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Dear Colleague,
As the President of IDS Publishing Corporation and a working school
psychologist, I would like to tell you about an exciting new test
developed by my husband, Steven, a Professor of Psychology and
Psychiatry at the Ohio State University. Based on peer-reviewed
research published in top journals, the Reiss Profile is the first
comprehensive assessment of motivation --- not superficial motives,
but life motives. This unusually powerful and accurate instrument is
appropriate for junior and senior high students through adulthood.
Quick, Accurate, Revealing
I have used the Reiss Profile successfully with my students at Walnut
Springs Middle High School in Westerville, Ohio. Since the results of
the Reiss Profile are stated in plain English (no technical jargon),
the students and parents really appreciate them, often saying they
make a lot of sense. But you don't have to take my word for it. Ask
Mike Jay, a 17-year master business coach and Myers Briggs master,
who attests to the accuracy of the Reiss Profile. Ask Dr. Andreas
Huber of the prestigious European Training Academy, who concluded
that the Reiss Profile is a breakthrough development. Each of the 16
scales has been validated separately, a quality feature you rarely
see in a new instrument. These are not teensy weensy validity
coefficients test publishers often hide with the phrase like
"statistically significant results," but rather validity
you can see.
Assesses Separately Forces Instigating and Inhibiting Aggression
On the Reiss Profile, students with high scores for vengeance are
motivated to pick a fight. Students with high scores for tranquility
inhibit aggressive impulses out of fear of being hurt. Students with
high scores for honor are moral. A student with high vengeance, high
tranquility, and high honor, may be angry but is likely not
aggressive. A student with high vengeance, high tranquility, and low
honor, is a bully who beats up on little kids but is afraid to fight
bigger ones who can hit back. A student with high vengeance, low
tranquility, and low honor, is angry, fearless, and uninhibited by
morals - obviously, a potentially violent or even dangerous student.
Assesses Intrinsic Curiosity
Scientists have shown that curiosity and intelligence are different
traits. Curiosity refers to motivation, whereas intelligence refers
to ability. Although most school psychologists give intelligence
tests, few of us also assess curiosity, even though it is just as
important to do so. Curiosity is important for understanding a
student's performance in the classroom. Further, we need to be
careful not to confuse "low curiosity" with "Attention
Deficit Disorder." A student with low curiosity will show a
short attention span and may act out because he/she is bored, not
because of a deficit in attention span. Low curiosity need not be
"medicalized," diagnosed, and medicated.
Assesses Underachievement
By definition, underachievement is a motivational issue. Paula
Kavanaugh, former guidance counselor of Hinsdale Central High School
in Hinsdale, Illinois, used the Reiss Profile to study
underachievers. Underachievers score low for intrinsic curiosity,
suggesting that they quickly become frustrated when asked to think,
and low for honor, suggesting that they cannot be trusted to do their
homework assignments or study on their own. Some also scored high for
acceptance, suggesting that they held back effort out of expectations
of failure; low for order, suggesting that they were disorganized and
used their time inefficiently; or high for vengeance, suggesting that
they were looking for trouble.
Reach Difficult Students
High motivational scores on the Reiss Profile show what the student
cares about. These indicate ways to reach difficult students. Here
are just two of many examples. Since a student with a high need for
social contact cares about peers, a study group might be tried to
help the student improve grades. The student won't want to disappoint
peers by failing to show for the study group. In contrast, a student
with high scores for status wants to feel important and might be
reachable if treated with respect.
Assesses Anxiety and Certain Drug Problems
Backed by more than 450 validity studies and translated into 24
languages, the Reiss Profile's Tranquility scale is a powerful scale
for assessing anxiety. Students who score high on this scale are at
risk for future anxiety, fear, and panic attacks, even when they show
few symptoms now. Some students who score high on this scale are
motivated to drink alcohol and take recreational drugs to tranquilize
their anxiety.
No Technical Jargon
The Reiss Profile scoring software printout is easy to understand. It
uses terms like these: family values, seeks status, perfectionist,
wants to lead, looking for trouble, high on eating, hearty appetite,
peacemaker, independent-minded, sociable, brave, insecure, practical
person, and thinker.
Sample Copies only $10
IDS sells full samples copies of the Reiss Profile. Take the test
yourself or give it to someone you know well. See for yourself how
accurate and meaningful the test is.
Sincerely,
Maggi M. Reiss. M.A.
School Psychologist
President, IDS Publishing
Please go to Reiss Profile panel on our website
for more information and order forms. Thank you! |
