MMPI done

loriloftness

I had my mandetory psychologist eval and took the MMPI test last week. The MMPI seems like a very strange test to me. Some of the questions did not seem (at face value) to mean anything about my mental health. I have my follow up with the psychologist next week so I'll see what the strange questions actually say about me. I anticipate no surprises and will get his ok for surgery. Then on 9/25 I have my last nutritiionist appt and everything goes to my insurance company for approval. I think I am getting really close to surgery!

Mangopickle

I had my mandetory psychologist eval and took the MMPI test last week. The MMPI seems like a very strange test to me. Some of the questions did not seem (at face value) to mean anything about my mental health. I have my follow up with the psychologist next week so I'll see what the strange questions actually say about me. I anticipate no surprises and will get his ok for surgery. Then on 9/25 I have my last nutritiionist appt and everything goes to my insurance company for approval. I think I am getting really close to surgery!

This is a very common personality test to see if you are a good candidate for surgery. Medicine that is covered by insurance is outcomes based. if a surgeon does surgeries on inappropriate candidates and they are WLS failures this will result in the surgeon losing their contract with insurance companies as a provider of WLS. here is a thumbnail sketch of what they are testing for

Scale 1 (AKA the Hypochondriasis Scale) : Measures a person's perception and preoccupation with their health and health issues., Scale 2 (AKA the Depression Scale) : Measures a person's depressive symptoms level., Scale 3 (AKA the Hysteria Scale) : Measures the emotionality of a person., Scale 4 (AKA the Psychopathic Deviate Scale) : Measures a person's need for control or their rebellion against control., Scale 5 (AKA the Femininity/Masculinity Scale) : Measures a stereotype of a person and how they compare. For men it would be the Marlboro man, for women it would be June Cleaver or Donna Reed., Scale 6 (AKA the Paranoia Scale) : Measures a person's inability to trust., Scale 7 (AKA the Psychasthenia Scale) : Measures a person's anxiety levels and tendencies., Scale 8 (AKA the Schizophrenia Scale) : Measures a person's unusual/odd cognitive, perceptual, and emotional experiences, Scale 9 (AKA the Mania Scale) : Measures a person's energy., Scale 0 (AKA the Social Introversion Scale) : Measures whether people enjoy and are comfortable being around other people.

The original clinical scales were designed to measure common diagnoses of the era.

Number Abbreviation Description What is measured No. of items
1 Hs Hypochondriasis Concern with bodily symptoms 32
2 D Depression Depressive Symptoms 57
3 Hy Hysteria Awareness of problems and vulnerabilities 60
4 Pd Psychopathic Deviate Conflict, struggle, anger, respect for society's rules 50
5 MF Masculinity/Femininity Stereotypical masculine or feminine interests/behaviors 56
6 Pa Paranoia Level of trust, suspiciousness, sensitivity 40
7 Pt Psychasthenia Worry, Anxiety, tension, doubts, obsessiveness 48
8 Sc Schizophrenia Odd thinking and social alienation 78
9 Ma Hypomania Level of excitability 46
0 Si Social Introversion People orientation 69

so if you are a depressive personality prone to hysteria with an external locus of control (i.e. the world made me fat, not my choices) who rebels against restrictions you are probably not ready for surgery.