Overview
For this Performance Task Assessment, you will complete a three-part analysis paper titled, “Experiencing Personality Assessments and Applying to One’s Goals.” Part 1, “Personality Assessments,” is an analysis of one of the clinical personality measures examined, including a description, strengths and limitations, examples of use of the measure in professional settings, and the relationship of the measure to a personality theory/orientation studied in this Competency.
Part 2,
“Applying Personality Assessment Results to Personal and Professional Goals,” requires you to analyze the results of the five descriptive personality tests you took in Module 1 Learning Activity 2, and identify two personal and two professional/academic goals and how the assessment results can be used to help you achieve those four goals. For
Part 3,
“The Role of Culture in Personality Assessments,” you analyze the role you believe culture played in the results of the five descriptive personality assessments you took. (Note: This Competency is not intended to provide students proper training in the administration of clinical assessments nor to make definitive interpretations of standardized assessment instruments without additional training. This Competency is insufficient to permit administration of any clinical assessments)
Submission Length: 6- to 7-Page analysis paper about experiencing personality assessments, applying the results to personal and professional goals, and discussing the role of culture in the assessments.
Professional Skills: Written Communication, Information Literacy, and Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives are assessed in this Competency.
Instructions
To complete this Assessment, do the following:
Be sure to adhere to the indicated assignment length.
Download the APA course paper template available here.
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All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and References must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.
This Assessment requires submission of one (1) file containing a 6- to 7-page analysis paper about personality assessments, including the results of five descriptive personality tests you take, how those results support your personal and professional goals, and an analysis of the role of culture in personality assessments.
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PART 1: PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS (3 PAGES)
Review one of the clinical personality measures from the materials you studied in Module 1 Learning Activity 1 (i.e., Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, Millon Clinical Mutliaxial Inventory-III, Personality Assessment Inventory, Revised NEO Personality Inventory, the Rorschach, or the Thematic Apperception Test).
For the clinical personality measure you review, address the following:
Provide a detailed description of a clinical personality measure (i.e., Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, Millon Clinical Mutliaxial Inventory-III, Personality Assessment Inventory, Revised NEO Personality Inventory, the Rorschach, or the Thematic Apperception Test).
Evaluate strengths and limitations of this personality measure.
Provide a minimum of two (2) examples, and explain how this clinical personality measure could be used in professional settings.
Explain how a personality theory/theoretical orientation you studied in this course relates to the clinical personality measure you selected for this assignment. There is not necessarily a right or wrong answer but rather a rationale you provide in your analysis.
Use your sources in the Learning Activities or from your search of the literature to support your explanations.
PART 2: APPLYING PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS (2–3 PAGES)
Develop and then describe two (2) personal and two (2) professional/academic SMART goals you would like to work on in order to gain success in your future career plans. (Note: Review the Module 1 Resources about SMART goals and setting goals. You may want to use the goals you developed in the Module 1 Connect With Your Peers section).
Explain how the information you learned from the results of each of the five (5) descriptive personality assessments you completed in Module 1 of this Competency can be used to help you achieve your stated goals.
Use your sources in the Learning Activities or from your search of the literature to support your explanations.
PART 3: THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS (1 PAGE)
Explain the role you believe culture played in the results of the five descriptive personality assessments you completed.
Use your sources in the Learning Activities or from your search of the literature to support your explanation.
