Personality inventories

A personality inventory is a self-assessment tool that career counselors and other career development

 professionals use to help people learn about their personality types. It reveals information about

 individuals' social traits, motivations, strengths and weaknesses, and attitudes.  A personality inventory

 is a  questionnaire or other standardized instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual’s

 character or psychological makeup. It helps to reveal the respondent’s personality traits. Personality

 inventories are used for variety of purposes including individual counselling, relationship counselling,

 organization development, talent management, career selection, career transition and so on. Most of the

 well-known and respected personality inventories clearly specify their intended use and they should

 only be used for their intended use.

1. 16 Personality Factors – 16 PF 

            British & American psychologist Raymond Cattell (1905-1998) developed 16 Personality Factors (popularly known as 16 PF) after decades of psychometric research into intra-personal psychological structure. It is one of the comparatively older and well-respected personality inventories that is used by clinical psychologist as well as other professionals including HR professionals. 

            It should be noted that 16 PF accesses traits, and unlike types they are not dichotomies – an

 individual is not put into one of the two mutually exclusive categories; instead his/her score on those

 factors indicates where he/she is leaning. High score and low score indicate the two extremes of the

 factor respectively.

2. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory  

            The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was developed in 1937 by clinical psychologist Starke R. Hathaway and neuropsychiatrist J. Charnley McKinley at the University of Minnesota. Today, it's the most frequently used clinical testing instrument and is one of the most researched psychological tests in existence. While the MMPI is not a perfect test, it remains a valuable tool in the diagnosis.

            The MMPI is most commonly used by mental health professionals to assess and diagnose mental illness, but it has been utilized in other fields outside of clinical psychology. The MMPI-2 is often used in legal cases, including criminal defense and custody disputes and treatment of mental illness. The MMPI-2 contains 567 test items and takes approximately 60 to 90 minutes to complete. The MMPI-2-RF contains 338 questions and takes around 35 to 50 minutes to finish.

3.  NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)

A personality questionnaire designed to assess the factors of the five-factor personality model. First published in 1985 and revised in 1992 (NEO-PI–R) and 2010 (NEO-PI–3), the inventory takes its name from three factors of the model: neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience. It is available in two versions (Form S for self-reports and Form R for observer ratings), each comprising 240 statements to which participants respond using a 5-point Likert scale format, ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree) and Robert R. McCrae (1949– [developed by U.S. psychologists Paul T. Costa Jr.] (1942). 

What is the NEO-PI-3?

        The NEO-PI-3 is the updated version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) – the standard questionnaire of the Five-Factor Model (FFM). It is a comprehensive measure of the five major domains of personality (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) and the six facets that define each domain. The NEO-PI-3 can be used in counseling and clinical settings with adolescents and adults, business and industrial settings, and for psychological research, including studies in sport psychology and recreation. The NEO-PI-3 was designed to provide a general description of normal personality relevant to clinical, counseling, and educational situations. Recent updates include 37 revised items that are easier to read and are appropriate for younger respondents or adults with lower education levels.

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