“…As a group, older adults respond somewhat differently to original MMPI measures than younger adults on 6 of the 10 clinical scales. Several studies have shown that older adults in aggregate tend to have higher scores on the Hypochondriasis, Hysteria, Depression, and Social Introversion scales and lower scores on the Psychopathic Deviate and Hypomania scales (Aaronson, 1958, 1960, 1964; Botwinick, 1970; Brozek, 1955; Calden & Hokanson, 1959; Dye, Bohm, Anderten, & Cho, 1983; Ginsburg & Goldstein, 1974; Gynther & Shimkunas, 1966; Hardyck, 1964; Hibbs, Kobos, & Gonzalez, 1979; Hyer, Harkey, & Harrison, 1986; Kornetsky, 1963; Neugarten, 1977; Postema & Schell, 1967; Schenkenberg, Gottfredson, & Christensen, 1984; Schwartz, Osborne, & Krupp, 1972; Swenson, 1961).…”