Metaphors of Professional Activity Test
Understand how you see your role at work and what it means to you in about 3 minutes. Fast, 15 questions that reveal motivation and values to guide coaching, HR, or career growth.
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Disappointment in one’s profession (Diop)
Average
5.3
Normal range
3.9 — 6.7
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Passion for the Profession (PftP)
Average
3.6
Normal range
2.4 — 4.9
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10
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Alienation of the Profession (AotP)
Average
3.7
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2 — 5.3
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10
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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this questionnaire measure?
It assesses the personal meaning assigned to professional activity through selected or generated metaphors. Results indicate typical motivational themes, values, and perceived role at work.
What is required to complete it?
Select the metaphor options that best match the current view of professional activity and respond to all items. If an item does not fit exactly, choose the closest option.
How long does it take, and how many items are included?
Completion usually takes about three minutes. The questionnaire includes 15 items.
Are there right or wrong answers?
No; items describe subjective perceptions rather than performance or knowledge. Respond based on the typical or most stable view, not an idealized one.
How should the results be used?
Results provide a starting point for discussing professional resources, strain, and development priorities. They should be interpreted alongside additional information rather than used as a standalone decision rule.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Metaphors of Professional Activity Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report instrument uses metaphor selection to elicit how an individual construes the meaning and role of work in their life. Metaphors of Professional Activity is intended to support an initial understanding of perceived professional identity, values, and motivational themes, using language that can be discussed clinically.
The measure includes 15 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Content is commonly used to guide a structured conversation about personal significance of work, perceived resources and challenges, and areas for potential development. Metaphors of Professional Activity has been associated with conceptual approaches described by Donald A. Schön and Gareth Morgan.
Author: Donald A. Schön, Gareth Morgan
Literature: Savickas, M. L. Career construction theory and practice. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work. Wiley. 2013.; McAdams, D. P. The stories we live by: Personal myths and the making of the self. Guilford Press. 1993.
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