Here's the "Fake Bad Scale" test exposed here:

[chloe]

It took me quite awhile to find this test - but here it is & I'm very happy to expose this garbage science being used against innocent and injured workers.

This test is included in the MMPI-2 test (The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is one of the most frequently used personality tests in mental health. The test is used by trained professionals to assist in identifying personality structure and psychopathology.)

The answers on the left are the answers that (supposedly) someone FAKING their injury/illness will answer.

If you score a 23 or more, you are considered a MALINGERER (Faking injury/illness)

Meaning if you give too many of the answers on the left, it will be used against you: A score of 20 or less, you’re for real; a score of 23 or more, you’re a fake.

Faker Answer Fake Bad Test Question


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

[Still in Limbo]

I know it's Hard when the Answers are on the Left to show You what they conceive as Deception, but I took that Test, and I had 14 of the same Answers as on the Left. I can See how they would try and Use that Test against the Average Person, if You don't Read VERY Carefully every Question, You can very easily put down the wrong Response. Just like the Very First Question they ask Me on My Pre-FCE Test:

"During an 8 Hour Work Period, How long could You do the Following:"

And then it went on with Setting, Standing, Bending, etc. Now I am Totally Disabled, and haven't worked since My Injury. If You think about that Question, and would Answer ANY of the Questions below it, You are Admitting that You could Work an 8 Hour Day!!! You have to be Very Careful in this System, and that's Da** Shame, because We are the Ones that are Injured, and have to Live with these Head Games on a Daily Basis!!

[chloe]

So, luckily, you ended up passing this test, right?

I'm glad if you did.

Yeah, you're right, there are hidden meanings behind the questions and you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

More insurance company trickery!

[inpain24/7]

I took a simalr test at the WC Spine Dr. not sure what I scored.
I just took the one above and got a 21. so it is not under 20 but not over 23 either so I must be considered boarderline???

[chloe]

inpain24/7 Wrote:I took a simalr test at the WC Spine Dr. not sure what I scored.
I just took the one above and got a 21. so it is not under 20 but not over 23 either so I must be considered boarderline???

I think that as long as you don't score 23 or above, it can't be used against you.

How have you been feeling?

I hope you're getting lots of rest and that you found a good attorney.

Might be easier to get in touch with one after the long weekend is over.

Take care ~~Chloe

[Lary R]

Thanks for finding and posting this test.

I answered the questions in this test had 18 t's and 24 f's So am I really sick or am I faking my illness/disability?

thanks again.

Lary

[chrischris]

You have to understand that this "faking scale" is only a small part of the entire psychological evaluation. It is tricky if you don't read the questions thoroughly.

Mine showed that I am "unusually honest" in my responses which leaves a questionable diagnosis. So, was this calling me a fake? I think so?

But the bottom line of the entire evaluation proved otherwise, and since my 4 1/2 hr. evaluation I have had psycho-therapy once a week for almost a year.

[popeye]

This test is crap. Spitting up blood, what does that have to do with anything? I never have, and it is my leg that is hurt. Killing myself? Go straight to hell. I have used alcohol excessively..in college, at a Christmas party, what the heck does that have to do with being a liar? My eyesight? Mine gets worse every year, but I am 44, not 24, and at that age, what does that have to do with anything?? Everything taste the same? umm, what injury makes everything taste the same?