Personality Report
CANDIDATE NAME: XX
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/09/89
AGE: 30 years, 8 months
DATE OF REPORT: May 17, 2020
Background Information
XX is a 30 -year-old heterosexual woman born in Boston, MA but raised n Plymouth, MA. She is of Irish/Scottish/Italian descent and was raised with Catholic traditions in her household. Despite being raised under catholic tradition, the family is not overly religious. She presently identifies as a Christina due to the influence of her current partner. Due to personal reasons, her parents broke up; however, the father leaves 5 minutes and has maintained the relationship for over ten years.
XX described a close family dynamic and recognizes her siblings as her closest friends, although she currently has a best friend in LA. However, XX finds it hard to maintain a good relationship with her older brother. When asked about her parent’s relationship, she described their dynamic as “supportive, loving, and caring.” However, all the siblings do not share the same father. Some of their fathers ended up leaving, making it hard for her siblings and her mother. Despite divorce with her mother, XX’s father maintained a stable relationship with his family, although he does not live with them. The supportive family dynamic exists and is solid despite the brother not having a great relationship with XX. XX considers her family as almost perfect because of the interaction that she receives from both sides of the family. XX finds her dad’s mother as her second mother. The second mother has helped her out in major life-changing decisions, such as relocating to LA to pursue her dream. The paternal grandmother stayed with her in LA for three months until she got used to living there. She still keeps in touch with her childhood best friend and considers her as part of her family.
For college, she attended Lesly Kahn and studied a high diploma in Acting. Before and during her undergraduate education, XX had one significant romantic relationship that lasted for ten years but was not consistent. The two partners grew apart because of the distance and the priorities they held at the time. When her first love went back to Boston, he wanted to get married to XX, but she was not ready to leave LA since she valued her acting career. They broke up, causing significant trauma to her since they were close from an early age. After her first love, she dated other men but did not want to commit by getting married to them. She often ended things when they asked XX to marry them. She met someone else one year and 3months ago and is currently in a relationship with him. She attends Christian churches with her boyfriend and has grown a liking to the religion. Parents do not have a say in the relationship since they are no longer religious. She sees the possibility of getting married to her current partner and has no fears of commitment. She still stays in LA after leaving her hometown at the age of 18years. She finished her diploma and has pursued her acting career for 7years now. She has no history of mental illness, phobias, or trauma in her earliest years of development. XX does not have any prescribed medications. Her family also does not have any history of mental illness, and she avoids engaging in politics despite her parents identifying as republicans.
Findings
Test Validity
MMPI-2 and MCMI-III test results suggested that XX performance reflects an underestimate of her psychological problems. She responded to the tests’ with an effort to present herself in an overly favorable manner and was unwilling to share essential information.
Overall Personality Functioning and General Impressions
XX presented as a confident and social person and was cooperative throughout the interview process. She could speak and to anyone and easily expressed her views, although her speech made her seem as unintelligent. She also tended to brag about herself or anything that she did. The behavior was inconsistent with the test findings. She favorably presented herself and downplayed the hardships in her life. She did not want to share about her life. Instead, she felt the need to dwell in the present, although she was very friendly and appeared as a person that loved the company of other individuals. She also seemed interested in other people’s views about her as a person or whatever she did. She wanted to become relevant by stressing on her popularity on the internet. She identified her strengths as being a loyal person that was willing to go to great lengths for her loved ones. Conversely, she identified her weaknesses as someone concerned about other people’s views. She also found it hard t let go of things or forgive. She dwelt on issues for weeks and strived to avoid disappointment.
XX has an open, communicative approach and pleases others in everything that she does others. She seeks approval from others and has a friendly attitude that makes people feel as though they quickly get along with her. She uses the personality to create the idea that she has a perfect relationship with everyone, which is inconsistent with her test results. She scored highly in the naysaying tests showing that she was secretive and did not want to share with people. Instead, she uses charms to make others feel better about themselves to avoid further questioning.
Interpersonal Characteristics and Relationship Functioning
XX appeared generally outgoing and friendly. She did not have any problems making friends or meeting partners. Her career also made it easy for her to meet the people that she loved. She has two best friends; one in LA and one back at home. She has broken with all her partners except the current one that she is dating because of commitment issues. She goes to great lengths to please the people that she loves. Despite being a catholic, she attends Christian churches to please her boyfriend. Her strength is also her weakness since she goes to great lengths to please everyone around her.
Her tendency to dwell on the past might be an indicator of her current lifestyle. She wishes to present a perfect family and hides her genuine emotions about issues despite the apparent problems. She describes her family as excellent, yet she cannot connect with her older brother, and all her siblings come from different fathers. Her parents are also divorced, yet they still consider each other as best friends. The view might be influenced by her unintelligent nature that makes it hard for her to see problems in her life.
Scoring a five in the TRIN tests showed that she was unwilling to open up about her true feelings. She felt bad about talking about her life and just pleased others. This is the reason that XX found it hard to commit to relationships. She did not feel that she loved the people that she dated at the time. She was secretive about her feelings. She used social media to create impressions that did not mirror her actual lifestyle. She just pleased others but was not true to herself.