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Assessing Personality, 2007.
This paper examines the Myers-Briggs personality test, developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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The paper explores the Myers-Briggs personality test designed to assist a person in identifying their personality preferences. The paper discusses how the test is frequently used in the areas of pedagogy, group dynamics, employee training, leadership training, marriage counseling and personal development. The writer then examines the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test and maintains that this and the Myers-Briggs test are both ineffective in diagnosing a personality disorder. There are many variables for both tests which can hinder an accurate diagnosis and so additional treatments and evaluations must be given to confirm any illness.
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"According to Berens and Nardi, "the Myers Briggs model of personality is based on four preferences." 1. If you prefer to direct your energy to deal with people, things, situations, or "the outer world", then your preference is for Extraversion. If you prefer to direct your energy to deal with ideas, information, explanations or beliefs, or "the inner world", then your preference is for Introversion. 2. If you prefer to deal with facts, what you know, to have clarity, or to describe what you see, and then your preference is for Sensing. If you prefer to deal with ideas, look into the unknown, to generate new possibilities or to anticipate what isn't obvious then your preference is for Intuition."
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Is the MMPI-2 a Culture-Fair Test for Personality Assessment?, 2005.
"The MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2) is widely used as a tool to assess personality. It is used in applications as diverse as...
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 56.95
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"The MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2) is widely used as a tool to assess personality. It is used in applications as diverse as assessing symptoms of social and personal maladjustment, discerning whether people are suitable for high-risk public safety positions, and to support decisions regarding classification and treatment in the criminal justice system."
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) is a widely used tool to assess personality (Pearson Assessments). It is used in applications as diverse as assessing symptoms of social and personal maladjustment, discerning whether people are suitable for high-risk public safety positions, and to support decisions regarding classification and treatment in the criminal justice system (Pearson Assessments). Fundamentally, both the MMPI and the MMPI-2 were created to make comprehensive assessments of a range of personality characteristics and psychiatric syndromes exhibited by people with various psychological disorders (Harrington and Mcdermott).
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Personality Assessment, 1999.
Defines personality, examines major differences in personality tests, validity and reliability, as well as advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 63.95
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The purpose of this paper is to present a brief overview of personality assessment. To this end, the paper discusses the definition of personality: some of the major differences in the tests use to assess personality; validity and reliability concerns associated with different categories of assessment; and the advantages and disadvantages associated with assessment differences.
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"PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to present a brief overview of personality assessment. To this end, the paper discusses the definition of personality: some of the major differences in the tests use to assess personality; validity and reliability concerns associated with different categories of assessment; and the advantages and disadvantages associated with assessment differences.
Definitions
Although, generally, personality refers to certain stable patterns of behavioral and psychoemotional traits (Samuel, 1992), there is a lack of consensus in terms of establishing a precise definition of the construct. This is because theorists ..."
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Personality Assessment, 2002.
Provides a personality assessment for the employment and future career options of a fictional character.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 114.95
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This paper provides a personality profile on a fictional individual that will help determine the individual's career options. Through addressing the strengths, weaknesses and abilities of the character of Milo Smith, the reader understands how important it is for an individual to assess character traits for success in the work environment.
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Personality Assessment, 2002.
An examination of Freud, Erikson and Maslow's theories on personality development.
2,791 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 134.95
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This paper examines how an individual?s personality processes may be interpreted and understood from several perspectives. It looks at how the meanings and origins of particular behaviors and thought patterns may differ according to which theory is adhered to. It analyzes three major proponents of differing theories--Freud, Erikson and Maslow and examines how these theorists developed models for further understanding human behavior and thus, human nature.
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"According to Freud, personality is developed through a series of stages known as psychosexual stages. He believed that early life experiences play a major role in the development of adult personalities. Each stage represents the area of the body through which libido, or sexual energy, is released during that developmental period. It is possible that if nternal conflict occurs and there is a build up of libido at a certain stage, fixation occurs in which an individual?s personality is unable to progress onto a more advanced level. Fixation happens when a particular stage is overindulged, or when a person is unable to progress due to the frustration of needs. These stages, in order of occurrence are the oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency period, and genital stage."
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Personality Assessment Tools, 2007.
This paper compares the Myers-Briggs and the Rorschach assessment tests.
1,267 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 68.95
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The paper discusses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Rorschach assessment tests that were both created to assist people in understanding the mental perceptions of each other through a focus on personality. The paper shows how the Myers-Briggs tool is a much more effective test than the Rorschach because it is reliable and leaves little room for bias on the part of the evaluator.
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"The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment focuses on Jung's concept of personality types and a personality inventory (Geyer, 2006, sec. 1-3). The initial work on the MBTI began in the 1940s and has been revised on a constant basis since that time. It is considered reliable because of the test-retest method of reliability that has demonstrated a 75% repeat result from participants (Geyer, 2006, sec. 1-3). Therefore, the test is utilized by many businesses and organizations as a clear assessment tool for personality indicators of employees."
