Clinical Psychology Practical Flashcards
What is a summative content analysis?
Way of turning qualitative data into quantitative data
What was the clinical practical?
A summative content analysis that explores how attitudes to mental health have changed over time
How is a summative content analysis carried out?
The content of text is firstly analysed by counting the number of chosen words, than an interpretation is made about the underlying meanings in the content
Such interpretation may include who spoke that words and in what context
What type of analysis was carried out to interpret the content of each article?
Latent content analysis was carried out in order to interpret the content of each article
What does offering an interpretation of content do?
Offering an interpretation transforms the content back to qualitative data and offers an insight into the underlying meanings in the content
What was the quantitative data in the clinical practical?
The highest tallies in article one were depression, insanity and asylum whereas in article two they were illness
The lowest tallies in article one were disturbed, positive, negative, drug treatment and talking cures whereas in article two they were conditions, confined, insanity, distraught, madhouses, toxic/chemical and cold shower/bath
What was the qualitative data in the clinical practical?
in article one mental health is seen as a negative thing whereas in article two it is becoming more accepted as an illness
What conclusions were made from the clinical practical?
Overall, the two articles demonstrate how attitudes to mental illness have changed over time becoming more positive in recent times
