Any one taken a psych exam for public saftey??

[skymedic 0]

I was just informed today that I have to go to a psych exam in the morning for a department I applied and tested for. It's a combination department...but not the typical combination department. It is Police/Fire/EMS all in one. Public saftey officer stuff. Work the fire house for 16hrs then get put in a square car for 8hours.

Seeing as it's been almost a decade since the last time I had to take one of these. Have any Suggestions? What to wear. Etc. Etc.... Do I admit I'm a skydiver? Ahhh...it's driving me nuts. Just kidding.
Oh by the way I've been a Paramedic and FF for almost 12yrs now. So I know the job...just don't want to be bumped by the stupid psych test.


Thanks!!!

Marc
otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman....

[Rebecca 0]

I don't know much about these things, so the only word of advice I have is:
tell the truth until they ask if you're crazy. Then lie.

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[BillyVance 35]

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I don't know much about these things, so the only word of advice I have is:
tell the truth until they ask if you're crazy. Then lie.

Somehow if they ask him if he's crazy, I'd want to see the looks on their face when he answers "I jump out of perfectly good airplanes. What do YOU think?"

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[skymedic 0]

well I'd tell them they havn't seen our planes!!!

Oh yea...the other thing is the said the test will be from 7am till about 1330 to 1430. that's a LONG freakn test.

Marc
otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman....

[BillyVance 35]

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well I'd tell them they havn't seen our planes!!!

Oh yea...the other thing is the said the test will be from 7am till about 1330 to 1430. that's a LONG freakn test.

Damn... yeah that is long... when I was being considered for my last job, which took two interviews to get, I had to spend 4 hours in a customer service test with the interviewer who presented several situations to see how I would handle each one. That took some brain-power...

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[PsychoBob 0]

I've had to take a few because of work. I enjoy them. I'll never forget one of the questions on the FAA test was

Which painting would interest you the most?

a. a field of flowers.
b. a bowl of fruit.
c. a self- portrait.
d. an indian massacre.

I chose "d" and the person administering the test said nothing, just looked at me kind of funny and moved his chair back a few inches. It was priceless and they still let me talk to airplanes.

"I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it"
RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?"

[kbordson 8]

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I chose "d" and the person administering the test said nothing, just looked at me kind of funny and moved his chair back a few inches. It was priceless and they still let me talk to airplanes.

"Talk to airplanes"?! Yeah, ok, I can see that... but do they let you fly them (or talk to the pilots flying them)

Karen

[Daizey 0]

Is it written or an interview or a combination?

My roommate just got finished with the NYPD psych exam last week. Her written test was 7 hours (started at 530 am-she had to be up at 3) and tomorrow she has her interview which is a follow up. I guess they review her test with her talk to her and at the end of the test tell her whether or not they will be accepting her to go on to the next step. Shes a nervous wreck!

I don't remember anything she said about the test , but I'll ask her for ya when she gets home tonight. As for what to wear, I know she had to wear business atire-even to the written test. I'll get more deatils for ya tonight

*daizey*

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[Deuce 1]

It's going to be some rendition of the Minnesota Multi Phasic Instrument (I might have spelled phasic wrong)

It's hundreds of questions that seemingly don't have anything to do with each other, but breaks down into about 5 indicators. The most important one in Law enforcement is called something like the deception index.

The will ask you a basic question, all true false. "Sometimes I have a dry mouth" "I loved my mother" "I'm afraid of penguins" "I have difficulty swallowing"

After a series of really wierd questions with sexual overtones they'll ask you again "I loved my mother" and you'll be all grossed out and will check "no" this time. That causes your deception index to go up and you'll get the wierdo questions on your polygraph.

Take each question individually, not in context of other questions you've just answered, and answer as fast as you can, without reading anything into the questions.

The more you try and out-think it, the more you will screw it up.

Good luck!

[FallinWoman 1]

Thanks Deuce....This is going to be a thousand plus written test and also an interview with the psychologist/psychiatrist person. Along with other things he said he couldn't tell me.

