Psychological optimisation is discussed and its personality profile is constructed, in terms of intrapersonal (cognitive, affective and conative) and interpersonal characteristics. Training competence is discussed and its personality profile is constructed, in terms of knowledge, attitudes, values and skills. These two personality profiles are integrated and it is found that there is a theoretical relationship exists between psychological optimisation and training competence. This leads to the research hypothesis. The empirical study is conducted among 106 lecturers at a tertiary institution. The Personal Orientation Inventory (POl) and in-depth interviews are used to measure psychological optimisation and training competence respectively. The results confirmed the hypothesis indicating that a competent trainer is a person having strong self-actualising tendency and characteristics of objectivity, self-sensitivity, internal locus of control and accommodating interpersonal relationships. Recommendations are made in order to optimise training competence. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / MCom (Industrial Psychology)

Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--University of South Africa,2002

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to gain insight into the personalities of marketers and to identify a benchmark personality profile for a marketer in professional service industries. In order to accomplish this, the personality traits required when performing the general marketing role, as well as the personality tests to measure the identified traits, were investigated. A best-fit profile was then selected by matching these traits. The variations in the marketing role between the professional services and the goods industry were then investigated in order to adapt the profile for the specific traits required by professional service industries. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator and 16 Personality Factor scales were identified as the main tests and selected to measure the desired traits for the profile. Additional tests were identified to test for high levels of creativity, high levels of tolerance for ambiguity, strong internal locus of control, high need for achievement, high levels of emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit. When comparing the traits required by the boundary spanning, entrepreneurial role of marketers inside organisations, with the descriptions of each of the 16 Myers Briggs types, the Extrovert, Instinctive, Thinking, Perceiving (ENTP) type was identified as the best-fit profile. A corresponding 16PF profile was constructed and compared using correlations between the two scales. No clashing personality traits could be identified when investigating the mainly relational marketing role requirements of the professional services industries. Replacement of the ENTP type was therefore not justified. Additional traits related to ‘loyalty’ and ‘trust’ were added as further advantages and an investigation into the Myers Briggs type theory identified ways of evaluating it. The subsequent theoretical profile and descriptions were then sent to experienced and practised marketers in the professional services industry, asking them to provide feedback regarding the personality traits of the theoretical profile and the methods followed. Feedback was provided by means of a Likert scale multiple-choice survey that was hosted online as well as private email conversations. The feedback was mostly positive and responses corresponded with the theoretical model with the exception of two specific personality traits of the 16PF in question that opposed the model. Personality tests can serve as a starting point for constructive discussions of individual behaviour and performance of current employees. These tests can be used for coaching, career counselling, conflict resolution, team and organisational development and to predict employee-role "fit". The tests and results can help provide a framework for assessing the ways that different individual personalities contribute to the behaviours that impact performance in the workplace.

Impetus in recruiting and testing candidates via the Internet results from the popularity of the World Wide Web. There has been a transition from paper-pencil to online testing because of large number of benefits afforded by online testing. Though the benefits of online testing are many, there may be serious implications of testing job applicants in unproctored settings. The focus of this field study was two-fold: (1) to examine differences between the proctored and unproctored online test administrations of the ipsative version of Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32i and (2) to extend online testing research using OPQ32i with a U.S population. A large sample (N = 5223) of archival selection data from a financial company was used, one group was tested in proctored and the other in unproctored settings. Although some statistical differences were found, very small to small effect sizes indicate negligible differences between the proctored and unproctored groups. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation was conducted. The scales not only loaded differently from the Great Eight factor model suggested by SHL, but also differently for the two groups, limiting their interpretability. In addition to the limitations and future directions of the study, the practical implications of the results for companies considering unproctored, online personality testing as a part of their selection process are discussed.

The purpose of this study is to compare the personality traits of the physically handicapped children with the personality traits of normal children. An attempt will be made to answer two questions. First, how do physically defective children compare with Physically normal children in self-adjustment and social-adjustment? Second, is there an associated emotional or personality pattern which accompanies physical handicaps?

