"Normal" Personality Inventories in Clinical Assessment: General Requirements and the Potential for Using the NEO Personality Inventory.

Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Waller, Niels G.

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ERIC Number: EJ495687

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Publication Date: 1992

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"Normal" Personality Inventories in Clinical Assessment: General Requirements and the Potential for Using the NEO Personality Inventory.

Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Waller, Niels G.

Psychological Assessment, v4 n1 p14-19 Mar 1992

Issues related to use of "normal" personality inventories in clinical assessment are discussed, including use of the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) in clinical assessment. It is concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the use of the NEO-PI for differential diagnoses of psychopathology. (SLD)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Psychopathology, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: NEO Personality Inventory

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