Definition of Personality assessment

1. Noun. A questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits. "A personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test"


Medical Definition of Personality assessment

1. The determination and evaluation of personality attributes by interviews, observations, tests, or scales. Articles concerning personality measurement are considered to be within scope of this term. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Personality Assessment

personalia
personalisable
personalisation
personalisations
personalise
personalised
personalises
personalising
personalism
personalisms
personalist
personalistic
personalists
personalities
personality
personality development
personality disorder
personality disorders
personality formation
personality integration
personality inventory
personality profile
personality test
personality tests
personalityless
personalitylike
personalitywise
personalizable
personalization

Literary usage of Personality assessment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sexual Predatorby Anita M. Schlank, Fred Cohen, Civic Research Institute by Anita M. Schlank, Fred Cohen, Civic Research Institute (1999)
"Journal of personality assessment, 58, 480-493. ... In JN Butcher (Ed.), Clinical personality assessment: practical approaches. New York: Oxford University ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"personality assessment of these early - deafened clients requires unusual proficiency ... When given a negative personality assessment of a deaf client, ..."

3. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"Personality Variables were also related to Conduct Disorder. Issues regarding personality assessment with adolescents are discussed. ..."

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