The Personality Inventory for Youth (PIY) is a recently developed, multiscale assessment instrument designed specifically for adolescents between the ages of nine and 18. The purpose of this archival study was to establish clinical correlates for the PIY scales. PIY profiles were collected from 100 juvenile files at the Gainesville State School and examined in conjunction with the Child Assessment Scale (CAS) and the Personal Attitude Scale (PAS) to provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. Results indicate modest to moderate convergent validity according to Campbell and Fiske's criteria for construct validity; however, discriminant results indicate considerable overlap among traits which are not expected to be highly correlated.

O transexualismo é um transtorno da identidade sexual, associado a uma forte e persistente identificação com o sexo oposto. Há poucos estudos referentes à utilização de testes psicológicos para auxiliar no diagnóstico do transexualismo. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os aspectos da psicossexualidade de pacientes autodenominados transexuais através do teste de Szondi: Estudo retrospectivo e prospectivo no quais os pacientes com transtornos da identidade de gênero foram avaliados através de entrevistas livres; com aplicação dos critérios diagnósticos de transexualismo da DMS-IV da Associação Psiquiátrica Americana, seguido da aplicação dos testes projetivos de Szondi e H-T-P. O teste de Szondi foi aplicado por 8 vezes em cada indivíduo para avaliação quantitativa das proporções psicossexuais Dur e Moll. OS pacientes com diagnóstico de transtorno específico da identidade de gênero (transexualismo) foram acompanhados em psicoterapia de grupo por pelo menos 2 anos. Casuística: 105 indivíduos autodenominados transexuais (78 masculinos); grupo controle: 109 indivíduos (55 homens) autodenominados heterossexuais. Após aplicação dos critérios diagnósticos para transtorno da identidade de gênero do DMS-IV da Associação Psiquiátrica Americana e acompanhamento psicoterápico foram definidos como transexuais 41 indivíduos do sexo masculino e 17 indivíduos do sexo feminino. Na análise estatística as variáveis obtidas nos testes Szondi e H-T-P foram avaliadas por testes não paramétricos. Resultados: No grupo masculino, houve predomínio da proporção Moll total assim como na proporção Moll no vetor sexual e no do ego nos transexuais em comparação aos heterossexuais e aos portadores de transtorno da identidade de gênero não especificado (p<0,05). A sensibilidade do teste Szondi para identificação feminina nos transexuais masculinos foi de 80%, a especificidade de 86% e a acurácia de 83% enquanto que a sensibilidade do teste H-T-P foi de 88%, a especificidade de 54% e a acurácia de 72%. No grupo feminino houve predomínio da proporção Dur total assim como na proporção Dur do ego nas transexuais em comparação as heterossexuais e as portadoras de transtorno da identidade de gênero não especificado (p<0,05). A sensibilidade do teste Szondi para identificação masculina nos transexuais femininos foi de 94%, a especificidade de 67% e a acurácia de 85% enquanto que no teste H-T-P a sensibilidade foi de 94%, a especificidade foi de 33% e a acurácia de 73%. No período pós-cirúrgico todos os pacientes portadores de transtorno específico da identidade de gênero se mostraram satisfeitos, com alguma frustração pela limitação do processo transexualizador, por terem realizado a cirurgia, porém com melhora significativa dos vínculos sócio-familiares. Discussão: A validação de testes psicológicos para o diagnóstico dos transtornos de identidade de gênero é de grande importância visto o número crescente de pacientes com queixas de transtorno sexual que procuram tratamento. No estudo atual analisamos as propriedades do teste Szondi e do teste H-T-P num grupo de pacientes com transtornos da identidade de gênero classificados através dos critérios vigentes. Verificamos que a acurácia do teste Szondi foi maior que a do teste H-T-P no diagnóstico dos transtornos específicos da identidade de gênero a custa de uma maior especificidade frente a uma sensibilidade semelhante. Além disto, a detecção de transtornos psíquicos pelo teste Szondi, que podem ser causa ou efeito do transtorno da identidade de gênero, permite alertar o psicoterapeuta na indicação da cirurgia de transgenitalização. Conclusão: O teste Szondi mostrou ser um excelente teste auxiliar para o diagnóstico do transexualismo em ambos os sexos / Transsexualism is a disorder of sexual identity associated with strong and persistent identification with the opposite sex. There are few studies concerning the use of psychological tests as diagnostic tools for transsexualism. The objective of this study was to assess the psychosexual aspects of self-denominated transsexuals through the Szondi test. Retrospective and prospective study in which patients were firstly assessed through free interviews. monitoring psychotherapy, with assessment of DMS-IV diagnostic criteria for transsexualism from the American Psychiatric Association followed by the HTP projective personality test. The Szondi test was applied 5-10 times to each subject to quantitatively assess the Dur-Moll psychosexual reactions. Subjects: 105 self-determined transsexuals (78 men); control group: 109 selfdetermined heterosexuals (55 men). Twenty-two male subjects and 10 female subjects were defined as transsexuals DMS-IV diagnostic criteria for transsexualism from the American Psychiatric Association followed by monitoring psychotherapy. Statistical analysis of the variables obtained in SZONDI and HTP projective tests were evaluated by non-parametric tests. Results: In the male group, there was a predominance in total Moll proportion and in Moll proportion at the sexual and ego vectors in transsexuals compared to heterosexual and not specified gender identity disorder groups (p <0.05). The sensitivity of the SZONDI test to identify female gender identity in men was 80%, specificity 86% and accuracy 83% while the sensitivity of the H-T-P test was 88%, specificity 54% and accuracy 72%. In the female group total Dur proportion and Dur proportion at ego vector was predominant in transsexuals compared to heterosexual and not specified disorder of gender identity groups (p <0.05). The sensitivity of the SZONDI test to identify male gender identity in women was 94%, specificity 67% and accuracy 85% while for H-T-P test the sensitivity was 94%, specificity 33% and accuracy 73%. After surgery all transsexuals patients were happy but with some frustration with the transgender process limitation but with significant improvement of social and family contacts. Discussion: The validation of psychological tests for diagnosis of gender identity disorders is of great importance considering the increasing number of patients with sexual identity disorder seeking treatment. In the present study we analyzed the properties of SZONDI and H-T-P tests in a group of patients with of gender identity disorders classified by current criteria. We found that the accuracy of the SZONDI test was higher than the H-T-P test in the diagnosis of transsexualism due to greater specificity with similar sensitivity. Furthermore, the detection of mental disorders by SZONDI test, which may be the cause or effect of the gender identity disorder, can alert the psychotherapist in the indication of transgender surgery. Conclusion: The SZONDI test showed to be an excellent tool for transsexualism diagnosis in both sexes

