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There was this article in the Wall Street Journal last week about the Fake Bad Test. It says it is used to tell if someone is a maligerer for law suits. The article said I could find the test on line, but.... I couldn't.

Do you have access to it? I would like to see the questions.

Paul Lees-Haley, PhD, is a psychologist who has come up with a 43 question test to separate the truly disabled from malingerers.

Lees-Haley studied the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a standard tool for determining personality characteristics. He isolated 43 questions that he believes, taken together, clearly separate the truly disabled from malingerers and frauds. Lees-Haley's brainchild, dubbed the "Fake Bad Scale" test, was developed in 1991 and is finding its way into courtrooms around the country. Lees-Haley is available to testify in person on behalf of insurance companies as an expert witness. He charges $3,500 to evaluate a claimant and $600 per hour for depositions and testimony. Worth every penny, I'm sure, if his testimony results in the denial of benefits to a claimant.

Testing the Test
Below you will find the entire test, a deceptively simple 43 questions to be answered "true" or False." A "T" before the question indicates a "true" response is indicative of malingering. Likewise for "false."

T There seems to be a lump in my throat much of the time.
F My sex life is satisfactory.
T I am troubled by attacks of nausea and vomiting.
T I am bothered by an upset stomach several times a week.
T I have nightmares every few nights.
T I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job.
T My sleep is fitful and disturbed.
T Much of the time my head seems to hurt all over.
F I do not always tell the truth.
T Once a week or oftener, I suddenly feel hot all over, for no real reason.
F I hardly ever feel pain in the back of my neck.
F I think a great many people exaggerate their misfortunes in order to gain the sympathy and help of others.
T I am troubled by discomfort in the pit of my stomach every few days or oftener.
F I think that most people would lie to get ahead.
F Most people will use somewhat unfair means to gain profit or advantage rather than to lose it.
T I have a great deal of stomach trouble.
F I have never vomited blood or coughed up blood.
F I do not tire quickly.
F I seldom or never have dizzy spells.
F I have very few headaches.
F I have few or no pains.
F I don't blame other people for trying to grab everything they can get in this world.
F I do not blame a person for taking advantage of people who leave themselves open to it.
F My eyesight is as good as it has been for years.
F At times I have been so entertained by the cleverness of some criminals that I have hoped they would get away with it.
T Everything tastes the same.
F I do not often notice my ears ringing or buzzing.
F I have used alcohol excessively.
T I am so touchy on some subjects that I can't talk about them.
F I am more sensitive than most other people.
T I have more trouble concentrating than others seem to have.
T I have sometimes felt that difficulties were piling up so high that I could not overcome them.
F I can remember "playing sick" to get out of something.
F I have done some bad things in the past that I never tell anybody about.
F Most people will use somewhat unfair means to get ahead in life.
F There are certain people whom I dislike so much that I am inwardly pleased when they are catching it for something they have done.
F When I am cornered I tell a portion of the truth which is not likely to hurt me.
T I feel tired a good deal of the time.
T I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces.
F I am not feeling much pressure or stress these days.
T I am so sick of what I have to do every day that I just want to get out of it all.
T I have recently considered killing myself.
F I usually have enough energy to do my work.

A point total of less than 20 indicates a genuine disability. A point total of 23 or more is indicative of malingering.

peacock2121 wrote:There was this article in the Wall Street Journal last week about the Fake Bad Test. It says it is used to tell if someone is a maligerer for law suits. The article said I could find the test on line, but.... I couldn't.

Do you have access to it? I would like to see the questions.

This is apparently a sub set of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The questions on the MMPI are copyrighted and only available to Psychologists.

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/news/pr011107.htm

Appa23 wrote:Paul Lees-Haley, PhD, is a psychologist who has come up with a 43 question test to separate the truly disabled from malingerers.

Lees-Haley studied the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a standard tool for determining personality characteristics. He isolated 43 questions that he believes, taken together, clearly separate the truly disabled from malingerers and frauds. Lees-Haley's brainchild, dubbed the "Fake Bad Scale" test, was developed in 1991 and is finding its way into courtrooms around the country. Lees-Haley is available to testify in person on behalf of insurance companies as an expert witness. He charges $3,500 to evaluate a claimant and $600 per hour for depositions and testimony. Worth every penny, I'm sure, if his testimony results in the denial of benefits to a claimant.

Testing the Test
Below you will find the entire test, a deceptively simple 43 questions to be answered "true" or False." A "T" before the question indicates a "true" response is indicative of malingering. Likewise for "false."

T There seems to be a lump in my throat much of the time.
F My sex life is satisfactory.
T I am troubled by attacks of nausea and vomiting.
T I am bothered by an upset stomach several times a week.
T I have nightmares every few nights.
T I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job.
T My sleep is fitful and disturbed.
T Much of the time my head seems to hurt all over.
F I do not always tell the truth.
T Once a week or oftener, I suddenly feel hot all over, for no real reason.
F I hardly ever feel pain in the back of my neck.
F I think a great many people exaggerate their misfortunes in order to gain the sympathy and help of others.
T I am troubled by discomfort in the pit of my stomach every few days or oftener.
F I think that most people would lie to get ahead.
F Most people will use somewhat unfair means to gain profit or advantage rather than to lose it.
T I have a great deal of stomach trouble.
F I have never vomited blood or coughed up blood.
F I do not tire quickly.
F I seldom or never have dizzy spells.
F I have very few headaches.
F I have few or no pains.
F I don't blame other people for trying to grab everything they can get in this world.
F I do not blame a person for taking advantage of people who leave themselves open to it.
F My eyesight is as good as it has been for years.
F At times I have been so entertained by the cleverness of some criminals that I have hoped they would get away with it.
T Everything tastes the same.
F I do not often notice my ears ringing or buzzing.
F I have used alcohol excessively.
T I am so touchy on some subjects that I can't talk about them.
F I am more sensitive than most other people.
T I have more trouble concentrating than others seem to have.
T I have sometimes felt that difficulties were piling up so high that I could not overcome them.
F I can remember "playing sick" to get out of something.
F I have done some bad things in the past that I never tell anybody about.
F Most people will use somewhat unfair means to get ahead in life.
F There are certain people whom I dislike so much that I am inwardly pleased when they are catching it for something they have done.
F When I am cornered I tell a portion of the truth which is not likely to hurt me.
T I feel tired a good deal of the time.
T I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces.
F I am not feeling much pressure or stress these days.
T I am so sick of what I have to do every day that I just want to get out of it all.
T I have recently considered killing myself.
F I usually have enough energy to do my work.

A point total of less than 20 indicates a genuine disability. A point total of 23 or more is indicative of malingering.

You are not suitguy, nor do you play him on TV.

and I thank you.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:There was this article in the Wall Street Journal last week about the Fake Bad Test. It says it is used to tell if someone is a maligerer for law suits. The article said I could find the test on line, but.... I couldn't.

Do you have access to it? I would like to see the questions.

This is apparently a sub set of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The questions on the MMPI are copyrighted and only available to Psychologists.

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/news/pr011107.htm

I found exactly what you found.

Makes me wonder how HoltDad got what he got.