1. Reg Watson, Emad Fahmy, Fr. Mike Driscoll, & John King Click Here For Video Program in Counselor Education & Supervision

2.  Personality Inventory Uses factor-analytic research with both clinical and normal adult populations  Recommendations for use Multiple versions for multiple uses Self-report (Form S) & observer rating (Form R) – 2 short forms of the NEO Personality Inventory 3 (NEO PI-3) NEO PI-3 First Half Form R-Men and Form R-Women

3.  Originally for adult men and women without psychopathology  Used in clinical, research, and applied settings Examples: children as young as 10 adolescents 14-20 years adults ages 21-91 12-13 year-old boys and girls police officers premorbid personality in dementia patients

4. Norm Group  NEO PI-3 – shown to conform cross- sectional findings Shows the importance of studying personality development in the twenties.

5. Examples of NEO PI-R Use Click Here For Video Use of NEO PI-R in Drug Rehab Unsuccessful matching different personality types to different substance abuse treatments. NEO may be helpful in identifying motivational factors that correlate with treatment success. Though normed with non-clinical populations, NEO was shown to be valid and reliable with clinical population.

6. Examples of NEO PI-R Use Computer and Adaptive Administration No computerized personality tests based on Item Response Theory (IRT) are currently available. NEO PI-R retains its precision when half of the 240 items are omitted. Administering personality tests by computer offers innovative possibilities.

7. NeuroticismAnxiety, Angry, Hostility, Depression, Self-Consciousness, Impulsiveness, Vulnerability ExtraversionWarmth, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity, Excitement, Seeking Positive Emotions Openness to ExperienceFantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, Actions, Ideas, Values AgreeablenessTrust, Straightforwardness, Altruism, Compliance, Modesty, Tender- Mindedness ConscientiousnessCompetence, Order, Dutifulness, Achievement, Striving, Self- Discipline, Deliberation

8. Strengths & Considerations  NEO – an excellent measure of personality Superb internal consistency of the scales  Who has the personality to be President?  Factor Analysis – a technique for narrowing down multiple factors Therefore, NEO is not a homogenous test.

9. Scoring  Instrument’s format – 5-point rating scale: Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree

10. Cultural Relevance  Appears relevant in many cultures and countries. European, Italian, German, Finnish and Polish, Spanish, Indian, Asian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and African American. Various age, education, & gender levels in Polish adults  But not in every culture Hmong Americans

11. Overall Impression of NEO PI-R  Click Here For Video Click Here For Video  Rapidly becoming one of the most popular measures of normal personality  Use in both research and applied contexts  Information from the NEO PI-R is rich, providing many insights  Five-factor model relates personality, presenting complaint, treatment plan, and treatment outcome well.  References in notes section.