Abstract
Issues pertaining to the use of "normal" personality inventories in clinical assessment are discussed. The basic tasks of a clinical evaluation are outlined, and the ability of normal measures of personality such as the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) to contribute to clinical assessment is considered. We conclude that normal personality tests should not be used as stand-alone measures in a clinical evaluation and that currently there is insufficient evidence to support the use of the NEO-PI for the differential diagnosis of psychopathology. We note that normal measures of personality show the greatest potential for contribution to clinical assessment in identifying stable personality characteristics.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 14-19 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Psychological assessment |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1992 |
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