Recording of dissimulation and denial in the context of the psychosomatic evaluation at living kidney transplantation using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
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Recording of dissimulation and denial in the context of the psychosomatic evaluation at living kidney transplantation using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). / Wutzler, Uwe; Venner, Margit; Villmann, Thomas; Decker, Oliver; Ott, Undine; Steiner, Thomas; Gumz, Antje.
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T1 - Recording of dissimulation and denial in the context of the psychosomatic evaluation at living kidney transplantation using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
AU - Wutzler, Uwe
AU - Venner, Margit
AU - Villmann, Thomas
AU - Decker, Oliver
AU - Ott, Undine
AU - Steiner, Thomas
AU - Gumz, Antje
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Living organ donation involves interference with a healthy organism. Therefore, most transplantation centres ascertain the voluntariness of the donation as well as its motivation by means of a psychosomatic evaluation. The circumstance that the evaluation is compulsory and not a primary concern of the donor-recipient pair may occasion respondents to present only what they consider innocuous and socially adequate. Thus, the information value of the results can be considerably affected.METHODS: In the context of a psychosomatic evaluation prior to living kidney transplantation, 71 donor-recipient pairs were screened at the transplantation centre of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena. Using the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) ("infrequency" (F), "lie" (L) and "correction-scales" (K)) and the Dissimulation Index according to Gough ("F-K"), we tried to find traits of dissimulation and denial.RESULTS: About 50% of the participants showed an infrequency raw score of zero. This means that at least half of the sample is apprehensive which may cause a cautious and controlled attitude towards the examination. The K-value (T>/=59) and the Dissimulation Index (F-KCONCLUSION: In the setup of the examination situation as well as in the interpretation of test-psychological findings, the occurrence and possible influence of dissimulation should be considered. The validity scale of the MMPI can help to obtain an objective clinical impression of dissimulation in problem cases.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Living organ donation involves interference with a healthy organism. Therefore, most transplantation centres ascertain the voluntariness of the donation as well as its motivation by means of a psychosomatic evaluation. The circumstance that the evaluation is compulsory and not a primary concern of the donor-recipient pair may occasion respondents to present only what they consider innocuous and socially adequate. Thus, the information value of the results can be considerably affected.METHODS: In the context of a psychosomatic evaluation prior to living kidney transplantation, 71 donor-recipient pairs were screened at the transplantation centre of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena. Using the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) ("infrequency" (F), "lie" (L) and "correction-scales" (K)) and the Dissimulation Index according to Gough ("F-K"), we tried to find traits of dissimulation and denial.RESULTS: About 50% of the participants showed an infrequency raw score of zero. This means that at least half of the sample is apprehensive which may cause a cautious and controlled attitude towards the examination. The K-value (T>/=59) and the Dissimulation Index (F-KCONCLUSION: In the setup of the examination situation as well as in the interpretation of test-psychological findings, the occurrence and possible influence of dissimulation should be considered. The validity scale of the MMPI can help to obtain an objective clinical impression of dissimulation in problem cases.
U2 - 10.3205/psm000060
DO - 10.3205/psm000060
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 19911073
VL - 6
SP - Doc04
JO - Psychosoc Med
JF - Psychosoc Med
SN - 1860-5214
ER -