The Psychologist Testing a 78-Year-Old New Client Administered the NEO-PI-R

question 25

Multiple Choice

The psychologist testing a 78-year-old new client administered the NEO-PI-R as part of a neuropsychological assessment. She noted that the client has markedly high scores on an Alzheimer's screening test. According to research on the Five Factor Model and Alzheimer's disease risk, which scale of the NEO-PI-R is likely to be abnormally high?

• A) Agreeableness
• B) Openness
• C) Neuroticism
• D) Defensiveness

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