MMPI-A Considerations Elevations are consistent with academic problems including poor grades and suspension (check. A-sch/School Problems content scale). Clinical girls report significant disagreements with their parents (check A-fam/ Family Problems content scale). Clinical boys are described as hostile, withdrawn, immature, and argumentative; they feel persecuted and are not well liked by their peers. In addition,
they are perceived as being overly dependent on adults, attention-seeking, resentful, anxious, and obsessed; they feel as if they are bad and deserving of punishment. Be- cause the items between the MMPI, MMPI-2, and M1vlPI-A are the same, the Harris- Lingoes scales can be used to understand possible patterns of item endorsement.