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ASSESS CONSUMER NEEDS AND REINFORCEMENT PREFERENCES
What makes Sally or Johnny tick? Attention from others?
Helping others? Vindication? The Reiss Profile interpretation and
scoring software provides a standardized method for learning a
person's most important motives and most fundamental values. It tells
you who a person is. Based on 100-items completed by raters, the
Reiss Profile MR/DD is used to assess roommate compatibility,
challenging behavior, and happiness (or quality of life).
CONTRASTING MOTIVES LEAD TO RIFTS AMONG HOUSEMATES OR ROOMMATES
The Reiss Profile can help assess who is likely to get along
as roommates or housemates. Researchers have compared two groups of
roommates: A Compatible Group consisting of partners who were living
together and liked each other, and an Incompatible Group consisting
of former partners who disliked each other and had to be separated.
On the Reiss Profile MR/DD, compatible roommates had motivational
profiles that were similar to those of their partners. On the other
hand, contrasting motivational profiles were shown significantly more
often for pairs in the Incompatible Group. The results supported the
theory that common goals and values create bonds among people,
whereas contrasting goals and values drive people apart. The Reiss
Profile MR/DD has been shown to have relevance to selecting roommates
who are like to get along with each other.
ASSESS DUAL DIAGNOSIS
Many people with challenging behavior care about things in
unusual or extreme ways. Some people with challenging behavior crave
attention so much they may seem insatiable and prepared to do
whatever it takes to gain the spotlight. Others cannot tolerate even
minor frustrations, becoming very upset at the most ordinary
provocations. For some people, daily routines and rituals convey a
positive feeling of stability and predictability. The Reiss Profile MR/DD
scoring software interprets extreme motives associated with
challenging behavior, autism, depression, Williams Syndrome, and
Prader Willi Syndrome. When you understand what is motivating
challenging behavior, you can make more valid diagnoses and design
more effective supports and interventions. The information helps you
understand the "person" behind the diagnostic label because
you gain understanding of the behavior as a strategy for
accomplishing extreme or unusual goals.
ASSESS HAPPINESS
When you know what somebody wants from life, you know how to
make the person happy (see Reiss's article in Psychology Today,
February, 2000). A man who has a strong desire for order, for
example, needs a high level of sameness in his daily schedule. A
woman who has a strong desire for tranquility needs a daily routine
that makes few irritating or frustrating demands. A boy with a strong
desire to help others need nurturing experiences, and a girl with a
great deal of curiosity needs opportunities to explore her
environment. The Reiss Profile MR/DD scoring and interpretation
software prints narrative statements describing the most important
motives that need to be satisfied for a person to be happy.
Happiness is a quality of life indicator that shows the
uniqueness of the individual. What makes one person happy may make
another person miserable. Susan may be happiest when she is the
center of attention, but Mary may hate the spotlight. Sam may love to
eat, even more than most people, but John may eat only when he is
truly hungry. Joan's happiest moments may be when she is socializing,
but Sally's happiest moments may occur when she is alone. Since the
Reiss Profile MR/DD shows what each individual needs to be happy, it
can be used in the assessment of quality of life or consumer
outcomes. This avoids the pitfall of applying a "one size fits
all" quality of life outcome to all consumers.
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References
Dykkens, E.M., & Rosner, B.A. (1999). Redefining behavioral
phenotypes: Personality-motivation in Williams and Prader-Willi
Syndromes. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 104, 158-169.
Lecavalier, L., & Tasse, M. J. (2003). Temporal stability and
accuracy of motivational profiles. American Journal of Mental
Retardation, 108, 194-201.
Lecavalier, L., & Tasse, M. J. (2002). Sensitivity theory of
motivation and psychopathology: An exploratory study. American
Journal on Mental Retardation, 107, 105-115.
Reiss. S. (2001). A sensitivity theory of end motivation:
Implications for mental retardation. In H. N. Switzky (Ed.),
Personality and motivational differences in persons with mental retardation.
Reiss, S. (2000). Who Am I?: The 16 basic desires that motivate our
actions and determine our personalities. New York: Tarcher/Putnam.
Reiss, S., & Havercamp, S. M. (1997). Sensitivity theory and
mental retardation: Why functional analysis is not enough. American
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