Dishion Thomas J
1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
2 Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA.
Assessment. 2016 Aug;23(4):518-523. doi: 10.1177/1073191116657587.
A vast majority of psychological science focuses on snapshots of individuals. Clinical outcome studies may integrate multiple snapshots, typically with yearly intervals. However, there is much to learn about psychological processes as they unfold over real time, including minutes, days, weeks, and months. This special issue contains several articles that make significant advances in real-time assessment of psychological processes using state-of-the-art measurement. This is a brief summary of the specific innovations of this special issue. The summary includes suggestions for applying these measurement innovations to the study of functional dynamics that lead to clinically and socially significant events. Several examples provide ways in which a dynamical analysis of function may be revealing. Most important, the assessment of dynamic mechanisms underlying the amplification of psychopathology seems especially useful for tailoring clinical interventions to meet clients' specific needs.
绝大多数心理学研究聚焦于个体的瞬间状态。临床结果研究可能会整合多个瞬间状态，通常间隔为一年。然而，对于心理过程在实时状态下的展开，包括几分钟、几天、几周和几个月的情况，我们还有很多需要了解的。本期特刊包含多篇文章，这些文章在使用先进测量方法对心理过程进行实时评估方面取得了重大进展。以下是对本期特刊具体创新点的简要总结。该总结包括将这些测量创新应用于对导致具有临床和社会意义事件的功能动态研究的建议。几个例子展示了对功能进行动态分析可能具有启发性的方式。最重要的是，对精神病理学加剧背后动态机制的评估似乎对于定制临床干预措施以满足客户的特定需求特别有用。
