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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the psychiatric interview method of inquiry. The differences in response that are observed in different age groups are highlighted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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often referred to as the "mentalists", would attempt to acquire data through having the subject self-report about internal phenomena such as their own emotions and thought processes. Queries were put
forth in the context of an interview, and the carefully worded questions, when answered truthfully, could reveal much about the psychology of the individual in question. By contrast, Watsons behaviorists
adamantly denied that the interviewing method of psychological data accrual was effective at all, insisting that only scientifically observable and objectively measurable external data could be of any real use
at all in making inferences about the content and function of the human mind. That said, the interviewing technique has remained a popular, and many say effective, tool of psychological
inquiry. However, it seems that the effectiveness of the interviewing process varies from one patient to the next. In particular, the age of the patience seems to make a great
deal of difference in terms of the quality and reliability of results that can be expected from the interview. On the whole, psychiatric interviews have largely been thought to
be reliable over the years. In terms of being able to gather information that can later be put towards future advances in research or clinical practice, the interview method has
been one of the most fruitful, producing the majority of the body of helpful and important psychological information over the last several decades (Falloon, Mizuno, Murakami, Roncone, Unoka, Harangozo, Pullman,
Gedye, Held, Hager, Erickson, & Burnett, 2005). Falloon et al. (2005) note, however, that the utility of such interviews is inherently limited. For instance, at a university research department, researchers
might have access to carefully constructed scripts and rubrics, and a sample audience broad enough to conduct effective research. In real world conditions, such as an operating hospital, this may
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