Personality assessment

Definition

Personality assessment involves measuring an individual's characteristics, traits, behaviors, and patterns of thinking through various methods such as interviews, observations, and self-report inventories. It aims to understand and describe an individual's unique personality.

Related terms

Projective tests: Assessment tools that present individuals with ambiguous stimuli, such as inkblots or incomplete sentences, and ask them to interpret or complete them.

Trait theory: A perspective in psychology that suggests that individuals possess stable and enduring characteristics called traits, which influence their behaviors and thoughts.

Clinical interviews: Conversations between psychologists/clinicians and individuals for gathering information about their background, experiences, and symptoms.