Which of the following is an advantage that the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) has over the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?

A. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) calculates the validity scale independently of any of the content scales.
B. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is of value in describing a client's "personality" as distinct from the client's symptoms.
C. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) focuses on the client's current status rather than asking about symptoms over a previous period of time.
D. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) measures the test-taker's current experiencing of 90 physical and psychological symptoms.


Answer: A

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