PSY 550 Final Project Vignette Two

Ms. Z is a 35-year-old African American woman and the mother of two children. She was previously admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt. She is prescribed antidepressant medication; however, her depressed mood continues.

Ms. Z has received mental health services since she was 18 years old due to reported mood swings. However, her depression became more severe over the past three years. She received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which provided temporary relief, allowing her to return to work after treatment.

Ms. Z completed high school and two years of college. She is employed as an office manager at a local insurance company. Her husband also works for the same company. He is reportedly very supportive and assumes most of the home responsibilities during her depression.

Ms. Z is looking for recommendations on whether she should return to school to complete a four-year degree and wants to gain diagnostic insight given her history of mental health concerns. She was administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2). Her scores are below:

WAIS-IV

FSIQ 102

VCI 105

PRI 107

WMI 92

PSI 100

MMPI-2 Clinical

HS 86

D 112

HY 87

PD 66

MF 55

PA 67

PT 86

SC 90

MA 41

SI 74

MMPI-2 Content

ANX 79

FRS 41

OBS 63

DEP 82

HEA 81

BIZ 39

ANG 50

CYN 35

ASP 39

TPA 43

LSE 73

SOD 84

FAM 42

WRK 73

TRT 79

You can use these resources to help you review the data from the WAIS-IV and MMPI-2 clinical and content scores:

? MMPI-2 MMPI Training Slides: Review the following resources at this website:

o MMPI Clinical Scales o MMPI Content Supplement

? WAIS-IV

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) a) Scroll down and find the Resources tab. b) Click on Presentation: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 4th Edition (WAIS-IV).

https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-training-slides
https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-training-slides
https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Cognition-%26-Neuro/Wechsler-Adult-Intelligence-Scale-%7C-Fourth-Edition/p/100000392.html
PSY 550 Final Project Vignette Two