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New white paper available! A comprehensive list of research articles related to the PAI is now available via, a free reference management tool. A white paper describing the creation of this research repository can be found in the Resources tab above. Use of these resources are encouraged to facilitate research on personality and the PAI.An objective inventory of adult personality, the PAI assesses psychopathological syndromes and provides information relevant for clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and screening for psychopathology. Administration time is up to 40 minutes shorter than that for similar instruments. Features and benefits. Unique, efficient scale structure.
All 22 scales are nonoverlapping, promoting high discriminant validity. Scale development was content-driven. Fast, cost-effective administration. Clients generally complete the 344 items in less than an hour.
Scales and subscales can be hand-scored in only 15-20 minutes. Can be used with low-reading level populations. The PAI requires only a fourth-grade reading level; an audio administration CD is also available. No scoring keys needed. A two-part carbonless Answer Sheet provides scores for all 344 items. Provides strategies for interpretation.
The Professional Manual includes an expanded discussion of administration considerations and a variety of strategies for the interpretation of clinical data. Portable materials. The PAI Administration Folio provides a hard surface for both the Item Booklet and Answer Sheet for situations in which no desk or tabletop is available. Available 24/7. Administration and scoring are available 24/7 on PARiConnect, our online assessment platform.Test structureThe 344 PAI items constitute 22 nonoverlapping scales covering the constructs most relevant to a broad-based assessment of mental disorders: four validity scales, 11 clinical scales, five treatment scales, and two interpersonal scales. To facilitate interpretation and to cover the full range of complex clinical constructs, 10 scales contain conceptually derived subscales.
An Interpretive Guide to the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). PAI author Les Morey has consolidated the results of clinical and empirical observations into a volume that provides additional insight into PAI interpretation. Casebook for the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): A Structured Summary Approach. This book includes 26 case.
Clinical scales provide critical diagnostic features of 11 important clinical constructs. These 11 scales may be divided into three broad classes of disorders: those within the neurotic spectrum, those within the psychotic spectrum, and those associated with behavior disorder or impulse control problems.
Treatment scales indicate potential complications in treatment. Five scales include two indicators of potential for harm to self or others, two measures of the respondent’s environmental circumstances, and one indicator of the respondent’s motivation for treatment. Interpersonal scales provide valuable information regarding the client’s relationships and interactions.
Interpersonal style is assessed along two dimensions: a warmly affiliative versus a cold rejecting style, and a dominating/controlling versus a meekly submissive style. Two scales assess pathology. The Borderline Features scale is the only PAI scale that has four subscales, reflecting the factorial complexity of the construct. The Antisocial Features scale includes three subscales: one assessing antisocial behaviors and the other two assessing antisocial traits. Critical Items form alerts you to issues that require immediate attention. This form lists 27 items (distributed across nine content areas) that suggest behavior or psychopathology that may demand immediate attention.
They are identified as critical based on two criteria: indications of a potential crisis situation and a very low endorsement rate in normal individuals.Technical information. Reliability and validity are based on data from a U.S.