PAS®–O

Personality Assessment Screener® - Observer

Purpose: Provides an observer perspective for a broad range of clinical problems

Format: Paper and pencil

Age range: 18 years to 89 years

Time: 5 minutes


DETAILS:

The PAS-O is a 22-item informant report designed to obtain information from an observer (such as a spouse, relative, or close friend) about a client. It screens for a broad range of clinical issues and was developed to complement the self-report PAS.

Features and Benefits

  • Items are directly parallel to the 22 items on the self-report PAS and corresponding items on the parent instrument, the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI).

  • Use in conjunction with the PAS or PAI to support and validate a client's PAS results and help inform the need for follow-up testing.

  • The only informant personality assessment normed on score discrepancies between informant and self-report.