PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT SCREENER™ 
                                           Score Report 
                                                  by 
                                          Leslie C. Morey, PhD 
                                             and PAR Staff 
                                                    
                                                    
                                         Client Information 
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                                        Client Name  :  Sample A. Client 
                                          Client ID : 123-45-6789 
                                              Age : 28 
                                            Gender : Male 
                                          Education : 12 
                                       Marital Status : Single 
                                          Test Date : 07/12/2000 
                                       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                      27      87.71        Marked 
                  Negative Affect (NA) 4 53.9 Moderate 
                  Acting Out (AO) 5 67.6 Moderate 
                  Health Problems (HP) 0 36.3 Normal 
                  Psychotic Features (PF) 2  72.1  Moderate 
                  Social Withdrawal (SW) 2  72.1  Moderate 
                  Hostile Control (HC) 4 56.0 Moderate 
                  Suicidal Thinking (ST) 2 83.1 Marked 
                  Alienation (AN) 4 82.9 Marked 
                  Alcohol Problem (AP) 2 51.8 Moderate 
                  Anger Control (AC) 2 48.5 Mild 
                   
                  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 27, which corresponds to a P score of 87.71.  
                  Roughly 88% 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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                  Suicidal Thinking (ST = 83.1P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate marked potential for problems within the Suicidal Thinking 
                  domain.  This result suggests that he is experiencing thoughts of death or suicide. Follow-up 
                  evaluation is strongly recommended and should include an immediate evaluation of current 
                  suicidal ideation (e.g., specificity of plans for suicide), review of any previous gestures or 
                  attempts and their lethality, and an evaluation of current circumstances that might increase 
                  suicide risk (e.g., living alone, substance abuse problems, etc.).  It is important to realize that 
                  such thoughts are generally common within clinical settings but fairly rare in the general 
                  population.  As a result, elevations on ST are the rule rather than the exception when 
                  assessments are conducted in the context of a clinical evaluation.  This fact points to the 
                  importance of detailed evaluation of suicidal ideation and behaviors as part of any clinical 
                  evaluation.  ST elevations tend to be highest in disorders at elevated risk for suicidal 
                  behavior, such as major depression or borderline personality, and follow-up evaluation 
                  should also target symptoms of these disorders.  However, the presence of nearly any 
                  emotional problem substantially increases the risk of suicide, and the nonspecificity of 
                  suicidal ideation within a clinical population should be recognized in constructing the follow-
                  up evaluation. 
                  Alienation (AN = 82.9P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate marked potential for problems within the Alienation domain.  
                  The client is very likely to feel unsupported and treated unfairly by others.  Perhaps as a 
                  result, he is likely to maintain distance in relationships and to approach them with a great 
                  deal of skepticism.  These characteristics do not necessarily imply that the client is socially 
                  withdrawn (see the SW element score), but rather item endorsement indicates failures in 
                  forming close relationships.  Externalizing features, such as acting out and projection, may be 
                  present. Follow-up evaluation is strongly recommended and should include a careful 
                  examination of the client’s social support system to determine the nature and target of this 
                  bitterness.  Because the client is likely to place considerable blame upon other individuals for 
                  his difficulties, an important goal of the follow-up assessment will be to clarify the reality 
                  basis for the client’s experience.  If possible, family members should be involved in the 
                  assessment to help clarify the reality basis for the client’s experience of alienation.  AN 
                  elevations tend to occur in diagnostic groups where defects in the ability to form attachment 
                  relationships are prominent, such as the DSM-IV "Cluster B" personality disorders of 
                  antisocial and borderline personalities, as well as Schizophrenia, paranoia, and related 
                  disorders.  Thus, another goal of any follow-up assessment of an AN elevation is to determine 
                  whether the elevation has resulted from recent psychological problems or, alternatively, it is 
                  alienation resulting from problems that are long-standing or characterological in nature. 
                  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 
                   
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                  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. 
                  Social Withdrawal (SW = 72.1P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate moderate potential for problems within the Social Withdrawal 
                  domain.  Item endorsement suggests problems with social detachment and discomfort in 
                  close relationships.  The client may 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 recommended to 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. 
                  Acting Out (AO = 67.6P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate moderate potential for problems within the Acting Out 
                  domain.  There are suggestions of potential problems with impulsivity, sensation-seeking, 
                  recklessness, and a disregard for convention and authority.  Follow-up evaluation is 
                  recommended and should target disorders that are associated with acting out behaviors, such 
                  as drug abuse, 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. 
                  Hostile Control (HC = 56.0P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate potential for problems within the Hostile Control domain.  
                  Item endorsement indicates possible problems in interpersonal relationships associated with a 
                  need for control and with a potentially inflated self-image.  The client may relate to others in 
                  a pragmatic way and may have difficulty or disinterest in close relationships.  Follow-up 
                  assessment is recommended and should consider those disorders where difficulties in 
                  empathy are prominent, such as antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders or mania. 
                  Negative Affect (NA = 53.9P) 
                  The client’s responses indicate moderate potential for problems within the Negative Affect 
                  domain.  There are suggestions of potential problems with depression, anxiety, personal 
                  distress, tension, worry, and feeling demoralized.  Although the client’s prevailing emotions 
                  may vary between tension and unhappiness, it is likely that the affective quality is 
                  consistently negative.  Follow-up evaluation is recommended and should target disorders that 
                  have a pronounced emotional component, such as affective or anxiety disorders.  It should 
                  also be recognized that many other emotional disorders also involve prominent negative