Abstract
52 college girls (mean age 20 yr.) were clinically divided into groups according to the severity of their acne. They were then given a battery of tests, of which the MMPI was found to be the most sensitive. Ss then applied a three-step cosmetic preparation once daily to their faces and the same battery of psychological tests was given subsequent to 3 and 6 mo. of treatment. It was found that MMPI scale score differences reached minimal to fairly high levels of significance between acne and nonacne Ss and between mild and severe acne sample groups. In the mild-acne group the therapeutic effects of skin treatment were reflected in relevant scale score changes; severe acne Ss became more defensive and somewhat conventionalized in their test responses.
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