General Information The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) was developed by Leslie C. Morey Ph.D. in 1991 and revised in 2007. It is published through Psychological Assessment Resource and is a multidimensional objective inventory designed to measure psychopathology and treatment planning for various psychopathological conditions. The current PAI form is not a revision of normative data, test form, or interpretative guidelines from the original 1991 edition. The current version reflects the revision and publication of a second edition of the PAI professional manual to describe research related to the instrument since the original publication of the manual in 1991.…
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality assessment is a psychometric questionnaire that helps individuals discover their personality or psychological type. After answering a series of questions, the results are compiled to determine if the person is sensing (S) or intuitive (I) , thinking (T) or feeling (F), introverted (I) or extroverted (E), judging (J) or perceiving (P). With the fore mentioned possible trait combinations, there are sixteen personality types possible. The test concluded that I could be four of the personality types due to the extremely slight percentage difference within two of the traits. Results showed I am 67% extraverted, 1% sensing, 1% thinking, and 33% judging.…
Week 8 Paper Anita H. Bailey 9/7/2014 COUN5214- Theories of Personalities Dr. Raina Krell Chris Gardner puts all of his savings into bone-density scanners, it was twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This dream breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. I chose the social cognitive theory because I see a lot of aspects of his environment and his role as a parent changing. The character lost his wife, did not have a real job and now had to take care of his…
In the 2013 Forbes article “the Ultimate Litmus Test: Personality” by Amanda Neville, she talks about the increasing frequency of personality tests for personal and business use. The main, but not the only, test she talked about was the Myers Briggs Test. This test categorizes people into four letters. The options are Extrovert or Introvert, Sensing or iNtuition, Thinking or Feeling, Judgment or Perception, and you are given one letter for each group and that gives you your “personality”. There are a total of 16 combinations.…
After we discussed both personality assessments in class, I realized that there is no right or wrong personality. People value same thing differently as they have different personalities. According to “True Colors” and “Myers-Briggs”, I am more organized and outspoken. I follow rules and time, and most of the time, I am prepared to do things.…
Personality- When I completed the personality test I tried to answer the questions best to my knowledge’s to get the most accurate results. The Personality test that was completed to find what type of personality was the 16 Personalities Test. The results determined I was a “Defender ISFJ”. As I began to research the meaning of a defender I found a quote that was associated with the personality which was “Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others by Brian Tracy.…
Introduction Have you ever wondered after taking a personality tests whether or not they were accurate, reliable, culturally fair, and whether or not there were other factors that accounted for your test performance? Well, in the past I had always believed that personality tests were neither of those things, nor had I thought about whether or not factors were used to determine me. But after taking psychology 101, looking through the book, and using the same website to take a required personality test on two separate occasions, I do believe in the following: The personality test was valid, reliable, was not culturally fair, and other factors did account for my test performance. Personality Types and Traits…
A baby girl was born in Clinton, Iowa around 10pm on December 24th, 1998. She was born with a blank slate, a brand new person, vulnerable to her surroundings. She had the ability to be whoever she wanted to be and develop into her own person. That baby girl was me. As we grow older, we develop, even our personalities.…
Strengths When I received my personality test results I did notice that most of the strengths it had me under were a correct fit for me as of right now. For starters I do feel as if I’m supportive. Anytime I have a friend who is going through something, a family member that is upset, or even someone I hardly know that seems to be hitting a rough patch in their life I feel that I should be there for that person. Next the test results showed that I am reliable.…
In this paper I will be outlining my theory of human personality. I will explore the dimensions of my concept of humanity, human motivation, personality development, and pathological behavior, concluding with my vision of an ideal world. Concept of Humanity On the dimension of determinism vs. free choice, I take a limited freedom position. I agree with Allport’s claim (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, 2013) that we have the ability to make conscious choices in the present as we act in and react to our environments, but that this freedom is limited to a degree by our capability to exercise this ability based on our intelligence, objectivity and willingness to use alternative problem-solving approaches.…
ISTP (INTROVERTED SENSING THINKING PERCEIVING) After completing the human metrics personality test its stated that I was an ISTP. Not only did it say that I had an ISTP personality, it stated that I was “Introvert (56%) Sensing (1%) Thinking (9%)…
3. Describe H&M 's brand personality. Use 4P examples to show how the various facets of H&M’s brand personality are brought to life. H&M’s brand personality is unique, if H&M was a living breathing person they would be someone that many people would strive to be. H&M’s brand is diverse, chic, intelligent, and especially environmentally conscious.…
People’s career success is commonly believed to be correlate with their personality. Based on that belief, the personality test has been designed as a hiring tool and most personality tests are presented as questionnaires that applicants are required to fill out during hiring processes. Data shows that personality test has become an industry with $400 million a year and at least 30 percent of organizations in U.S. have used that in hiring practices (Berry et al. 13). Managers are convinced that personality test enables them to select the applicants who are more likely to be successful performers on particular jobs and would stay in position for long time. However, some concerns related to personality test are criterion-related validity, faking…
Background I unfailingly have enjoyed learning the concepts of running and managing a business. Personally, what I enjoy generally is implying these concepts in real-life situations. Seeing the legitimate effects are greatly stimulating to me. I continusouly perceived myself running a stable/well- establish business; however, I never viewed myself running my own business. For my part, I find by no means, I have all the characteristics an entrepreneur should have.…
Psychology has many aspects and is an ever-changing study of human behavior and existence. One of the major pieces that make up psychology is the understanding of human personality. Personality plays a role not only in an individual’s behavior but also interpersonal relationships. It is a mysterious part of every day life that is effected by the environment and created by God. Within its many forms, the human personality can reveal an abundant amount of information about the individual, the society, and the world.…