Essay On Limitations Of Self Report

The diagnostic process for personality disorders currently covers a broad scope of various tests and symptoms, causing a source of frustration for psychiatrists (Aldhous). The symptoms and side effects of several personality disorders can tend to blur together, making diagnosis challenging (Aldhous). Most psychiatric patients are diagnosed with several personality disorders at once, with twenty percent of people with personality disorders simply diagnosed with a “personality disorder not otherwise specified” (Aldhous). Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, commonly referred to as the DSM, psychiatrists attempt with great difficulty to categorize their patients into a specific disorder, only to diagnose

Dombeck, M., Hoermann, S., Zupanick, E.C. (2011). Personality Disorders: Problems with current diagnostic system. MentalHelp. Retrieved on 14th March, 2013, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=569

The purpose of this paper is to examine a synopsis of three different common personality assessment tests. The paper discusses the comparisons and the contrasts of the Sixteen Personality Fact Questionnaire, Rorschach Inkblots, and Self-Help Books that are use to assess personality. All of these assessments were design to help

The 175 items are self report true-false items. The MCMI-III measures 14 personality disorders and 10 clinical syndromes (Strack, & Millon, 2007). It utilizes an ordinal scale to measure how well the examinee fit the constructs being measured. Each construct is split into two groups of items. One type of item (prototype) represents features that are unique to a disorder, and the other type of item (peripheral) represents features that may be similar to different construct item (Strack, & Millon, 2007). This accounts for why there is so much crossover between constructs. The prototypal items are weighted two and the peripheral items are only weighted one. The item weighting system of the MCMI-III was changed to a two point system in comparison to the three point systems used in previous versions (Craig & Bivens, 1998).

The study had several limitations and improvements that could be made, there was 128 participants in total however only 85 completed each section, as each dependent variable was analysed separately this was less of a problem however the sample size is still relatively small and would benefit from being increased. During the course of the survey many of the participants dropped out of the study and this could have been due to the length of the survey. As there were many factor and scales being used a revision of these methods would be ideal. For example instead of using the big five inventory, a brief 10 item personality inventory (TIPI) could be used instead (Gosling, Rentfrow & swan 2003).

The purpose for this interview assessment is to measure an individual’s personality by having two interviewees who know them very well answer questions about them. The Informant Report Data approach and the qualitative method are used for this test. The reliability, validity, and generalization of the test are examined separately in order to see how effective they are. The results provide characteristics of the individual and a reflection of their personal thoughts about the test. The findings concluded low degree of reliability and validity. The generalizability of the assessment was found to be moderately applicable to others. In my reflection, I concluded a pattern from the Self interview assessment and found motivation from my interviewees’ answers.

After attending several different denominational churches being raised, I soon stopped attending churches except for an occasional special program. I entered the military, attended several worship services and got nowhere. I did go to church but it was sporadic for several years then not at all. I did get married in the church I attended most being raised and that was all, I went back one more time then stopped attending at all. I was active duty military (1 1/2 years) and was being shipped to South East Asia, got married and then left for a year. When I returned from South East Asia I only attended church maybe 10 or 12 times in following 25 years. Nothing interested me and I had no desire to listen to something I had no understanding of or

Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible.

On august, 19 2015 at approximately 2104 hours I was dispatched to 112 Hendry st Union Point GA in reference to a Physical altercation. Upon my arrival, I was called over to 117 Hendry st by a Mr. Wendell Webb. Mr. W Webb was sitting on the steps of the residence holding a towel to his head and was covered in blood. MR W Webb had a gash above his left eye and scratches on his shoulders and chest.

Eleven years ago God blessed me with a little sister and her name is Auriella. She is my one and only sibling. We are very different in physical appearances and some of those differences include weight, medical conditions, hair color and strength. I weigh thirty-five pounds heavier than her and I am currently pregnant with twins so my medical conditions are a bit different than hers. Our hair color is different becuase my hair color is dark brown where hers is blonde. Lastly, when it comes to strength I am seven years older so I am much stronger than her. Our similarities in appearances only include the fact that she is almost the same height as me.

There has been a rapid increase in the development of web based psychological self-help sites over the past decade. Many of these sites offer test and measures focusing on various aspect of personality and psychological functioning. The tests on the websites use self-report data to obtain information. While self-report data is easily obtained and is considered a reliable source of information in most circumstances, it is not without its limitations. This paper will examine the limitations of self-report data

The Ten Item Personality Inventory exercise is implemented with a participant. The participant was asked to answer 10 questions about how she

Convergent validity refers to two measures that should be theoretically related (Furr, & Bacharach, 2013). Bagby et (2004) used thirteen scales to compare the validity. Some of the scale used were the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), Major Depression Inventory, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Raskin Depression Scale, Clinical Global Impression Scale, Carroll Rating Scale for Depression, and the Global Assessment Scale. Convergent validity is considered to be adequate when a scale shows Pearson’s r values of at least 0.50 in correlations with other measures (Bagby et al.,2004). Bagby et al., (2004) alluded that the HRSD showed adequate convergent reliability, because it met the correlations with the majority of the scales. One of the scales that the HRSD failed to meet the correlation with is the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (.37). This is important to note because the DSM-IV is the standard for definitions and diagnoses of mental disorders (Bagby et al., 2004). Failing to meet the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV is consistent with the rationale for failing to meet content validity.

The historical use of the terms objective and projective to classify a personality test, and the problems with such classification.

Psychological tests or psychological assessments are an important asset in the field of psychology. These tests are designed to measure people’s characteristics which pertain to behavior. There are a variety of different types of tests that can be used to assess different types of behaviors. According to the specific behavior or behaviors being assessed, tests are