The Antisocial Features scale includes three subscales: one assessing antisocial behaviors and the other two assessing antisocial traits. The Borderline Features scale is the only PAI scale that has four subscales, reflecting the factorial complexity of the construct. Interpersonal style is assessed along two dimensions: a warmly affiliative versus a cold rejecting style, and a dominating/controlling versus a meekly submissive style. Interpersonal scales provide valuable information regarding the client’s relationships and interactions.Five scales include two indicators of potential for harm to self or others, two measures of the respondent’s environmental circumstances, and one indicator of the respondent’s motivation for treatment. Treatment scales indicate potential complications in treatment.These 11 scales may be divided into three broad classes of disorders: those within the neurotic spectrum, those within the psychotic spectrum, and those associated with behavior disorder or impulse control problems. Clinical scales provide critical diagnostic features of 11 important clinical constructs.To facilitate interpretation and to cover the full range of complex clinical constructs, 10 scales contain conceptually derived subscales. The 344 PAI items constitute 22 nonoverlapping scales covering the constructs most relevant to a broad-based assessment of mental disorders: four validity scales, 11 clinical scales, five treatment scales, and two interpersonal scales. Administration and scoring are available 24/7 on PARiConnect, our online assessment platform.

The PAI Administration Folio provides a hard surface for both the Item Booklet and Answer Sheet for situations in which no desk or tabletop is available. The Professional Manual includes an expanded discussion of administration considerations and a variety of strategies for the interpretation of clinical data. Provides strategies for interpretation.A two-part carbonless Answer Sheet provides scores for all 344 items. The PAI requires only a fourth-grade reading level an audio administration CD is also available. Can be used with low-reading level populations.Scales and subscales can be hand-scored in only 15-20 minutes. Clients generally complete the 344 items in less than an hour. All 22 scales are nonoverlapping, promoting high discriminant validity. Administration time is up to 40 minutes shorter than that for similar instruments.

Now available! Learn more about the PAI Plus. Have questions? View the transcript of the Q&A from a recent PAI Plus training webinar in the Resources tab above or here!Īn objective inventory of adult personality, the PAI assesses psychopathological syndromes and provides information relevant for clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and screening for psychopathology. Now available! A revised translation for the PAI Spanish.

Personality assessment inventory