Test Number 48 Title Personal Orientation Dimensions Author Shostrom, E. L. Category Self-Report Inventory Copyright Date 1977 Availability Contact publisher Restrictions   Age/Grade Level H.S.-adult Cost Specimen set-$8.75; 25 booklets- $21.75 ; 50 answer sheets-$14.75 Forms   Source Educational and Industrial Testing Service Address Box 7234 San Diego, CA 92107 Phone 1-800-416-1666 Fax 619-226-1666 web or e-mail http://www.edits.net/psych/pod.htm Definition Creative Living: the capacity to be effective and innovative and become excited about decisions, judgments, or tasks; the utilization of unique or individual ways of problem solving. Purposes A measure of values and behavior seen to be of importance to actualizing and positive mental health as opposed to psychopathology. It operationalizes the work of Maslow. Characteristics Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice Manual   Not reviewed Validity   Not reviewed Reliability   Not reviewed Utility Fair The items are non-threatening and provide a positive approach to personality assessment. Hand-scoring takes 2 minutes or less per sheet. Machine scoring is available. The measures consists of 150 two-choice value and behavior items. Interpretation Good College norms are in percentile scores. Adult mean scores and profiles are presented with means, standard deviations and plotted profiles of “self-actualized” and “non- self- actualized” groups and other clinical and industrial samples. It is scored for two major scales and ten sub-scales. Propriety Poor Not addressed Reviews & Related Lit   CCL Home Page    Copyright © 2002 Center For Creative Learning, Inc.    Back to Index    Next Test