Table 1.

MMPI PSY-5 Scales and their Interpretation

PSY-5 Scale	Interpretation
AGG	High AGG: enjoyment of control, domination, and use of fear to influence others; may use overt aggression to control Low AGG: submissive and nonassertive
PSY	High PSY: cannot accommodate as well, unrealistic beliefs, misperceptions, not in contact with reality Low PSY: can realize model of world not working and can revise their model of the world to fit their environment
CON	High CON: emotionally and behaviorally controlled, tend to follow rules and order Low CON: disorganized, impulsive risk-taker, tendency towards rule-breaking and criminality
NEN	High NEN: tense, anxious, disposition towards negative mood and conflictual interactions with others Low NEN: emotionally stable, less reactive to stress
PEE	High PEE: energetic, interested in social contact, capacity to experience positive emotions Low PEE: withdrawn, anhedonic

AGG = Aggression; PSY = Psychoticism; CON = Constraint; NEN = Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism; PEE = Positive Emotionality