Filling out the 567 questions contained in the MMPI-2 is also part of the psychological testing for gestational surrogacy. The MMPI-2 is designed to aid in the assessment of a wide range of clinical conditions. It is used in nonclinical settings to assess people who are candidates for high-risk public safety positions; as ART has become more sophisticated, these tests are used to assess the personality of potential Egg Donors, Surrogates and Intended Parents. More specifically, the test is used to provide the psychologist a backdrop with which to determine the suitability of these persons contemplating the medical procedures. The questions are of the true-false variety and the test results can demonstrate certain psychological traits such as honesty, dependency and manipulativeness.
Below I have compiled D’Ann’s Top 10 List of the best scratch your head, things that make you go hmmm, questions offered by the MMPI-2:
10. I am very seldom troubled by constipation.
9. At times I feel like swearing.
8. I think I would like the kind of work a forest ranger does.
7. I would rather win than lose in a game.
6. Sometimes in elections I vote for people about whom I know very little.
5. If I were an artist I would like to draw flowers.
4. I was fond of excitement when I was young.
3. I drink an unusually large amount of water every day.
2. At times I hear so well it bothers me.
1. I used to like to play hopscotch and jump rope.
A few of the questions on this test you don’t dare answer if you hold any sort of “faith based” beliefs. I’m not sure how this test is exactly graded, but I’m just going to assume it wouldn’t look good for me to mark true on the question, “I sometimes talk to things I can’t see.”
Are you there God, it’s me..CRAZY.
© Pocketbebe, 2009.
Leana said,
January 22, 2010 at 6:51 PM
I looked into the scoring of these tests. The questions about being a forest ranger, plumber, nurse, artist, librarian, man is head of the house, these are gender-assignment questions which judge how feminine/masculine is a person. A lot of the questions that seem trivial are designed to find the wanna-be-crazies who are a little crazy and lie on the test to seem MORE crazy (attention getters). And the repetitive questons are to catch you being inconsistent which indicates lying/exaggerating in either the first half or second half. I was so relieved when I found out I was “within normal limits”!
pocketbebe said,
January 23, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Thanks for sharing that information! Yes, I can’t imagine what it would feel like to be told that you are mentally unstable. That would put a BIG damper on my day, lol. Glad we are within normal limits and get to do this awesome journey. Best of luck to us all next week. You can bet I’ll be checking blogs while on bed rest so give us lots of details and updates!
happymamab said,
January 18, 2010 at 2:09 AM
I love this! I laughed out loud several times while taking the psych evaluation. I think California uses the same questions. I’m going to be a first time GS too, transferring on the 26th or 27th. I’m looking forward to following your journey.
pocketbebe said,
January 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Congrats on your first adventure too! I am going to have to add your blog to my reader. How exciting that our transfers are so close, maybe even the same day. I’m also looking forward to following your journey.
D’Ann