For psychiatric management, this aids in creating generalizable data relevant to a plethora of possible conditions. The most common treatment application of the test by providers is establishing or reevaluating care for an ambiguous clinical picture. This data can be used to draw conclusions about the test taker’s psychopathy or to interpret psychological characteristics compared to the norm. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is the most common psychometric test devised to assess personality traits and psychopathology.
