NEO Personality Inventory Revised

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

After taking the Big Five Personality Assessment, I was able to decode certain aspects of my personality and analyze whether different strengths and weaknesses. One strength I found was me openness to experience. Being open to others and their ideas has broadened my horizons. I have found that I have so much to learn from others. Whether their ideas are positive or negative, they provide feedback which overall has increased my communication skills. This is a recent strength for me. With prior companies, change was delivered as bad news, we were not taught to work with our peers but rather compete. With my new company I am experiencing the opposite side of the spectrum. I am encouraged to communicate with anyone needed, regardless of

Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2009). Theories of Personality (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

PLEASE REMEMBER – when taking personality tests, or any psychological tests, you typically need to respond based on your PREFERRED way of being, not necessarily how situations in the past have required / compelled you to be.

The name of the career/ business assessment that I took from the Module is the Carolyn Kalil's Free Personality Quiz. The website that provided the quiz was http://www.innerheroes.com/quiz.asp. This website provided the quiz free of charge. The purpose of the Carolyn assessment is to evaluate an individual’s primary personality. After doing so, the information can be used to better understand an employee in the workplace. The test identifies thinkers, helpers, planners, and doers. Each one of these personalities can help build and support a business in a different aspect as long as the skill sets are implemented correctly.

The use of assessment tools is an intricate part of the counseling process. Instruments are not only used by clinical counselors, but they can also be utilized by career counselors and school counselors for a variety of reasons. Counselors employ assessment testing to determine factors such aptitude, achievement, stress level, personality domain, and to assess a client’s issue or level or functioning. Assessment instruments within counseling can also be used to provide the necessary treatment plans or academic help that is needed by the individuals who are being tested. For the purposes of this paper the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) will be examined. The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) is a personality inventory that has been used to test the big five factors of personality which include the areas of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Other factors such as the NEO-PI-3 test description, reliability, and ease of administration will also be discussed.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a test for people who are under suspicion for having any mental health problem. This test can not be found online and only can be taken under professional supervision, and the results can only be interpreted by the physiologist giving the test. I personally think that the test should be taken that way and not available online so people do not diagnose themselves then get false results. There is three versions of the test itself MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and the MMPI-A. MMPI-2 is a test that has 567 true or false questions, then the MMPI-2-RF which is a newer, faster, and more widely used by physiologist. Last the MMPI-A is used more for teenagers. The MMPI-2 test is made up into 10 scales which

I think the IPIP-NEO is a good personality test and compared to other tests I believe it can be a valid method to measure someone’s personality. It included a wide variety of questions, which is really important, and you could choose between more options than only ‘apply’ and ‘doesn’t apply’ for the scenarios. My main issue with the test comes from the factor that it is a self report test, which is why it is important to keep in mind that people sometimes see themselves in a different way than they really. Furthermore, the test results can be influenced when someone chooses an answer based on what they wish they would be like, or they trick themselves into believing they are that way even though they know better.

The NEO- PI-R is a self -administered questionnaire based on the Five Factor Model. The NEO PI-R is considered to be a concise measure of the five factor domains of personality (Costa & McCrae, 19921). It contains six traits or facets in each of the five domains. The domains are Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness (Costa & McCrae, 19921). These domains help to provide an assessment of a normal adult personality. The test consists of 240 items and three validity items (Costa & McCrae, 19921). The test requires at least a sixth grade reading level. Included in the NEO PI-R test manual is the NEO Five Factor Inventory. This inventory was validated in the four studies conducted by Holden, Wasylkiw, Starzyk, Book and Edwards (2006) in their article about the construct validity of the big four personality clusters.

For psychologists, one of the more popular theories espoused is the trait approach to personality, or “the idea that people have consistent personality characteristics that can be measured and studied” (Kalat, 2002, 512). However there are several problems that arise. First, there are significant cross-cultural differences, so one set of personality traits for one culture may differ considerably for another. The next problem would concern the creation of a test that could accurately measure these traits. While psychologists have for the most part addressed these issues, I will focus on the latter of the two. There has been a

As human beings, we different from one another. We are created with a lot of character traits. We all can gain knowledge about our own personalities, we develop our perceptive about strengths and weaknesses, and clarify what we truly value as individuals. The Myers Brigg personality assessment classified me as an Introvert, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving (ISFP) personality type. Results showed slightly Introvert 16 %, sensing 12%, feeling 19%, and perceiving 3%. Throughout this paper I will analyze the diverse parts of my own personality traits and how those traits have effected both my personal and my working environment.

Typical people regard them as “desperate measure”, but others practice them with confidence, as if innate traits, which have been imprinted upon birth. Traversing the labyrinth maze of personality exists a pit called the “The Dark Triad of Personality”.

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.

There are three main ways to be diagnosed with a personality disorder. The first is a physical exam, this will determine if there is an underlying medical problem. The exam can include lab tests and possible screening for alcohol and/or drugs. The next step is a psychiatric evaluation. During this evaluation the patient and their doctor should discuss the patient’s feelings, their thoughts, and of course their behavior. This evaluation can include a survey in regards to the patient and can include their

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