(PAI) Personality Assessment Inventory
Benefits
Assesses psychopathological syndromes, providing easy-to-interpret information that's useful in diagnosis and treatment planning
Ages
18 years and up
Admin Time
Less than 1 hour
Format
Self-report inventory
Scores
T-scores for scales and subscales
Norms
Standardized on a nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults, with data for various clinical groups, older adults, college students, and African Americans
Publish Date
1990
Qualifications
Level C required.
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(PAI) Personality Assessment Inventory

BY LESLIE C. MOREY, PHD
This widely used self-report inventory is an excellent measure of adult psychopathology. It includes 344 items, written at a fourth-grade reading level, covering 22 nonoverlapping scales:
Clinical Scales
- Somatic Complaints
- Anxiety
- Anxiety-Related Disorders
- Depression
- Mania
- Paranoia
- Schizophrenia
- Borderline Features
- Antisocial Features
- Alcohol Problems
- Drug Problems
Treatment Scales
- Aggression
- Suicidal Ideation
- Stress
- Nonsupport
- Treatment Rejection
Interpersonal Scales
- Dominance
- Warmth
Validity Scales
- Inconsistency
- Infrequency
- Negative Impression
- Positive Impression
Ten of these scales contain conceptually derived subscales that permit more detailed interpretation. A convenient Profile Form lets you quickly plot scores, and a Critical Items Form alerts you to behavior or psychopathology that warrants immediate attention.
The PAI gives you a wealth of clinically relevant information in an easy-to-interpret format.
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