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Personal Assessment with Reference to Different Theorists, 2008.
An assessment of the author's personality in reference to various psychological theories.
3,315 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 151.95
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This paper provides a personal account of the author's personality and the way that he was raised, in the context of personality theories from several different theorists, including Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, and B. F. Skinner and Albert Bandura.
Outline:
Introduction
A Little about Me
Freud
Adler
Erikson
Skinner/Bandura
Conclusion
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"Human beings and their personalities have been the subject of psychological interest for hundreds of years. In this paper, I will talk about my personality and the way that I was raised, and I will do it in the context of personality theories from several different theorists. Many different theorists have been involved in the study of personality, and they have come up with theories as different and varied as the people that created them. These theories have some similarities, but also contain many differences. This is largely because all of the psychologists who have proposed these theories have some of the same ideas and opinions about personality. They also have personalities and opinions of their own, and these affect the way they look at things as well as the perceptions of their subjects and their personalities and attributes. There is no way to take a person's individual personality out of his or her thoughts, feelings, and opinions, and this is also true of psychologists."
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Personality Types in Business, 2008.
This paper looks at personality assessment tests and techniques.
1,354 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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The paper discusses the Myers-Briggs, Holland Codes and strong interest inventory personality tests that help companies determine the viability and suitability of employees or clients. The paper points out that whatever purpose business, human resources departments or employees have, there is a personality assessment method appropriate to the requirements and it is up to the individual or group to research the available methods and use them accordingly.
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Executive Summary
The Myers-Briggs, Holland Codes and Strong Interest Inventory Personality Type Assessment
Use of the Different Personality Assessment Tests in Business
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"Business and industry have gone through tremendous changes throughout the last few decades. Competition amongst businesses not only in terms of getting clients but getting the right people to do the required tasks is unprecedented. The atmosphere has become more competitive especially in today's globalize world where employers no longer compete for resources - human or otherwise - locally but regionally and worldwide as well. Before, a public relations firm in Minneapolis could have its choice of different PR experts locally; and can even shortlist the creme de la creme of the industry. Nowadays, the same PR firm must look nationally and the top candidates would not only have offers in key U.S. cities' PR firms but London, Shanghai, Macau, Manila, Paris or Bonn's PR firms as well."
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Denver II Childhood Assessment Test & Analysis, 2000.
A comprehensive look at a four year old boy's performance using the Denver II Developmental screening test which assesses personal-social, fine-motor- adaptive, language, and gross motor development.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 79.95
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A comprehensive look at a four year old boy?s performance using the Denver II Developmental screening test which assesses personal-social, fine-motor- adaptive, language, and gross motor development. Primarily used to compare children to other children, the test it to alert clinician?s of possible difficulties in certain areas. Includes child history, testing observations, performance, assessment, and evaluation.
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A Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Assessment, 2007.
This paper is a case study of the use of an individual's Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) assessment to create this person's developmental strategies.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper explains that, according to the results of the leadership qualities portion of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) assessment, this individual possesses fairly strong interactive people skills in that he is able to involve the people around him in the organization; however he does require development in several categories. The author points out that, within the team development dimension of the LPI wherein co-workers, colleagues and employees are enabled to succeed in a team environment, the subject performs sub-par relative to where contemporary management needs to be in order to meet their productive obligations. The paper states that the focus of his personal development plan is to open up the channels of communication, which are requisite to the establishment of team member trust.
Table of Contents:
Personal Leadership
Team Development
Gap Analysis
Personal Development Plan
Skills for Development
Strategies
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"The percentile ranking chart clearly indicates that the greatest gaps rest in the dimension of creating a challenging work environment that ultimately would prove more gratifying to the employee and team as a whole and in the encouragement dimension where the employees and team members sense a clear lack of feedback and motivation. These two components go hand in hand and must be addressed simultaneously in the personal development plan. The personal development plan must introduce the subject to motivational paradigms which create a challenging work environment while not creating barriers between the employee and management."
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Personal Selling, 2004.
An assessment of the contribution that personal selling makes to marketing management.
1,657 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper discusses the changing nature of the personal selling function, referring to the importance of organisations adopting a relational outlook rather than a traditional transactional marketing philosophy. It incorporates the contribution that personal selling makes in terms of achieving organisational objectives and the changing role of the salesperson. It also involves a brief discussion of the selling process and how knowledge of this can be utilised in order to influence the consumer decision-making process. It examines the main objectives that personal selling can achieve and the function of personal selling in terms of implementing marketing strategies.
