PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT SCREENER™

Interpretive Report
by
Leslie C. Morey, PhD
and PAR Staff

Client Information
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Client Name : Sample A. Client
Client ID : 12-3456789
Age : 31
Gender : Male
Education : 12
Marital Status : Single
Test Date : 08/31/2011
Prepared For : -Not Specified-
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Interpretive Caveats
The PAS is designed to provide a brief screening of information relevant to various clinical
problems and to be useful in targeting areas where follow-up assessments might be needed.
The PAS is not designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the domains of
psychopathology or normal personality, and diagnostic and treatment decisions should never
be based exclusively on the results of the PAS. Interpretation of PAS scores and responses
requires a professional who is trained or supervised in the appropriate uses and limitations of
self-report measures and who is knowledgeable in the area of the screening assessment of
psychopathology. This report is intended to be used solely in the context of a
professional-to-professional consultation. Such reports are never intended to be the sole
basis of any professional decisions and should always be considered one of many sources of
hypotheses for decision-making.

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Interpretation of PAS Scores

Raw P Risk for clinical
Score score score problems
PAS Total 33 96.99 Marked
Negative Affect (NA) 2 27.1 Normal
Acting Out (AO) 7 81.3 Marked
Health Problems (HP) 3 74.4 Moderate
Psychotic Features (PF) 2 72.1 Moderate
Social Withdrawal (SW) 5 100.0 Marked
Hostile Control (HC) 2 49.3 Mild
Suicidal Thinking (ST) 0 38.6 Normal
Alienation (AN) 2 41.6 Mild
Alcohol Problem (AP) 5 98.7 Marked
Anger Control (AC) 5 89.7 Marked

The PAS Total score assesses the potential for clinically significant emotional and behavioral
problems and the need for a comprehensive follow-up evaluation. The individual PAS
elements shown above are each comprised of two to three items tapping different potential
problem areas in mental health. Because of their brevity, the elements are designed to serve
only as rough guidelines for subsequent assessment. Interpretation of an individual PAS
element should be attempted only when the PAS Total score is elevated (i.e., moderate,
marked, or extreme risk) because, in the absence of an elevated PAS Total score, an isolated
element elevation is considerably less likely to reflect a problem. For this reason,
interpretation is only offered for elevated elements when the PAS Total P score exceeds 47.

Validity of PAS Scores

There does not appear to be any indication that the client was attempting to distort the PAS
results in either a positive or a negative direction. However, a follow-up assessment is
recommended, and such distorting factors should nevertheless be considered in a more
comprehensive manner in that assessment.

Pattern of PAS Scores: The Potential for Emotional and Behavioral Problems
As noted previously, the PAS Total score assesses the potential for emotional and behavioral
problems of clinical significance and the need for comprehensive follow-up evaluation.
This client obtained a PAS Total raw score of 33, which corresponds to a P score of 96.99.
Roughly 97% of persons obtaining this score will report some type of difficulty in a
comprehensive self-report evaluation. This score indicates the client has a Marked risk of
experiencing clinical problems.
This reported potential for emotional and/or behavioral problems is substantially greater than
is typical for community-dwelling adults. Follow-up self-report assessments are very likely
to identify significant problems. The follow-up assessment should target the following
areas:
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Social Withdrawal (SW = 100.0P)

The client's responses indicate marked potential for problems within the Social Withdrawal
domain. Item endorsement suggests significant potential for social detachment and
discomfort in close relationships. This client is likely to have little apparent interest or
investment in social interactions. Others may view the client as cold, unfeeling, and unable
to display affection and to commit to personal relationships. Follow-up evaluation is
strongly recommended and should examine the client's social history and the status of current
relationships. It is important to note that these disruptions in interpersonal relatedness can
be associated with highly diverse problems. Social withdrawal can stem from apathy,
marked shyness or anxiety, trauma-induced alienation, autistic withdrawal, distrust, or
instability of relationships. Other elevations on the PAS element scores should be examined
to identify concomitant problems that might identify the specific nature of the social
difficulties.

