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In every normal relationship and during the process for a person to mature fully, it is natural for periods of self-evaluation or assessment to occur. Human beings by natural means have utilized their brain capacity and consciousness to evaluate their inner and outer worlds. The very systematic process by which an individual may learn more insight about himself or herself is known as self-assessment. The key to good self-assessment is the more an individual has self-awareness the more likely the individual will determine their best lifelong occupations and the best working environments to work in. On a daily basis, consultants, personal coaches, career counselors, social workers, and therapists often utilize tools or tests to perform self-assessments on their clients. These assessment tools are designed to measure an individual’s interests, potential skills for jobs, type or personality, and their values.

Self-determination assessment tools are meant to be evaluated by the person taking the assessment rather than a trained professional. If the individual taking the self-determination test needs help to understand the results of the assessment, he or she may contact the testing company or a trained professional for assistance. Interpretative assistance assessment tools are designed to be analyzed and interpreted by an individual who is trained and has experience with providing these assessments. The total cost of an interpretive assistance assessment includes the cost of the test and the cost of the assistance of a trained individual to assess the test. The major concern with both types of assessment is finding the best test that matches the individual with the most appropriate assessment for himself or herself to take.

The individual might take a number of assessments from various categories the trained professional may provide to understand his or her client. Personality and psychological type assessments look at how an individual prefers to take in information presented to the person. These assessments examine how the individual prefers to make a variety of decisions and how the individual is energized by the world around or the world within herself or himself. The personality and psychological assessments examine how the individual prefers to keep certain situations open or move toward ways to create a lasting closure situation. The theory behind psychological types states people with different preferences will naturally have different interests, perspectives, behaviors, and motivations.

In “Magic of Making Up,” T.W. Jackson utilizes various forms of self-assessment in his product to help former couples return as a healthy couple. By effectively utilizing the assessments an individual and couple can examine how they function as couple and as individuals to improve the relationship. Magic of Making Up shows how vital self-assessment is to the success of the product, and an effective assessment is vital for healthy relationships.