Malingering as role taking.
This study investigated the relationship among psychopathology, intelligence and the simulation of psychopathological roles. The 132 Ss were 48 inpatients, 48 outpatients, and 36 nonprofessional employees. Each S simulated the MMPI profile of an anxiety neurotic, psychopathic deviate, or paranoid schizophrenic. Their simulation target was dissimilar to their diagnosis and/or Personality Screening Inventory profile. The findings were: (1) the hypothesized negative relationship between psychopathology and psychopathological role-taking was not supported broadly, but was supported more with males, blacks, neurotics, and simulators of the psychopathic deviate personality; and (2) the hypothesized positive relationship between intelligence and the simulation of psychopathological roles was supported in a small but definite relationship, with greater support among the Caucasians, males, neurotics, simulators of the 2-7 and 6-8 profile patterns, and when the simulation measure emphasized scatter and elevation similarities.
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011577:Psychodrama; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012381:Role Playing; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D044465:White People