Personality tests assess the individual’s needs, Drives, emotions, sentiments, defense mechanism conflicts as well as their interaction among themselves and with social environment. It also reveals the underlying inhibited tendencies of the person. In this respect, these personality tests are very valuable, as it makes the person admit hidden aspects of person’s personality which he /she is not consciously aware of it. These tests tell us about our conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind. These tests reflect inner personality. Personality testing and assessment refer to techniques that are used to accurately and consistently measure personality. Personality tests can be used to help further clarify a Psychological diagnosis, to guide therapeutic interventions and to help predict how people may respond in different situations.
Writing Analysis ( know yourself )
Handwriting analysis is a scientific art of identifying a person’s entire personality through the study of writing pattern.
Handwriting analysis provides information of various personality traits including the writer’s
Thinking Processes
Emotional Responsiveness
Strength and Weakness
Energy Levels
Motivations
Will Power
Ego Levels
Social Skills
Goals
Fears etc.
The formation of handwriting is directly concerned with brain. It has proved that neuro-muscular movement tendencies are correlated to certain personality traits.
IQ Test ( Children )
Intelligence
Intelligence tests are psychological tests that are designed to measure a variety of mental functions, such as reasoning, comprehension, memory, thinking, abilities, weakness,
Purpose
The goal of intelligence tests is to obtain an idea of the person’s intellectual potential.
Advantages:
Intelligence tests are excellent predictors of academic achievement and provide an outline of a person’s mental strengths and weaknesses. Many times the scores have revealed talents in many people, which have led to an improvement in their educational opportunities.
Information
Individuals differ not only from each other by physical qualities, but also from mental and intellectual qualities. These differences are also innate. Some people are of intelligent intellect from birth and some are of intelligent intellect. Nowadays intelligence is measured as intelligence which is a numerical value.