Alcohol Problem (AP = 98.7P)

The client's responses indicate marked potential for difficulties within the Alcohol Problem
domain. Item endorsement indicates a strong likelihood of significant problems and
consequences associated with alcohol use, abuse, and dependence. These problems are
likely to include difficulties in interpersonal relationships and impairment in work
performance. Follow-up evaluation is strongly recommended and should evaluate the
client's use of alcohol, both current and historical. Because of the potential for denial of
alcohol-related difficulties, it is often helpful to consult collateral information (particularly
family members) in addition to the reports of the client. The assessment should obtain
information about the past consequences of alcohol use and about the current frequency and
quantity of alcohol consumption during a typical week. The assessment should also address
physiological signs of dependence and withdrawal as well as potential medical consequences
of drinking (e.g., liver problems or withdrawal seizures).

Anger Control (AC = 89.7P)

The client's responses indicate a marked potential for problems within the Anger Control
domain. Item endorsement indicates that the client is chronically angry and has a high
potential to express anger and hostility through verbal means, physical means, or both.
Follow-up evaluation is strongly recommended and should involve a review of problems
with control of anger, particularly any episodes of aggressive or assaultive behavior and how
anger is generally expressed. Additional questions to raise in the follow-up evaluation
involve risk factors for violence; for example, substance abuse, thought disorder, and
impulsivity can all increase the potential for violence in an individual who experiences anger
readily. Follow-up evaluation should also focus on those diagnostic groups with prominent
difficulties in the area of anger management, such as borderline and antisocial personalities,
and PTSD.

Acting Out (AO = 81.3P)

The client's responses indicate marked potential for problems with Acting Out. The client is
very likely to be impulsive, sensation-seeking, and reckless and to have a disregard for
convention and authority. Follow-up evaluation in this area is strongly recommended and
should target disorders that are associated with acting out behaviors, such as drug abuse,
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antisocial and borderline personality, alcoholism, and mania. These types of problems are
particularly susceptible to distortions in self-presentation because of motivated distortion,
limited insight, or both. Thus, it is particularly useful for the follow-up evaluation to include
some assessment of response distortion as well as the use of collateral information (e.g., from
family, acquaintances, or existing records) to supplement self-reported information. Areas
of particular focus should include substance abuse, illegal or criminal activities, and
impulsive, seemingly self-destructive acts.

Health Problems (HP = 74.4P)

The client's responses indicate moderate potential for difficulties within the Health Problems
domain. The client is describing concerns about somatic functioning as well as impairment
arising from these somatic symptoms. The types of complaints the client is reporting may
range from vague symptoms of malaise to severe dysfunction in specific organ systems.
Follow-up assessment is recommended and should consider neuropsychological status as
well as other areas of somatic functioning. If such evaluation rules out an organic
explanation of reported symptoms, the possibility of a somatoform disorder should be
considered. However, there are other emotional disorders that may manifest with marked
somatic symptomatology, such as depression (with sleep problems, appetite disturbance, or
both), anxiety (with physiological signs of panic, such as heart palpitations), or
Schizophrenia (with somatic delusions). Other elevations on the PAS element scores should
be examined to identify concomitant problems that might be associated with such diagnoses.

Psychotic Features (PF = 72.1P)

The client's responses indicate moderate potential for problems within the Psychotic Features
domain. There are suggestions of potential problems with persecutory or paranoid thinking
and possibly other psychotic phenomena. Follow-up evaluation is recommended and should
carefully examine the client's thought processes and content, with particular attention to the
presence of delusional or hallucinatory phenomena. Diagnostic symptomatology associated
with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and mania should be evaluated through the
client's self-report as well as through clinical observation of the client. The suggestion of
paranoid features indicated by a PF elevation may make reliance upon self-reported
symptoms difficult, so the gathering of historical and collateral information may be
advisable.

Alienation (AN = 41.6P)

The client's responses suggest a mild potential for problems within the Alienation domain.
The client may feel unsupported and treated unfairly by others. Although these problems
appear to be less prominent for the client than are other emotional or behavioral troubles,
they are worth pursuing in light of these other troubles. The follow-up evaluation should
include some examination of the client's close relationships and his role in any current
problems in these relationships. The inclusion of friends or family members in the
assessment could assist in clarifying the basis for any relationship problems that are
discovered.
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PAS Item Responses

1. [Item test removed for sample report] (MT/1)
2. [Item test removed for sample report] (F/3)
3. [Item test removed for sample report] (MT/2
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22. [Item test removed for sample report] (F/0)

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