Monday, February 06, 2006

The Psychologist's Book of Personality Tests, by Louis Janda

Retrieved from: LPLY
0471371025, 2001
Suggested by: My reading list
My Ratings: 9 Merit, 7 Interest, 4 Fun

I thought this would be fun tests. They are actual tests created by a wide assortment of psychologists to test for various traits: neuroses, worry, self-image. Before I stopped, I discovered that, according to most of these questionnaires, I am a psychological nightmare.

The good side of the book is that each test is pretty thoroughly explained and suggestions for assistance are included. There are case histories and commentary as well. If one were actually doing these tests to search for deep personal issues, it would be a really useful book.

But it definitely isn't 'fun.'

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