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"The selling process has evolved in such a way that it has increased the importance of the sales team in the eyes of the buyer (Wotruba, 1980,). One of the biggest factors to have influenced the changing role of the salesperson is technological innovation (Anderson, 1996). Companies such as IBM have introduced electronic notebooks and electronic data interchange in order to improve communication between sales managers and the sales team. In order to define the changing nature of the personal selling function, it is necessary to distinguish the six phases of the selling process as described by Jobber and Lancaster (2000). The six phases are: the opening of the sale, need and problem identification, the presentation and demonstration, dealing with objections (although this can occur at various stages in the selling process), the negotiation, closing the sale and following up the sale. In relation to Noonan?s (1998) statement, certain phases of this process will be of increased importance in terms of implementing marketing strategy and tactics at the customer interface."
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Attitude, Appearance and Personality, 2007.
This paper explores how physical attractiveness affects an individual's perceptions of personality.
1,359 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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The paper discusses how the assessment of appearance is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the observer. The paper presents a literature review on whether attractiveness is perceived by an observer as correlating to an extroverted personality and extroverted behavior. The paper proposes methodology for a test that assesses attractiveness and personality.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Overview of the Current Study
Rationale for the Current Study
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"Appearance is a powerful correlate affecting how a person is perceived by others, and there is significant data to suggest that persons who are viewed as having a more attractive physical appearance are perceived in a more positive manner than persons who are less attractive (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004). Assessment of appearance, however, is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the perceiver; variables include a person's influences (Silver & Parente, 2004), environmental development (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004), race and ethnicity (Wade et al, 2004), and desired outcomes such as perceived credibility (Masip et al, 2004)."
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The Extrovert's Personality, 2007.
A case study analysis of the personality traits of an extrovert and its advantages and disadvantages.
1,797 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper reviews personal test results in a case assessment that discusses personality testing and personality traits in light of the Big Five personality traits. It presents the case study and then analyzes the personality traits of the case individual. The paper examines characteristics specific to the extrovert, the advantages of being an extrovert at home and in the professional environment and finally discusses the disadvantages of being an extrovert.
Table of Contents:
Case study: Temitope Adegoke
Personality Theories and Testing
Extroverts
Type of Organization
Type of Job
Advantages and Disadvantages of Being an Extrovert
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"Ratih (2002) states the extrovert's level of self-confidence, talkativeness and attention seeking behavior will lead the extrovert to dominate discussion groups, classes or professional meetings. This can be seen as both an advantage and disadvantage depending on the situation. If in a business setting, other group members or others attending a meeting are reticent for one reason or another to come forward with ideas, the extrovert will likely voice his thoughts and move the topic ahead, often choosing a course of action, driving things forward in a dynamic manner, having a strong persuasive style ("Discussion online," 2003)."
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Academic Performance and Personality Types, 2001.
This paper examines why students do well academically in different subjects, and personality tests used to understand these differences.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 82.95
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This paper examines personality types and their relation to academic performance. The author looks at Jung's theory of personality, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test research. The paper also discusses student assessment tests, how different personality types excel at different subjects, and methods used to improve student performance.
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"All academic achievements are related to the personality characteristic of the students. Yet, schools usually take into account only the academic achievement on basis of exam scores such as GRE, MCAT and SAT. Why do some students achieve success while others drop out? Some subjects are a piece of cake while others are difficult to tackle. All these questions are dependent upon the personality type and the motivation for the academic subject that the student has. There is a voluminous amount of research into how personality type affects learning and teaching styles in general. Most of the research in this area used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, MBTI, to evaluate a person's personality preferences. In fact, the MBTI is used in the majority of studies that evaluate the effect of personality type on educational outcomes. It also has the advantage of being a measure that indicates personality type based on a person's preferences rather than on a clinical diagnosis and so is easy to administer."
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Five-Factor Model of Personality, 1999.
Defines & assesses hierarchical model, personality disorders, measurement, clinical applications, treatment planning and health research.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 191.95
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"FIVE-FACTOR MODEL OF PERSONALITY & PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction
This research paper presents the Five Factor Model of Personality and how it relates to general psychology practice. The relationships between the Five Factor Model and personality disorders, other clinical issues, treatment planning, health research, and unresolved issues are discussed.
The Five-Factor Model
The five-factor model (FFM) is a hierarchical model regarding the structure of personality traits. Personality traits are defined as enduring dispositions which are different from transient states or moods. Neuroticism and Extraversion are two factors that were associated with Eysenck; Eysenck's competing three-factor model (1975) includes Neuroticism.."
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Borderline Personality Disorder - Case Study, 2006.
A case study about a teenage girl exhibiting signs of borderline personality disorder.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper discusses the case of a teenager with borderline personality disorder. It explains the teenager's history and current problem. The writer describes the assessments done and the diagnosis and recommendations.
Outline:
Introduction
Appearance
Presenting Problem
Developmental History
Mental Status
Multi-axial Assessment
Differential Diagnosis and Recommendations
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"By her senior year, Hetty began exhibiting short bouts of anxiety and irritability, most prominently before and during examination weeks. While her outbursts became less frequent, she reported having hallucinations of Jesus hovering in front of her. This alarmed her parents and brought her in for evaluation. Hetty's symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000), borderline personality disorder is "a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts." "
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