Personality Disorder Test
TAT Diagnostic Test
The test comprises 31 cards. One card is blank and the other thirty include blurred but emotionally powerful (or even disturbing) photographs and drawings.
Rorschach Inkblots Test
The Rorschach inkblots are ambiguous forms, printed on 18X24 cm. cards, in both black and white and color. Their very ambiguity provokes free associations in the test subject.
MMCI-III Diagnostic Test
The questions in the MCMI-III reflect the diagnostic criteria of the DSM.
Disorder-specific Tests
Having established the existence of a personality disorder, most diagnosticians proceed to administer other tests intended to reveal how the patient functions in relationships, copes with intimacy, and responds to triggers and life stresses.
MMPI-II Test
The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory), composed by Hathaway (a psychologist) and McKinley (a physician) is the outcome of decades of research into personality disorders.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - Pros and Cons
The DSM does not provide a clear "threshold" or "critical mass" beyond which the subject should be considered mentally ill.
The questions in the MCMI-III reflect the diagnostic criteria of the DSM.
Disorder-specific Tests
Having established the existence of a personality disorder, most diagnosticians proceed to administer other tests intended to reveal how the patient functions in relationships, copes with intimacy, and responds to triggers and life stresses.
MMPI-II Test
The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory), composed by Hathaway (a psychologist) and McKinley (a physician) is the outcome of decades of research into personality disorders.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - Pros and Cons
The DSM does not provide a clear "threshold" or "critical mass" beyond which the subject should be considered mentally ill.