Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What am I trying to find out here?
- Part II The main principles of one-to-one interviewing
- Part III The difficult interview
- Part IV Self-awareness
- Part V Out of the clinic
- Part VI Drawing it all together
- Afterword: getting alongside patients
- References
- Index
Part IV - Self-awareness
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What am I trying to find out here?
- Part II The main principles of one-to-one interviewing
- Part III The difficult interview
- Part IV Self-awareness
- Part V Out of the clinic
- Part VI Drawing it all together
- Afterword: getting alongside patients
- References
- Index
Summary
Psychiatry is an applied science. As such, objectivity is one of its central values and strengths. However, objectivity is not easily achieved, as the psychiatrist is far from neutral. This section is concerned with the impact of the mental health professional's personal characteristics as an active factor affecting interviews and assessment. This involves understanding how cultural difference, ideology and personality can affect evaluation of, and the relationship with, the patient. We all use our personalities and other individual characteristics as a clinical tool, but to do so we need to develop self-awareness.
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- Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment , pp. 123 - 124Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006