A Brief History of Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: 1916–2008

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Weiss ◽  
Robin Inwald
Keyword(s):  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Police Psychology ◽  
History Of

A History of Police Psychology

2019 ◽  
pp. 377-402
Author(s):  
Philip S. Trompetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Police Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Current Definition ◽  
Specialty Board ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter briefly identifies important societal events and governmental responses that set the stage for the emergence of the specialty of police psychology, provides the names and departments of early practitioners (1963-1990) of police psychology, and explains how the current definition of police psychology was developed, with its four domains and 55 proficiencies. The maturation of the specialty is outlined from its recognition as an American Psychological Association (APA) proficiency, to the creation of an American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) specialty board, and most recently to its recognition as an APA specialty.

scholarly journals Psychopathic traits in adolescence: a review

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramiro Ronchetti ◽  
Gabriel José Chittó Gauer ◽  
Sílvio Vasconcellos ◽  
Leonardo Machado da Silva ◽  
Guinter Luhring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Psychopathic Personality ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
History Of ◽  
Initial Tendency ◽  
Psychological Instruments

Currently, and throughout the history of mental healthcare, the literature highlights that there is no agreement on the use of the terms "antisocial personality disorder" and "psychopathic personality". This paper aims to promote a debate over these concepts and their evaluation for both adults and adolescents. With this aim, a systematic review was conducted in the MedLine data base between 1968 and March 2011 using the terms "adolescent", "antisocial personality disorder", and "personality assessment". From the 59 identified articles 29 were selected to further analysis. The discussion of these terms was confirmed, as well as the importance of assessing psychopathic traits during adolescence. An initial tendency to disregard the term psychopathy and its affective implications was evidenced. However, the latest psychological instruments return to the discussion regarding the use of this diagnosis and its implications.

Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Profiles of Adult Female Abuse Survivors

Assessment ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Adam Cherepon
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Personality Assessment Inventory ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Abuse Survivors ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
History Of ◽  
Primary Affective Disorders

Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) profiles of 91 adult female, Caucasian subjects were examined to determine if there were significant differences between those subjects who reported a history of broadly-defined childhood/adolescent abuse and those subjects who did not report a history of abuse. PAI profiles of 44 self-reported survivors of abuse were compared with those of 47 subjects diagnosed with primary affective disorders, but without a reported history of abuse. Since there were significant age differences between the two groups, with the nonabused subjects being older, PAI scores were compared using age of subject as covariate in an Analysis of Covariance design. Significant differences between the groups were obtained on several PAI scales and subscales. In addition, the profiles of abuse survivors closely resembled Morey's PAI Cluster 2, which is associated with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PAI scale scores of the abuse survivors were believed to reflect the “acting-out” and “acting-in” tendencies reported in prior PTSD literature. The implications for evaluation of abuse survivors are discussed.

A Psychiatric Study of Adult Arsonists

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
K J B Rix
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clinical Methods ◽  
History Of ◽  
Psychiatric Study

A series of 153 adult arsonists is described with particular reference to motives for fire-raising and psychiatric diagnosis. All had been referred for pretrial psychiatric reports and were assessed by routine clinical methods, supplemented where possible by the Personality Assessment Schedule. The series comprised mainly men, and most were relatively young, although these are also the characteristics of criminals in general. Most suffered from some form of mental disorder. Half of them had a personality disorder and a tenth were mentally handicapped. In addition to the mentally handicapped, a further 13 per cent had a history of special schooling, so that arsonists with some educational or learning difficulties made up a quarter of the total. Revenge was the most common motive, although present in only a third of the total, and the sexual element in motivation was much less common than appears to have been the case in the past. The motive of re-housing, not previously identified, was more common in women than in men. Almost two-thirds of the properties set on fire were domestic dwellings, and over a third of arsonists were intoxicated when they started the fires. Suggestions are made for further research focusing on personality characteristics which may be associated with fire-setting.

scholarly journals Trait Perspective

Psychology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Brent Donnellan ◽  
Christopher Hopwood
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Common Structure ◽  
History Of ◽  
Controversial Topic

Personality traits, or relatively enduring and global patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, are thought to be a foundational element of personality by many researchers. Gordon Allport is widely recognized as the founder of academic personality psychology, and his perspectives on the trait concept continue to be influential today. Following Allport, many contemporary trait psychologists theorize that traits are rooted in biological processes but shaped by life experiences. Moreover, contemporary trait psychologists believe personality traits have causal implications, meaning that they affect how individuals interpret and respond to the challenges of life as well as the responses that individuals evoke from others. To be sure, personality traits work together and in concert with situational factors to generate behavior, which is an idea with a long history in psychology. Despite the popularity of trait concepts in lay theories of human behavior, the existence and importance of personality traits has been a controversial topic in academic psychology. The goal of this bibliography is to introduce readers to the trait concept and to the debates surrounding personality traits by providing references to both classic and contemporary readings. The first sections (see General Overviews) provide references that give an overview of personality traits, cover issues in the concept of Defining Traits, and discuss the role of personality traits in the broader field of personality psychology. These introductory sections are followed by an overview of The Person-Situation Debate, a critical conflict in the history of trait psychology. We refer to classic readings in this debate and cover Responses to the Person-Situation Debate. These reactions to the person-situation debate have come to define, in part, how modern trait psychologists view their field. Trait psychology is often strongly identified with personality assessment; thus the next section in this bibliography covers issues in Assessing Personality Traits including measurement validity, reliability, and the utility of various measurement methods. Improvements in assessment have led to one of the major accomplishments in trait psychology: the delineation of a common structure for higher order personality traits in the form of the “Big Five” domains (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability or neuroticism, and openness). The next section includes readings on Evaluating the Structure of Personality Traits and includes papers from both proponents and critics of the Big Five/five-factor models. A major accomplishment following the person-situation debate was a more precise articulation of the developmental course, biological correlates, and impacts of traits for understanding adaptation across the lifespan. Thus, the final three sections include readings about Personality Trait Development Across the Lifespan, Biological Perspectives on Traits, and Personality Traits and Life Outcomes.

Some of My Friends are Fat, others are Thin and Some are Built like Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Body Typing Exercise That Teaches Critical Thinking

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Boatright-Horowitz ◽  
Sonia Mashikian
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Personality Theory ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
The Relationship

Undergraduate students benefit from a class exercise that examines the relationship between body builds and personality characteristics. Procedures were designed to allow students to confront biases about their own friends and acquaintances in the context of Sheldon's somatotypes (Sheldon and Stevens, 1940; Sheldon, Stevens and Tucker, 1942). Class discussion about this demonstration can incorporate a broad range of topic areas, including stereotyping, the history of personality theory, personality assessment techniques, the importance of research control and the limitations of correlational research.

A History of Police Psychology

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Philip S. Trompetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Police Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Current Definition ◽  
Specialty Board ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter briefly identifies important societal events and governmental responses that set the stage for the emergence of the specialty of police psychology, provides the names and departments of early practitioners (1963-1990) of police psychology, and explains how the current definition of police psychology was developed, with its four domains and 55 proficiencies. The maturation of the specialty is outlined from its recognition as an American Psychological Association (APA) proficiency, to the creation of an American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) specialty board, and most recently to its recognition as an APA specialty.

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