Clinical Psychology

NEO PERSONALITY INVENTORY - REVISED (IN A CLINICAL SETTING

Abstract

NEO-PI-R is a popular psychometric self-test that is easy to administer and score , though it is a proprietary product and is not in the public domain . The test can be used to assess various personal attributes of individuals from all kinds of backgrounds . Speaking in relative terms the test has proven remarkably effective in counseling , educational and organizational settings , but its efficacy in the clinical setting rests on shaky grounds . In this , we will describe the various facets of the Five Factor

Model on which this test is based , trace the evolution of the model and the test , discuss the various considerations relevant to the test 's applicability in a clinical setting and conclude by suggesting some possibilities for the future evolution of the Five Factor Model

NEO Personality Inventory

Overview

Psychologists have for a long time sought to better classify and explain the various traits of human nature or personality . After decades of empirical research , a classification system emerged in which a vast number of human traits , though by no means all , were categorized under five broad heads , known as the Big Five factors of personality Openness , Conscientiousness , Extraversion , Agreeableness and Neuroticism . The Big Five factors are derived from statistical analyses and are incorporated into a purely descriptive model of human personality , called the Five Factor Model (Srivastava 2010 . A descriptive model is an empirically derived model , it only tries to make coherent and comprehensive observations but cannot by...