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The MMPI-2 Profile of Adults with Learning Disabilities in University and Rehabilitation SettingsNoel Gregg is director of the Learning Disabilities Adult Clinic and associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Georgia. She received her PhD from Northwestern University in the area of communication disorders in 1982. Address: Noel Gregg, Learning Disabilities Adult Clinic, Aderhold 533, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
Cheri Hoy is an associate professor and head of the Department of Special Education at the University of Georgia. She received her PhD from Northwestern University in the area of communication disorders in 1982.
Michael King is the head of the Psychology Department at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation. He received his PhD from the University of Georgia in the area of counseling psychology in 1987.
Carolyn Moreland is a rehabilitation counselor in the Counseling Department at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation. She received her MEd from the University of Georgia in the area of rehabilitation counseling in 1985.
Meera Jagota is completing postdoctorate studies in the Learning Disabilities Adult Clinic at the University of Georgia. She received her PhD from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Benares Hindu University, in 1988. The primary purpose of this study was to compare the personality profiles of adults with learning disabilities attending a large state university (8 females, 8 males) to those participating in training programs in a rehabilitation setting (8 females, 18 males), in an attempt to identify affective variables that should be considered in transitional and postsecondary program planning. A secondary purpose of the study was to compare the performance of two groups of adults with learning disabilities (i.e., university and rehabilitation) to a normative group of college students. The mean age for all subjects was between 20 and 23 years. Findings from the study indicated that the personality profiles of individuals with learning disabilities in either a rehabilitation setting or seeking a university degree are significantly different from those of the normative population of normally achieving college students. The rehabilitation group in this study demonstrated feelings of social isolation, poor self-concept, self-doubt, and extreme restlessness. Somewhat different profiles were seen with the university group as they indicated feelings of fear, obsessive thoughts, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, and extreme self-criticism. Both groups demonstrated profiles of individuals under extreme short-and long-term stress leading to anxiety. The study also reviewed the relevance and appropriateness of using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) that will have direct application for the assessment and intervention of adults with learning disabilities either in a rehabilitation setting or seeking a university degree.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 25, No. 6,
386-395 (1992) This article has been cited by other articles:
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