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Psychological Testing: Theory and Applications

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Janda, Louis H.

Mental Health

Pearson

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Psychology & Counseling

How comfortable are you with success? Do you possess above-average intelligence? Who do you believe controls your fate? How well do you really know yourself? Psychologists have spent years trying to help people answer these questions. Now, you con benefit from this research -- and uncover your strengths and weaknesses -- with this collection of actual personality tests developed by psychologists for professional use. Twenty-five tests cover every aspect of your personality: intelligence, ambition, self-esteem, platonic and romantic relationships, and sexuality. And at the end of each test, expert advice is included that will help you change your life for the better. The personality profile that emerges will give you valuable insight into yourself -- and point you in the right direction on your quest for self-improvement.

The Psychologist's Book Of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex, Intelligence, Career, And Personality Tests Developed By Professionals to Reveal the Real You

Penguin Publishing Group

A clinical psychologist and author of The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests presents a new collection of twenty-four self-tests designed to measure the reader's overall happiness in terms of everything from career and finances to health and relationships, accompanied by effective techniques designed to enhance one's personal satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. Original.

Are You Happy?: 24 Self Tests to Assess Your Happiness and Scientifically Proven Techniques to..

Self-Help

Happiness

Perigee Trade

Human sexuality

Van Nostrand

Describes some of the many personality conflicts that can occur between couples, offers advice on improving marital relations, and answers questions about specific behavior problems

How to Live with Imperfect

Literature & Fiction

BERKLEY

How to Live with an Imperfect Person

Dutton

Personal adjustment: Selected readings

Derlega, Valerian

Personal Transformation

Scott,Foresman

Questionnaires cover loneliness, trust, shyness, relationship beliefs, romantic beliefs, sexual behavior, parenting, and money

Love & Sex Tests: 24 Revealing Love, Sex, and Relationship Tests Developed by Psychologists

Relationships

Adams Media Corp.

Collects twenty-five tests to help job seekers discover their attitudes toward and aptitudes for work, and shows how to make decisions about the right career

Career Tests: 25 Revealing Self-Tests to Help You Find and Succeed at the Perfect Career

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Adams Media

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