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Sindes Dawood¹, Aaron L Pincus¹

¹a Department of Psychology , The Pennsylvania State University.

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The multisurface interpersonal assessment (MSIA) battery enhances psychotherapy by integrating multiple patient profiles. This approach aids clinicians in understanding patient difficulties and informs treatment planning for better outcomes.

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Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Personality Assessment

Background:

The interpersonal paradigm offers a framework for understanding interpersonal functioning.
Clinicians require effective tools to assess and address interpersonal difficulties in therapy.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate how a multisurface interpersonal assessment (MSIA) battery can augment psychotherapy.
To provide clinicians with interpretative guidelines for integrating MSIA profiles into treatment.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a multisurface interpersonal assessment (MSIA) battery.
Presenting two clinical case examples.
Integrating multiple circumplex profiles (problems, traits, sensitivities, strengths, values, efficacies).

Main Results:

MSIA provides a context for understanding patient symptoms and difficulties.
The approach informs case conceptualization, treatment planning, and intervention strategies.
Case examples illustrate the practical application of MSIA in clinical settings.

Conclusions:

MSIA is a valuable tool for clinicians to enhance psychotherapy.
Integrating diverse interpersonal profiles leads to a more comprehensive understanding of patients.
This assessment method supports evidence-based clinical decision-making and intervention.