Aaron beck
A leader in the field of cognitive psychotherapy and the developer of the concepts of the cognitive triad and common thought distortions, among others
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
The current edition of a brief objective test that assesses depression
behavioral assessment
In contrast to traditional personality assessment, an approach to assessment that assumes that client behaviors are not signs of underlying issues; instead, those behaviors are the problems
Children’s Apperception Test
A projective test similar to the Thematic Apperception Test, created specifically for children
clinical scale
One of 10 scales on the MMPI and MMPI-2 indicating the extent to which an individual endorses symptoms of a particular category
Comprehensive System
The leading scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot Method, created by John Exner
Paul Costa
With Robert McCrae, an author of the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised
empirical criterion keying
The method of test construction used in the creation of the MMPI, which involves identifying distinct groups of people, asking all of them to respond to the same test items, and selecting items that yield different patterns of responses between groups
evidence-based assessment
An approach to assessment emphasizing those methods that have strong psychometrics, clinical utility, and normative data and are sensitive to issues of diversity such as age, gender, race, and ethnicity
John Exner
Creator of the Comprehensive System of scoring for the Rorschach Inkblot Method
five-factor model of personality
A theory of personality thought by many to identify the fundamental, shared traits of human personality on which a dimensional approach to diagnosis may be based; also the basis of the NEO-PI-R personality test
Robert McCrae
With Paul Costa, an author of the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised
Theodore Millon
A widely recognized scholar on personality disorders and the creator of the MCMI personality tests
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV
Current version of a comprehensive objective personality test that emphasizes personality disorders
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
Current version of the most widely used comprehensive objective personality test, published in 1989
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3)
performance-based personality test (or projective personality test)
multimethod assessment
An approach to assessment incorporating multiple methods, including tests of different types, interview data, observations, or other sources
NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI)
A short form of the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised that produces a less detailed personality profile
NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO-PI-3)
The current edition of an objective personality test that emphasizes normal personality characteristics rather than forms of abnormality
overpathologizing
Viewing as psychopathological that which is culturally common or accepted
performance-based personality test (or projective personality test)
A personality test in which individuals are assumed to project their personality characteristics via responses to ambiguous or vague stimuli
naturalistic observation
The direct, systematic observation of a client’s behavior in the natural environment; also known as behavioral observation
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
An objective personality test for adults with a relatively low reading level and multiple clinical scales closely tied to specific diagnoses or problems
projective personality test Hermann Rorschach
personality test in which individuals are assumed to project their personality characteristics via responses to ambiguous or vague stimuli. Swiss psychiatrist who created the Rorschach Inkblot Method, a popular projective personality test
