Typology Research Questionnaires

Alcoholism typology research is concerned with categorizing people based on their genetic risk, drinking patterns, and personal characteristics, among other factors. Thus, scientists in this field rely on tools such as personality questionnaires to determine the category, or subtype, in which each alcoholic subject belongs. Five frequently used questionnaires are reviewed—the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire, and the Connecticut Typology Questionnaire—and some sample questions are shown.