> I'm interested in which traits are more pervasive versus underdeveloped and how they interact.
I guess I'm a little influenced from some of the social psychological 'situationism' literature which seems to undermine the notion of traits that are stable across variations in contexts, rather... I'm not sure that traits are useful or helpful constructs (internal validity sure but real world utility in anything other than a self fulfilling prophecy sense? i'm not terribly convinced).
> The pattern of the scores across the different scales can suggest dynamics, conflicts, reactions to high stress, etc.
So can talking to the client. The test is self report after all. If you want to learn about a persons personality one could of course... Talk to them.
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