chapter 5, part 3

Self-Directed Search (SDS)

An assessment tool developed by Holland used to evaluate clients' preferences for occupations and activities.

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

An inventory created by Hansen & Campbell assessing vocational interests categorized into six themes: Social, Artistic, Enterprising, Conventional, Investigative, and Realistic.

Study of Values (SoV)

A test that asks multiple choice questions on clients' preferences and organizes results into six basic interests.

Rokeach Value Survey (RVS)

A tool developed to rank-order instrumental values, distinguishing values from attitudes or interests.

Reliability & Validity in Testing

The degree to which tests measure consistently and accurately; acceptable for tests of interests but not as high as intelligence tests.

Objective Tests of Psychopathology

Structured assessment tools like MMPI, PAI, MCMI used for assessing personality and clinical symptoms.

Objective Tests of Personality

Tests like Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and NEO-Personality Inventory that assess personality traits with clear stimuli.

Projective Personality Tests

Tests that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses, such as the Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Tests.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

The most widely used tool for personality and clinical symptom assessment, developed to identify psychological disorders.

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

A personality assessment tool based on the three dimensions of personality: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism.