The “Dysfunctional Tendencies” personality questionnaire (TD-12) examines 12 personality traits that can lead to dysfunctional behavior in the work environment and thereby negatively affect work performance, team dynamics or even have detrimental effects on people, products or the organization (e.g., rule violations, being out for personal gain, undesirable behavior, loss of self-control, poor work ethic, etc.). The 12 scales in the report are:

• Distrustful
• Distant
• Eccentric
• Provocative
• Changeable
• Expressive
• Egocentric
• Reticent
• Dependent
• Perfectionistic
• Unruly
• Worried

This self-descriptive questionnaire consists of 140 items relevant for selection purposes (they are not psychiatric or psychopathological items). It takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire. The assessment comes in the form of a comprehensive report, including scores on the 12 dysfunctional personality traits and explanation of the scales where scores are high or extreme compared to the norm group. A generic norm group is used where the norm groups for women and men are equal. The report also provides specific indicators to note an idle response pattern.