| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Palo Alto Social Background Inventory (Ullmann & Giovannoni, 1964) is a 24-item True-False scale designed to assess reactive responses in patients with schizophrenia. It measures the process-reactive continuum by evaluating social functioning and psychiatric symptoms, with items derived from a 77-item measure used to predict post-hospital visits after schizophrenia treatment. The inventory includes items like “When I leave the hospital, I will live with my wife” and “In my teens, I had more than two dates with more than one girl.” The test is primarily used for research, with adequate reliability for such purposes, but not recommended for individual case application. |
| Author | Ullmann, Leonard P.; Giovannoni, Jeanne M. |
| Purpose | To assess reactive responses among patients with schizophrenia. |
| Construct | Schizophrenia |
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Source Used | Ullmann, L. P., & Giovannoni, J. M. (1964). The development of a self-report measure of the process-reactive continuum. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 138(1), 38–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-196401000-00005 |
| Reliability | No reliability indicated. |
| Validity | No validity indicated. |
| Factor Analysis | No factor analysis indicated. |
| Classification | Mental Health/Illness Related Assessment |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 yrs & older) |
| Population Group | Human; Male |
| Population Details | Location: United States; Sample: Patients with Schizophrenia |
| Keywords | Palo Alto Social Background Inventory; Process Reactive Continuum; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenic Reaction; Self Report; Test Development |
| Index Terms | Measurement; Process Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia; Self-Report; Test Construction |
| Test Year | 1964 |
| Format | The 24 items on the Palo Alto Social Background Inventory are scored on a True/False scale. |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Test Items Available | No, contact the author or publisher for obtaining the test items. |
| Commercial | No |
| Fee | No |
| Language Present | English |
| Language Available | English |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Palo Alto Social Background Inventory (PASBI). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/palo-alto-social-background-inventory-pasbi/
Mohammed looti. "Palo Alto Social Background Inventory (PASBI)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/palo-alto-social-background-inventory-pasbi/.
Mohammed looti. "Palo Alto Social Background Inventory (PASBI)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/palo-alto-social-background-inventory-pasbi/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Palo Alto Social Background Inventory (PASBI)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/palo-alto-social-background-inventory-pasbi/.
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