Sugarman A
J Pers Assess. 1978 Feb;42(1):11-21. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4201_2.
The views of psychologists associated with the humanistic orientation in regard to psychodiagnostic assessment was examined. For the most part these theorists describe assessment as nonhumanistic. Their concerns about assessment were divided into five categories: that assessment is reductionistic; it is artificial; it does not pay attention to the examiner-patient relatinship; it judges people; it is overly intellectual. These concerns were elaborated and then responded to from a pro-assessment stance. Although these criticisms could be valid, their validity was said to reflect poor diagnostic practice rather than an inherent weakness in the assessment enterprise. As long as the examiner attempts actively to engage the patient in the assessment process and is aware of the interpersonal context of the test responses and behavior, then psychodiagnostic assessment is consistent with a humanistic orientation.
研究了与人文主义取向相关的心理学家对心理诊断评估的看法。在很大程度上，这些理论家将评估描述为非人文主义的。他们对评估的担忧分为五类：评估是还原论的；是人为的；不关注检查者与患者的关系；对人进行评判；过于注重智力因素。对这些担忧进行了详细阐述，然后从支持评估的立场进行了回应。虽然这些批评可能是有道理的，但据说它们的合理性反映的是糟糕的诊断实践，而不是评估事业本身存在的弱点。只要检查者积极尝试让患者参与评估过程，并意识到测试反应和行为的人际背景，那么心理诊断评估就与人文主义取向是一致的。
