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Deutsch: Thematische Gruppierungen / Español: Agrupaciones temáticas / Português: Agrupamentos temáticos / Français: Regroupements thématiques / Italiano: Raggruppamenti tematici /
Thematic groupings refers to the Step 2 of the inverted pyramid method of case conceptualization. Requires organizing all identified client problem and symptoms into intuitive-logical groupings or constellations. Four (4) types of intuitive-logical judgment may be applied: descriptive-diagnosis, clinical targets, areas of dysfunction, or intrapsychic.
Thematic roles are ways in which items can be used in the context of communication..
Theoretical inferences refers to step 3 of the inverted pyramid method of case conceptualization. Requires attempting to tentatively match client themes developed in previous steps of the process to areas of difficulty according to the counselor ’s theoretical orientation. At this step, previously identified symptom constellations are refined to reflect inferences about deeper aspects or causal roots of the client’s difficulties.
Theoretical orientation refers to the system of understanding human functioning and dysfunction applied by the clinician to his or her understanding of client/patient needs.