Orientation to Assessment

Question 1

Psychoanalysis

Answer 1

Both formal and informal assessment are used; therapist’s observations initially determine the appropriateness of therapy; projective techniques are considered useful; target is unconscious processes

Question 2

Neoanalytic Approaches

Answer 2

Observation of the client’s ways of relating to the therapist

Question 3

Individual Psychology

Answer 3

Formal and informal assessment are considered useful; counselor’s observations are important; target is means of achieving power/superiority; family constellation and early recollections are significant

Question 4

Person-centred therapy

Answer 4

Not appropriate; creates distance between counsellor and client