11.9 Personality Assessment

Question 1

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

MMPI

Answer 1

personality test composed of a series of true/

false questions in order to establish a clinical profile of an individual

Question 2

projective testing

Answer 2

personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires

Question 3

Rorschach Inkblot Test

Answer 3

projective test that employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person’s unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

Question 4

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Answer 4

projective test in which people are presented with ambiguous images, and they then make up stories to go with the images in an effort to uncover their unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

Question 5

Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)

Answer 5

projective test that is similar to a word association test in which a person completes sentences in order to reveal their unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

Question 6

Contemporized-Themes Concerning Blacks Test (C-TCB)

Answer 6

projective test designed to be culturally relevant to African Americans, using images that relate to African-American culture

Question 7

TEMAS Multicultural Thematic Apperception Test

Answer 7

projective test designed to be culturally relevant to

minority groups, especially Hispanic youths, using images and storytelling that relate to minority culture