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Assessment interviewing in clinical psychology.
The British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
|June 1, 1979
Summary
Clinical psychologists face challenges with the specificity of psychological traits, limiting generalized tests. This study proposes a research-backed interviewing style to enhance self-exploration and improve assessment accuracy.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychological Assessment
Background:
- The specificity of psychological traits poses challenges for clinical psychologists.
- Generalized testing procedures have limited utility in capturing individual psychological structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a distinctive style of valid interviewing for psychological assessment.
- To address the limitations of generalized test procedures in clinical psychology.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing findings from psychological research to inform interviewing techniques.
- Developing an interviewing style that facilitates self-exploration and self-disclosure.
- Maximizing the accuracy of information obtained during clinical interviews.
Main Results:
- The proposed interviewing style enhances self-exploration and disclosure.
- The method increases the accuracy of psychological information gathered.
- Research findings provide a basis for a more effective assessment approach.
Conclusions:
- Interviewing, guided by psychological research, offers a solution to the specificity problem in trait assessment.
- A distinctive interviewing style can improve the validity and accuracy of clinical psychological assessments.