Li, Xixi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-71). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; includes text in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) --- p.1 / The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Invenroy (MCMI) --- p.9 / The Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI) --- p.14 / Purpose of the Present Study --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Method --- p.24 / Participants --- p.24 / Measures --- p.26 / Item selection and preliminary validation --- p.26 / Scale description --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Result --- p.38 / Reliability --- p.38 / Convergent validity --- p.41 / Concurrent validity --- p.44 / Factorial structure of the CCMI --- p.49 / Discriminant power --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.55 / Reference --- p.65 / Appendix --- p.72

Name: Level of Aspiration and psychomotor speed of squash players Aims: The aim of this thesis is to find out the differences between professional and performance squash players in the area of aspirations, psychomotor speed and resistance to stress. Further, to verify the hypothesis that professional players have a higher level of all these categories than performance players Methods: The thesis uses the quantitative questionnaire TATSO (2017), which is supplemented with a qualitative interview with trainers of squash professional players. Data are evaluated by statistical functions of Microsoft Excel and verified by f-test and T-test at 5% and 1% level of significance. Results: Research reveal statistically significant differences between professional and performance players at psychomotor speed and aspirations, while professional players showed significantly higher values, the results of this group proved above average even compared to the current test standards. The results of both groups were above average when tested for resistance to stress, but there was no significant difference between the selected test groups. Key words: Personality test, speed diagnostics, squash, Czech Republic, psychological training

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