Predictive utility of the mmpi-2 fake bad scale on wisconsin card sorting test performance during forensic traumatic brain evaluations The study examined the relationship between the Fake Bad Scale (FBS) of the MMPI-2 and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) as a predictor of symptom exaggeration of executive functioning in a traumatic brain injured (TBI) population involved in litigation. Archival Data of 123 individuals was examined from a Midwest Clinic (Age:M=42.1, SD =, Education:M=, SD = Gender: 67 men/56 women) Persons were referred for a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment after sustaining a TBI. Referrals were made from physicians, attorneys and insurance companies seeking an independent medical examination. Severity of injury was classified as either mild, moderate, or severe based on available medical records, neuro-imaging results, Glasgow coma rating scale, self-reported loss of consciousness, and history of post-traumatic amnesia. It was hypothesized that persons identified with exaggerated symptoms, as evidenced by elevated FBS scores, would exhibit consistently impaired scores on WCST variables. Conversely, lower scores on FBS were expected to predict normal scores on the WCST. Results of a regression analysis indicated that FBS was not a significant predictor of executive functioning on any variables of the WCST. This study contradicts the predictive utility of the FBS regarding exaggerated deficits in executive functioning in TBI litigation. Contradictory findings may be due to sample differences or may be indicative that previous studies are not consistent enough to draw general conclusions. Studies of this particular nature need to be clear in identifying sample characteristic as to better differentiate between general characteristics of the variable. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved) https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/bibliography/2000-2009/2006/sisung_predictive_2006 https://www.upress.umn.edu/logo.png

James R Sisung (2006)

Predictive utility of the mmpi-2 fake bad scale on wisconsin card sorting test performance during forensic traumatic brain evaluations

PhD thesis.

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