Individual Personality Assessment

The Graduate Diploma in Psychological Assessment at Concordia University of Alberta initiated a desire to gain knowledge in therapy. I leant that knowledge of therapy is essential to tailor an assessment to each individual as otherwise a report is generic and abstract. I came to this realization during my personality assessment practicum. The practicum required interviewing, administering, scoring, interpreting and writing a report for a battery of three of the following: PDS, NEO-PI-3, PIA-2, and MCMI-III (write out names). Two of the three volunteers, I conducted my practicum on, presented with no psychopathology so I wrote a generic report. The third volunteer presented with psychopathology. In this report I would have liked a deeper knowledge of therapy to tailor treatment suggestions. Also a desire to conduct therapy initialed

I AM AN ESTJ Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking and Judgment, this personality type represents order and tradition, understanding about what is right and wrong. The theme for ESTJs is “watching”, with a keen eye to the regulations and traditions of the group are hardworking, responsible and efficient individuals, they would naturally give their best for the family, group, organization or culture. Moreover, they develop organizing with commitments and teaching other people on how to be successful. ESTJs also have their own set of strengths and

The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was

This paper introduces the overview of personality assessment approaches in use currently in society. It proceeds to review the big five personality measures, its validity in prediction of personality types (Archer, 2011). The topic on MIPS questionnaires use in personality measurements and scoring methods used by the system is reviewed. Aspects on the social desirability trait and the distortion produced in responses to evaluation questionnaires, being a significant part of the problems in personality assessment is examined. Social desirability does not have an influence on the predictive validity of personality assessments. It is not related to performance in the job. Various strategies used for reduction of social desirability have been studied. The various tools used in assessments are recapitulated including some methodological aspects (Weiner, 2009). Cultural aspects in evaluation of personality discussed are touched upon. Two case studies are used to show the real life situation of personality assessment.

The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator test gave me the personality type “ENFJ.” ENFJ stands for “Extraverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, and Judging. While reading the information about my personality type, I understood a lot of what it was saying to me. Basically, I was being told that I am someone who cares deeply for other people. I have always been like that. I think it has something to do with how I was raised. Like some people, I was raised in the church, meaning I went to church, often, as a child. Every Sunday, my dad would drag me to church and make me sit and listen to the preacher preach. Even though I despised it, I feel like it has helped me to become the person I am today.

The Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) assessment is an updated version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory to “revise and reword the language of some of the existing items that were dated, awkward or sexist” (Aiken & Groth-Marnat, 2006, p. 407). This assessment is used for a wide range of clinical conditions based on self-report. The MMPI-2 can also be used in nonclinical settings such as to “assess persons who are candidates for high-risk public safety positions and in criminal/civil forensic settings” (www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/mmpi-2). This assessment is concerned with “psychosomatic symptoms, attitudes, emotions, eating disorders, drug abuse, etc.” (Aiken & Groth-Marnat, 2006, pp. 405-407).

In this article, the empirical correlates of scores on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory –II-Restructured Form scales was observed in a college setting. This personality inventory in addition to six standard measures evaluating anger, assertiveness, cognitive failures, avoiding social situations, and the fear of social circumstances were given to over 800 college students including both male and female. The MMPI-2-RF was administered to test the cogency of scores on this personality assessment precise issues and interest scales. The outcome expressed data of overall decent convergent score validity for the MMPI-2-RF scales, emulated in large effect size comparisons with standard measure scores. In addition, this personality assessment

I love personality tests and through the years I have taken many. I took this test at school and got the debater, this would be the first for this personality to show, its usually the messenger/campaigner, along with the entertainer, logician, or mediator. I am odd I enjoy both people and solitude therefore depending on my situation I will have an extrovert personality and/or an Introvert personality, the TED talk you showed talks about Ambiverts, I will have to look into this. The DISC site reinforced the Ambivert theory with giving me a 50% Extroversion on the work values test. This paper is about teamwork so I took the team test as well, that gave me a

Based on the MBTI online test, I am the type of ENFJ, which I think it really matches my personality (See Figure 1). ENFJ stands for Extravert, iNtuitive, Feeling, and Judging. ENFJ is known as “givers” because they have a highly sensitive ability to help others and picking up on another person’s feeling. For example, when there is a problem, ENFJs will try to find the best solution that works for everyone. ENFJs have an excellent communications skills and personable aura that people want to be around. They also find it natural and easy to communicate with complete strangers. ENFJs are action-oriented, they want to make sure that everything is planned and organized, and will be the one who getting things done. ENFJs are not afraid to

In the first week of class, we were asked to complete the Myers Briggs Personality test, and then to read up on our results. Once I had completed the typology “test”, I received my results in the form of four letters: INTJ, and afterwards, I decided to view what the four letters represented. Likewise, once I had begun to read the explanation provided by the website, I found that I was agreeing with several of the sentiments, as I felt it not only described my personality to near perfection, but also for the reason of how it was allowing me to come to better understand and accept myself. In other words, I felt that the results were self-fulfilling since they reflected upon who I am, and also, who I am not. For instance, I have found that

The result of my personality assessment indicates that I am an ESFJ. This code is characterized as “The Guardian,” Extroverted –Sensing - Feeling– Judging. According to the assessment, my primary mode of living is focused on providing care for those in need. My primary mood is focused externally; this is where I deal with situations according to my feelings or my feelings toward them. It also explains that I decide things on the premises of how they fit in with my personal value system. I interpret this as I make decisions on the premises on how it fits with my morals and values. The ESFJ's value system is defined externally, according to the personality test. This means that I

My ENFJ personality described as an extroverted person in life. For instance, I enjoy getting involved in different activities and events which bring out my energetic nature (16personalities, 2016). My preference is being around people and interacting with them on a personal level as much as possible, and I

The Myers-Briggs type indicator is a personality test used to make the psychological types described by C.G. Jung more understandable and relevant to people's lives. It shows that random variations in behavior are actually not so random at all, but how people use their perception and judgement. There are sixteen distinctive personality types that can result from the choices of preferences. (Foundation, The Myers & Briggs) Based on the results from taking this personality test, I have an ESFJ personality type. Which stands for extraversion, sensing, feeling, and judging. I will be discussing how my personality affects different areas of my life, and things that I also have learned about my personality type.

The original Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was developed in 1943 and authored by Starke Hathaway and J. Charnley McKinley. It was developed for constructing a psychological assessment that would be able to assist with the differential diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and for use in clinical settings (Tarescavage & Ben-Porath, 2015). Hathaway and McKinley created a large range of self-report questions in hopes of using the items to develop a concrete, valid measure of personality descriptors (Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008/2011). Throughout history, this assessment has remained one of the most widely used tools in psychometric assessment of personality and psychopathology

The personality assessment inventory tests provide results on my individual personality, values, motivation, decision making, communication, team skills, conflict skills, organizational structure preference, and stress. These results are broken down briefly in three parts and do not include any personal speculation or analysis as to their meaning. The application of these results are further applied and explains how the results noted from the tests and in the first step will make me a better employee, co-worker, and manager within my organization. These tests mentioned above are applied in conjunction with particular examples on how I can achieve becoming a better employee, co-worker, and manager. An explanation of how my personality and experiences were affected by the Holy Spirit is also discussed. Particularly, how potential weaknesses have become strengths with the guidance of the Lord.