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 cost of the test is 328.00, which includes the manual, two reusable testing …show more content…
There are 22 non-overlapping scales that contain four validity scales, eleven clinical scales, five treatment scales, and two interpersonal scales (ten scales are further divided into thirty-one abstractly distinct subscales). Most of the scales consist of 8, 12, or 24 items with a standard reading on the fourth grade level, which makes it easy for most adults to understand and comprehend.
The validity scale measures Inconsistency, Infrequency, Negative Impression, and Positive Impression responses. Raw scores are plotted on the Profile Forms, yielding T scores (M-50, SD-10).
Clinical scales provide critical diagnostic features of 11 important constructs. These 11 scales may be divided into three broad classes of disorders; those with the neurotic spectrum, those with the psychotic spectrum, and those associated with behavior disorder or impulse control …show more content…
The PAI is designed to be administered to adults in either an individual or group testing setting. Before test administration, respondents are requested to complete basic demographic information on the answer sheet and then are to follow the directions within the test item booklet. The PAI is considered to have a C level qualification, which requires a high level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with a doctorate degree in psychology, education, or closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the
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 cost of the test is 328.00, which includes the manual, two reusable testing …show more content…
There are 22 non-overlapping scales that contain four validity scales, eleven clinical scales, five treatment scales, and two interpersonal scales (ten scales are further divided into thirty-one abstractly distinct subscales). Most of the scales consist of 8, 12, or 24 items with a standard reading on the fourth grade level, which makes it easy for most adults to understand and comprehend.
The validity scale measures Inconsistency, Infrequency, Negative Impression, and Positive Impression responses. Raw scores are plotted on the Profile Forms, yielding T scores (M-50, SD-10).
Clinical scales provide critical diagnostic features of 11 important constructs. These 11 scales may be divided into three broad classes of disorders; those with the neurotic spectrum, those with the psychotic spectrum, and those associated with behavior disorder or impulse control …show more content…
The PAI is designed to be administered to adults in either an individual or group testing setting. Before test administration, respondents are requested to complete basic demographic information on the answer sheet and then are to follow the directions within the test item booklet. The PAI is considered to have a C level qualification, which requires a high level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with a doctorate degree in psychology, education, or closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the