The Best Known and Most Widely Used Objective Personality Test

question 299

Multiple Choice

The best known and most widely used objective personality test is the

• A)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2.
• B)Thematic Apperception Test.
• C)Rotter Incomplete Sentences.
• D)Rorschach Inkblot Test.

Identify the common behaviors and cognitive patterns associated with specific personality disorders.

Differentiate between similar and related disorders within the personality disorder spectrum.

Recognize the impact of personality disorders on interpersonal relationships and societal perception.

Comprehend the changes and updates in diagnosing personality disorders from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5.

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Definitions:

Possible Selves

Self-schemas for whom one may be in the future; these include the ideal self and the ought self.

Promotion Focus

An orientation to actively pursue valued goals thought to arise when we compare our actual self to our ideal self.

Ideal Self

A person's conception of how they would like to be, often serving as a standard for self-guidance and evaluation.

Prevention Focus

An orientation to avoid doing harm thought to arise when we compare our actual self to our ought self.