DEFINITION Personality is the dynamic organization with in the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to the environment Gordon Allport Personality refers to deeply ingrained patterns of behavior, which include the way one relates to, perceives and thinks about the environment and oneself. APA
Case history method Identification of data Family background Health history Educational achievement Emotional and social behavior Interpretation of data Evaluation and treatment.
Case study method Selection of the subject Reason for the selection Tool for recording data General information about the subject Health record Family background Educational data Social relation Hobbies, interest, attitude etc Interpretation of data.
Questionnaires, interviews
OBJECTIVE METHODS OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
Observation method The observational method can be used to observe intellectual functioning, emotional development, interest, hobbies and to study habits, etc.
Steps of observation method Data collection Attention Sensation Perception Conception Deciding the major phenomenon to be observed Recording Organizing Interpreting the observation
Situational test
Types Created situations to assess honesty Imaginary situations
Sociometric method
Projective methods of personality assess ment
Word association test
Sentence completed test
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 567 statements true or false(one for men and another for women NIMHANS reduced it to 100 items called multiphasic questionnaire