6107-2 Analyze Research and Assessments in Psychopathology

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Warm Up Activity 2.1

Many people are exposed to the Rorschach Test through the entertainment media. The test, created by Hermann Rorschach in the 1920s, involved using 10 inkblots to assess a person’s mental state. The theory behind the projective (and subjective) tests is that the individual’s spontaneous or unrehearsed responses reveal deep secrets or significant information about his or her personality or innermost thoughts. How valid and reliable is this test? Visit The Rorschach Test for a gallery of the original inkblots.

Main Task

Locate three research articles in the field of psychopathology; each article should focus on research conducted from a systems-based perspective.

Use the following list of journals to locate your article:

  • Journal of Family Psychotherapy

Prepare a discussion post to address the following:

  1. Offer a summary of the articles that outlines the common themes among the studies that you selected.
  2. Determine how research helps to address mental health diagnoses and examine current treatments based on your understanding of the assigned readings.
  3. Explain how MFT systems-based approach to diagnosis and treatment differ from approaches adopted by other mental health professionals (e.g., psychology, social work).

Length: 350-400 words

Articles:

Hertlein, K. M., & Weeks, G. R. (2009). Toward a new paradigm in sex therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 20(2–3), 112–128. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1080/08975350902967234

Vail, L., & Goodman, M. (2006). Scientific tasks and humanistic goals: Response to commentary by Sparks, Duncan, and Miller. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 17(3–4), 127–135. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1300/J085v17n03pass:[_]08

Tobias eNolte, Jo eGuiney, Peter eFonagy, Linda C. Mayes, & Patrick eLuyten. (2011). Interpersonal stress regulation and the development of anxiety disorders: an attachment-based developmental framework. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol 5 (2011). https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00055/full