title: Psychological assessment for security clearances, special access, and sensitive positions.
abstract: This paper describes issues in the psychological assessment of individuals for security clearances, special duty, and sensitive positions. Using assessment for access to sensitive compartmented information as an example, the paper identifies, and explicates problems in criterion validity (the NEXUS issue), practical approaches to resolving these problems, selection of assessment techniques, and writing of the assessment report.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Services, 3750th Medical Group (Air Training Command), Sheppard AFB, TX 76311-5300.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012637:Security Measures