One thing that intrigues me about this test is that I know typicaly for the Police they want loners etc...due to the job...and for the firefighters they want team players...also due to the job. But what about public saftey departments. What is the profile there looking for.

And also...I kinda figured it is pointless to out think it.

oh by the way...this is skymedic...NOT my lovely bride.

~Anne

I'm a Doll!!!!

[kbordson 8]

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oh by the way...this is skymedic...NOT my lovely bride.

Yeah... go in with multiple personalities. That will help! (but then do you have to do a seperate test for each identity?)

Karen

[Deuce 1]

I ran the hiring for a big Norcal police department for a couple years. Again, it's thousands of stupid yes/no, true/false questions. Knee jerk the whole thing and you'll be out of their HOURS before the rest of the group. While they are trying to remember how they answered "sometimes I get a lump in my throat" a hundred questions back, you'll be cranking out a True for the times when you watch Ole' Yeller get whacked by that kid.

The test will give back about five indicators about your personality. Police departments do not look for loners, I don't know where you got that. At a crime scene the coppers have to have superlative team player skills, because they don't get to use them every day like the hose monsters. Loner cops tend to say stuff like "Fuck you Sergeant, have Kelly pick up the freaking severed head, I got hired two months before him!"

When you meet with the psych, he will have indications you may have issues with authority, maybe you are submissive, maybe you collect, name, and dress your boogers. So, he'll try and piss you off if you've indicated anger issues, he'll boss you around if you indicated submissive, and he'll hold a gun just out of your sight if you've indicated explosive homicidal sociopath.

There's usually one "WTF?" question like "When did you stop beating your wife?"

When I had one of mine I said hi, I want to be a cop cause they have good benefits, and they were hiring, and "Hey, what does that thing say, anyhow? That was the wierdest test!" and he explained I didn't have any major malfunctions and wished me luck in my career.

[PsychoBob 0]

***"Talk to airplanes"?! Yeah, ok, I can see that... but do they let you fly them (or talk to the pilots flying them)

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I've always thought about it in in-animate terms so it doesn't get personal espcially if one goes in. i.e. "I was talking to the plane that just crashed" not "I was talking to the pilot that just died in the crash". I know it sounds in-personal but it has to be or you would worry yourself so much you would run two together.

BTW, I flew before I became a controller but now that I know what really goes on I am scared to death to fly except for jump planes.


Just kidding.

"I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it"
RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?"

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[skymedic 0]

Yea...last one of these i took was over 2000 questions. but it was over a decade ago. Thanks again Deuce. You are da goods. I don't care what they say about cops...errr...ex cops.

Marc
otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman....

[AggieDave 6]

The public servant psych exam I took wasn't really a full on interview exam, there was some interview at the first but then it was mainly multi-guess questions. Really odd and annoying questions like "did you play with dolls?" "Would you enjoy being a florist?" Stuff like that.

I wore slacks and a button down, but that's just me.

Oh, btw, you want to run into burning buildings for a living, of course you're crazy.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[freeflir29 0]

Yep...........good advice from Deuce. I have taken MANY psych exams. Both written and interview type. Passed them ALL believe it or not. I'm not kidding when I say "I'm the sanest person I know."

[NWFlyer 2]

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Yep...........good advice from Deuce. I have taken MANY psych exams. Both written and interview type. Passed them ALL believe it or not. I'm not kidding when I say "I'm the sanest person I know."

Yes, but given the company you keep, that can't be saying much.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[freeflir29 0]

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Yes, but given the company you keep, that can't be saying much.

True................you people are a bunch of wierdos!

[charmsdroppop 0]

It's all in your state of mind. Ideal with and work in the mental health field and you are exactly what they're looking for cuz' you're freaking out already. It can be very intimidating and really alot of psych stuff doesn't have a wrong or right answer. When I take a resident for thier routine evals, the shrink always asks ME so "how do I" feel about this persons behavior or what do I suggest. They don't have a clue and write a prescription.
I know your case is on a different level just try not to sweat or bite your lip too much. Don't let your mind run a different direction of not being in control. Hope this helped but then again I am the crazy one...

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