Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1116, USA.
J Pers Assess. 2010 Nov;92(6):471-9. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2010.513284.
Many aspects of therapeutic approaches to the personality assessment process derived from or are consistent with Sullivan's interpersonal approach to clinical practice, but the link between such approaches and contemporary interpersonal theory remains underdeveloped. In this article, I argue that contemporary interpersonal theory provides a valuable framework within which to conceptualize the personality assessment process. Specifically, I argue that interpersonal models can parsimoniously represent client behavior and can facilitate discussions of assessment data with assessees. Further, I show that hypotheses on the therapeutic mechanisms of personality assessment can be reframed in contemporary interpersonal metatheory so that they can be compared and tested directly.
许多治疗方法都源于或符合沙利文的人际临床实践方法，但这些方法与当代人际关系理论之间的联系仍未得到充分发展。在本文中，我认为当代人际关系理论为理解人格评估过程提供了一个有价值的框架。具体来说，我认为人际模型可以简洁地表示客户行为，并可以促进与被评估者讨论评估数据。此外，我还表明，可以在当代人际元理论中重新构建人格评估的治疗机制假设，以便可以直接进行比较和测试。
