A PERSONALITY TEST WITH A SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND |
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The Reiss Motivation Profile® (RMP) is the first empirically developed and scientifically validated standardised assessment of an individual. The tool was developed and published by Steven Reiss, an expert in the field of clinical psychology. His comprehensive and motivational research was conducted over many years, with thousands of test subjects. The 16 basic desires he identified are the needs and values that determine our existence, and the fulfilment of which make our lives meaningful. According to him, these desires have a base in our genetic makeup, but are also moulded by our experiences in childhood and adolescence, and thus, remain largely constant through our adult lives. |
The RMP gives a complete picture of a person’s motivation and basic desire structure. Unlike many other current personality tests, it is the only scientific test instrument to depict the complete motive and motivation structure of people. People are thus not typecast into “boxes” but depicted in their complex individuality. Once you know and understand what really drives you, and why you do things a particular way, it becomes possible for you to shape your life accordingly and, at some point, be able to say: “I did it my way. |
Individual, like your fingerprint
Identify the basic desires that are driving forces in your life
THE REISS MOTIVATION PROFILE®
Fast to use | Easy to apply
HOW IT WORKS
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One Questionnaire | 16 Basic Motives | Sustainable Success
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STEP 1 Fill out the questionnaire. This could take between 15-30 minutes |
STEP 2 The test is evaluated with a software program. You receive a detailed description and, beside a coloured graphic basic desire profile, an interpretation of your profile. |
STEP 3
The RMP is carried out and interpreted by a qualified coach, a Reiss Motivation Profile Master. |
WHAT ARE THE 16 BASIC DESIRES |
The 16 basic desires determine our lives and give purpose and meaning to our existence. Steven Reiss assumed that at least 14 of the identified motives have a genetic determination. So, while most of our motives have an evolutionary origin, they are also shaped by culture, our beliefs and our individual experiences. What we wish for is largely determined by our genes, but how we fulfil our desires is mainly determined by our culture and our experiences.
While they apply to all people, their intensity and expression is different in every human being. A possible 3 million combinations of these intensities make each individual’s profile absolutely unique; like one’s fingerprints. When you understand your own motives, and those of others, it allows you to reduce conflict, accept yourself and others as they are, and to value and work with your differences
Read more about the 16 basic desires, below.
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POWER |
Desire to lead and influence; willing to take on responsibilities; ambitious and success-oriented; willful and determined |
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Typically dislike leadership roles; prefer to be influenced, led or advised by others |
INDEPENDENCE |
Value independence and personal freedom more than most; have a desire for self-reliance |
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Have a strong need for interdependent relationships. Many are comforted knowing they can rely on others when they need help. Desire to bond with others and want to be part of a community |
CURIOSITY |
Place an unusually high value on understanding things; intellectual behaviour; gets to the bottom of things; analytical |
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Prefer a practical approach; dislike having to analyse; take a practical approach to accomplishing goals |
ACCEPTANCE |
Sensitive to criticism and rejection; actively seek acceptance and are sensitive to what people say about them |
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Less sensitive to the possibility of failure and criticism; self-reliant and confident; handle setbacks better than most people |
ORDER |
Are highly attuned to a need to schedule, organise or plan things. Like structure and attention to detail, and usually dislike having to adapt to change |
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May dislike a highly organised environment or schedule. Some dislike having to conform their behaviour to rules and plans |
SAVING |
Like to collect things – either things of value like money, or goods. Other times, it could include things of no value at all. Tend to be frugal |
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Little to no interest in collecting or saving things; tendency to give away things, or high on material generosity |
HONOR |
Tuned in to the moral aspects of life; value personal character and accept responsibility for their actions; high need for moral integrity and loyalty |
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Strongly motivated by their own personal code of conduct; when an opportunity presents itself, they are willing to do whatever it takes, to exploit it |
SOCIAL CONTACT |
Seek an active social life, with a strong need to be surrounded by people. Communicative and outgoing |
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Prefer time alone; have little need for social interaction, and like to spend time away, to rejuvenate |
IDEALISM |
Strongly motivated by social justice and tuned in to the welfare of the needy. Is humanitarian, wants to make the world a better place |
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Realistic and pragmatic approach to social issues and questions; usually believe that injustice and unfairness are part and parcel of life |
FAMILY |
Place a lot of value on family ties, sibling relationships. Highly family-oriented, put family first and spend a significant amount of time at home |
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Care about family, but don’t feel the need to spend significant amounts of time with them. Might not necessarily want to have children |
STATUS |
Place very high value on wealth, prestige, status and power, and are impressed by fame and popularity |
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Humble, down-to-earth, and relatively unimpressed by the trappings of wealth |
WINNING / VENGEANCE |
Have a fighting spirit and a high need for competition; like to win, and seek retribution actively |
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Avoid conflicts and arguments; have little to no need to be compared, and prefer harmony |
BEAUTY |
Places a high value on beauty, sensuality, art, design or fashion |
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Values function before form; places little to no value on beautiful things or sensuality |
EATING |
Enjoy eating; may eat a lot and have a very strong appetite |
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Do not place high value on food; may have a weak appetite and are likely to be fussy eaters |
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY |
Enjoy physical fitness and motion – are usually energetic and active |
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Usually dislike and avoid physical exertion, or sports |
TRANQUILITY |
May have a high sensitivity to danger, risk, or pain, and might experience a fair amount of stress and anxiety, on a frequent basis |
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Are slow to frighten, remain cool under pressure, and have little to low sensitivity for anxiety and pain |
THE MAUVE INSTITUT AND THE REISS MOTIVATION PROFILE® |
Steven Reiss‘ vision was to make the Reiss Motivation Profile® accessible to all people around the world. As representatives of the researcher, we, at the Mauve Institut, also pursue this vision. We believe that the instrument makes DNA-like building blocks of identity visible and that it helps us to better accept and understand ourselves and others. To this end, we are constantly developing the areas of application for the Reiss Motivation Profile® as well as the evaluation options so that the instrument becomes more practical, quicker and easier to use, is fun and arouses curiosity as soon as it is filled in. |
STEVEN REISS |
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Born in New York in 1947, Steven Reiss was Emeritus Professor for Psychology and Psychiatry at Ohio State University (USA) and Director of the Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation. The author of numerous research papers and specialist books, he also received several awards for his work. In Europe, he is primarily known as the creator of the Reiss Motivation Profile®; a diagnostic procedure in personality analysis that can be applied across a range of contexts like personal development, career coaching and elite sport. Thousands of people around the world have been able to work out what makes them tick and what their individual motivators are, thanks to the Reiss Motivation Profile®. Steven Reiss focused on the deep fulfilment of a person’s true needs, conflict-free interpersonal relationships and a better under- standing of people’s individual differences throughout his life. He died on 28th October 2016, from illnesses associated with a long-term, chronic ailment. |