Balancing psychological assessments: Including strengths and hope in client reports

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-46

  Snyder, C R ^a   Ritschel, Lorie A ^a   Rand, Kevin L ^a   Berg, Carla J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced assessment approach; Client reports; Hope theory; Positive psychology; Psychological assessments; Report writing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HOPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THINKING; WRITING;

GOALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WRITING;

EID: 33645299864     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20198     Document Type: Review

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