Personality analysis from the clinical point of view

Clinical Psychology has a most promising future if properly developed and directed. In too many places prejudice is created against it by psychologists who know nothing of clinical method. They do mental measuring and call it clinical psychology. The medical profession has come to recognise the unusual possibilities and great need for helping maladjusted individuals. Along with the new interest in preventive medicine, the psychologically trained physician is giving serious thought to the prevention of behaviour disorders. The psychiatrist gets results in this field because he has been taught to interpret human conduct as an integrated whole and to look for the dynamic factors, or the motivations and emotions of children and adults. Psychologists have been too concerned with mental abilities alone and neglected too long the affective side of human behaviour.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

1933

Author dc:creator

• Westburgh, Edward M.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/34399

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/34399