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Personality Inventory

Medical Definition:	Check list, usually to be filled out by a person about himself, consisting of many statements about personal characteristics which the subject checks.
Guide Notes:	by the person himself: differentiate from PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT (by professionals)
Also Called:	Edwards Personal Preference Schedule,Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Personality Inventory Categories.

	Cattell Personality Factor Questionnaire - Self report questionnaire which yields 16 scores on personality traits, such as reserved vs. outgoing, humble vs. assertive, etc.
	Manifest Anxiety Scale - True-false questionnaire made up of items believed to indicate anxiety, in which the subject answers verbally the statement that describes him.
	MMPI - A personality inventory consisting of statements to be asserted or denied by the individual. The patterns of response are characteristic of certain personality attributes.
	Test Anxiety Scale - A self-reporting test consisting of items concerning fear and worry about taking tests and physiological activity, such as heart rate, sweating, etc., before, during, and after tests.

Personality Inventory Medical Definitions and Terms

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