Psychologists have spent years trying to help people answer these questions. Now, you con benefit from this research -- and uncover your strengths and weaknesses -- with this collection of actual personality tests developed by psychologists for professional use.
Twenty-five tests cover every aspect of your personality: intelligence, ambition, self-esteem, platonic and romantic relationships, and sexuality. And at the end of each test, expert advice is included that will help you change your life for the better. The personality profile that emerges will give you valuable insight into yourself -- and point you in the right direction on your quest for self-improvement.Louis H. Janda, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and author of The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests, has been a member of the psychology department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, since 1973. Also engaged in private practice, he has published numerous articles in professional literature, as well as several textbooks and trade books.Sample Test How Assertive Are You? The Rathus Assertiveness Schedule
Directions: Indicate how uncharacteristic or descriptive each of the following statements is of you by using the code given below:
+3 very characteristic of me, extremely descriptive +2 rather characteristic of me, quite descriptive +1 somewhat characteristic of me, slightly descriptive -1 somewhat uncharacteristic of me, slightly nondescriptive -2 rather uncharacteristic of me, quite nondescriptive -3 very uncharacteristic of me, extremely nondescriptive
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