUESTIONNAIRE
(MPQ)
JENNIFER NILA VIJAYAKUMAR
M.A., MPhil.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
 It was developed by Dr. Hosur Narayana Murthy, NIMHANS.
 It is self-administered questionnaire prepared and

standardized for the Indian Clinical Population.
 It was developed and is based on the pattern of MMPI.

Background of the Test
➢ The MMPI was developed during the late 1930s at the University of
Minnesota Hospital as an aid to psychiatric diagnosis of clinical
patients.
➢ It is called as ‘multiphasic’ because it was designed to detect several

psychiatric and pathological problems.
➢ MMPI was developed by Stark Hathway and J. C. McKinley in 1943.
➢ Items- 567 items comprising 10 clinical scales and 7 validity scales.
➢ Age - 16-84 years
➢ Use – Used as a diagnostic tool to help in the diagnosis clarification

and in assessment of personality.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST
 The Multiphasic Questionnaire has 100 items which falls under the 7 clinical scales
and 1 Validity Scale:
Anxiety Scale Hysteria Scale Paranoid Scale

(19 Items) (8 Items) (18 Items)
K
SCALE
Schizophrenia Psychopathic
Manic Scale
Scale Deviance Scale
(16 Items)
(20 Items) (34 Items)
Depression
Scale
(14 Items)
Hysteria Scale - Unconscious use of physical & mental symptoms to avoid
conflicts & responsibilities
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Reaction to stress by developing
physical symptoms
Paranoia Scale - Abnormal suspiciousness, delusions of grandeur &
persecution
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Excessively suspicious, hostile,
argumentative & guarded

Mania Scale – Elated unstable mood, psychomotor excitement, and flight of
ideas
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Emotional excitement,

hyperactivity, agitation, flight of ideas
Schizophrenia Scale – Bizarre, unusual thoughts or behavior, social

alienation, peculiar perceptions
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Psychotic behavior,

disorganization, disorientation, confusion, withdrawal, hallucination and
delusion.
Psychopathic Deviance Scale - Repeated disregard of social customs, emotional
shallowness and inability to learn from experiences
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Anti-social behavior, difficulty

adhering to social standards
Depression - Clinical Depression
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Extreme pessimism,

hopelessness, slowing of thought and actions.
K Scale - Correction Scale - Suggest defensiveness in admitting certain

problems.
 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - A high K score indicates an

attempt to fake good, and low score indicates a deliberate attempt to fake bad.
PROCEDURE
Instructions
The following statements are intended to indicate your interests and attitudes.
This is not an intelligence test and there are no right and wrong answers.
Draw a circle around "T" if the corresponding statement is true and around “F” if it is
false.
SCORING
I Anxiety (11)
 True: 8, 18, 20, 23, 24, 30, 36, 38, 39, 40, 47, 48, 64, 73, 78, 81, 93, 100
 False: 3, 45, 47, 56, 60, 66, 70, 74, 94
II Depression (5)
 True: 6, 18, 20, 23, 27, 39, 48, 53, 64, 100
 False: 3, 13, 30, 40
III Mania (8)
 True: 6, 17, 20, 35, 39, 47, 53, 61, 64, 79, 86, 96, 97
 False: 32, 46, 62
IV Paranoia (8)
 True: 17, 20, 27, 29, 37, 39, 47, 50, 55, 61, 64, 79
 False: 12, 14, 67, 77, 92, 97
SCORING
V Schizophrenia (5 and above)
 True: 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 28, 30, 39, 55, 61, 64, 79, 81, 87, 88
 False: 41, 67, 70, 77
VI Psychopathic Deviation (17)
 True: 5, 18, 27, 29, 33, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 62, 64, 65, 85, 88
 False: 3, 13, 14, 15, 25, 37, 69, 74, 75, 82, 84, 89, 91, 94
VII Hysteria (4)
 True: 11, 23, 39, 50, 64
 False: 40, 45, 83
VIII K – Scale (4)
 True: 19, 47
 False: 2, 12, 22, 32, 42,52, 62, 72, 82, 92

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 It was developed by Dr. Hosur Narayana Murthy, NIMHANS.

 It is self-administered questionnaire prepared and

 It was developed and is based on the pattern of MMPI.

➢ It is called as ‘multiphasic’ because it was designed to detect several

➢ MMPI was developed by Stark Hathway and J. C. McKinley in 1943.

➢ Items- 567 items comprising 10 clinical scales and 7 validity scales.

➢ Age - 16-84 years

➢ Use – Used as a diagnostic tool to help in the diagnosis clarification

Anxiety Scale Hysteria Scale Paranoid Scale

conflicts & responsibilities

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Reaction to stress by developing

Paranoia Scale - Abnormal suspiciousness, delusions of grandeur &

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Excessively suspicious, hostile,

argumentative & guarded

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Emotional excitement,

Schizophrenia Scale – Bizarre, unusual thoughts or behavior, social

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Psychotic behavior,

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Anti-social behavior, difficulty

Depression - Clinical Depression

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - Extreme pessimism,

K Scale - Correction Scale - Suggest defensiveness in admitting certain

 Standard Interpretation of Elevated Scale - A high K score indicates an

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