Resource Tag: PERSONALITY INVENTORIES

Objective The aim of this multicenter study was to investigate the differences in personality traits, particularly Neuroticism, in three clinical samples and three student samples in Austria and Italy and their impact on suicide. Methods In total, 1,043 people (410 psychiatric inpatients and 633 university students) were tested in three regions of Europe: central Italy, […]

Assessing risk of harm to self and others is an important component of psychological assessment, although methods for risk assessment vary considerably. The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is frequently administered to evaluate general psychological functioning, as well as to provide information about suicide and violence risk. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the […]

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This article describes the Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities (IASC), a 63-item standardized measure of disturbed functioning in relation to self & others. The 7 scales of the IASC are Interpersonal Conflicts, Idealization-Disillusionment, Abandonment Concerns, Identity Impairment, Susceptibility to Influence, Affect Dysregulation, & Tension Reduction Activities. The psychometric properties of the IASC were examined in general […]

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The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not temperament dimensions are stable over time. Subjects filled in the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP) both at admission after a suicide attempt & at follow-up 5 years later. KSP changes were significantly associated with low severity of psychiatric symptoms & no reported reattempts at […]

Current subclinical depression and prior suicidal preoccupation were examined for their association with Jungian dimensions of personality innormal college students. Depression scores were associated with intorversion scores while prior suicidal preoccupation were associated with intuiting and perceiving scores. (6 refs)

This article reviews the research on the efficacy of selected personality inventories in predicting suicidality, including the: California Psychological Inventory, Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, Eysenck Personality Tests, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (I-III), MMPI, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, 16 Personality Factor Test, Neuroticism, Extroversion, Openness Personality Inventory, & Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire. Recommendations & conclusions are discussed. (99 […]

The purpose of this study was to find sub-groups of suicide attempters with specific temperament profiles. The Karolinska Scales of Personality & the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was administered to 215 attempters aged 18-81. With these scales, 6 mutually exclusive clusters of differing temperaments were found. Most clusters showed low Socialization scores & high Anxiety scores. […]

The features of suicidal temperament were explored & the psychological domains of vulnerability in attempted suicide are described. 32 suicide attempters were compared to 32 matched controls on self-report personality inventories. Suicide attempters had higher scores on items such as neuroticism, psychoticism, suspicion, & lower socialization. The features of suicidal temperament included factors such as […]

The correlation of scores on the Million Adolescent Personality Inventory & the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire-Junior was assessed. 9 adolescents on being admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility were given the 2 inventories. Of the 20 categories on the Million, scores on 10 were significantly correlated with scores on suicide ideation. High suicide ideators tended to […]

This paper evaluates the validity of the distinction between the depressive syndrome associated with uncomplicated bereavement and major depression by following the course, associated symptoms, & impairment associated with depressive episodes occurring in bereaved widows & widowers. 259 subjects were interviewed & completed the San Diego Widowhood Questionnaire. Ss were diagnodFsed according to the DSMIII-R […]

The Suicide Probability Scale, the Perceived Social Support from Friends and Family scales, and the Scale for Interpersonal Behaviour were translated into Swedish & their reliability was estimated in a university sample. The results of the study supported the use of the scales as reliable methods for assessing suicide risk, perceived social support from friends […]

It is hypothesized that a correlation exists between suicide attempters & the personality traits assessed through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The sample consisted of 118 subjects, ages 9-20, hospitalized because of a suicide attempt & 125 subjects who had not attempted suicide. Results suggest that some of the traits measured by Myers-Briggs are similar to […]

Adolescent suicide referrals originate from a variety of sources. This chapter introduces major assessment issues. The assessment strategies discussed include biographical & psychological data, the clinical interview, formal psychological assessments, & instrumentation specifically designed to assess suicidal risk. A multidimensional approach is presented. Case examples demonstrate applications of assessment procedures in a crisis situation & […]

The hypotheses that introversion & the introverted-intuitive-feeling-perceiving type (Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator) are related to suicidal ideation & behaviours were examined. Analyses of data from 330 university students found 4 interactive suicidal behaviour risk models: introverted-perceiving (females); introverted-sensing-feeling (males); introverted-intuitive-perceiving (males); extraverted-intuitive-judging (males). Implications for risk assessment & intervention are discussed.

Leenaars et al published a 16-item inventory of myths & facts about suicide. This inventory was administered to 157 college students together with the short form of the Maudsley Personality Inventory to measure Extraversion & Neuroticism. Scores on the myths inventory were not significantly association with scores for extraversion or neuroticism. In this sample, accuracy […]

The present study was designed to explore whether tedium was related to depression & suicidal preoccupation. A questionnaire was administered to 127 college students. Tedium scores were significantly associated with depression inventory scores, scores on the current suicidal ideation item of the inventory & a history of suicidal ideation, threats, & attempts. A measure of […]

The usefulness of personality assessments in the evaluation of suicide risk are examined. A review of the research related to using the Rorschach, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), & the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in the assessment of suicidality. A case illustration shows how a battery of psychological tests can be used to identify […]

This article describes the various personality assessment tests used to evaluate suicide risk, including the Rorscharch, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), & the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). A case history is also presented. The authors conclude that the tests are not particularly useful for assessing immediate risk, but may help discover suicidal tendencies. They […]