Cause of dysfunction: Biological

Research Support: Strong

Consumer Designation: Patient

Therapist Role: Doctor

Key Therapist Technique: Biological intervention

Therapy Goal: Biological Repair

Cause of Dysfunction: Underlying Conflicts

Research Support: Modest

Consumer Designation: Patient

Therapist Role: Interpreter

Key Technique: Free association and interpretation Therapy Goal: Broad Psychological change

Cause of Dysfunction: Maladaptive Learning

Research Support: Strong

Consumer Designation: Client

Therapist Role: Teacher

Key Therapist Technique: Conditioning

Therapy Goal: Functional behaviors

Cause of Dysfunction: Maladaptive Thinking

Research Support: Strong

Consumer Designation: Client

Therapist Role: Persuader

Key Therapist Technique: Reasoning

Therapy Goal: Adaptive Thinking

Cause of Dysfunction: Self-deceit

Research Support: Weak

Consumer Designation: Patient or Client

Key therapist technique: Reflection

Therapy Goal: Self-actualization

Cause of Dysfunction: Avoidance of responsibility Research Support: Weak

Consumer Designation: Patient or client

Therapist Role: Collaborator

Key technique: Varied

Therapy Goal: Authentic life

Cause of dysfunction: Family or social stress

Research Support: moderate

Consumer designation: Client

Therapist Role: Social facilitator

Key Technique: Social intervention

Therapy Goal: Effective family or social system

1. Understanding the individual (idiographic strategy)
2. Diagnosing (nomothetic strategy)
3. Treatment planning (prognosis)

1. Reliability

2. Validity

3. Standardization

·         “Consistency” or “Agreement”

·         1949-1964: Did a large study found out that consistency among psychiatrists was approximately 49-57%

·         Test-retest: 2or more tests that are taken in a short time period should yield similar results

·         Inter-rater: 2 or more “raters” or physicians will come to the same conclusion

  Is the diagnosis accurate?  Is it classifying what it says it’s classifying?

·         Concurrent : Comparing the results of an assessment measuring technique that is under consideration with the results of others that are better known

·         Predictive: the extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure

·         Face validity: does the testing procedure appear to be measuring what needs to be measured?

·         Set of standards or norms

·         Must standardize way we interpret results

• Pursue an organized set of topics
•  But patient and interviewer have some free range
• Standardized questions and order
• Rules guide coding and decision making