Truthfully, for myself, I would not agree to personality testing. Do you think there is a problem with your personality? I think Ts can learn a lot from you without having to do tests. To me, too much testing indicates they aren't willing to spend the time to get to know you and talk with you. They almost seem a crutch sometimes, and perhaps indicate to me a lack of faith in their own diagnostic skills.
What your pdoc said about the personality test being for anxiety does not ring true. There are instruments for assessing anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc. My PNP used a number of questions to try to separate out anxiety and depression and ADHD, which are often overlapping. But a personality test is not for telling if a person has anxiety. Like Simcha, I think this sounds fishy. Does the pdoc thing you have a personality problem but is reluctant to be honest with you? I prize honesty so this would not sit well with me. JMO.
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Last edited by sunrise; Nov 07, 2009 at 05:23 PM.
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