At 1:13 PM -0500 12/11/02, Esther Yoder Strahan wrote:
....What is happening here is a shift of the function of an instrument such as the MBTI from being a measure of behavior (a dependent variable) to being a prompt for further behavior (an independent variable).
For example, I have a couple of metaphors/allegories/illustrative tales that I occasionally use in therapy sessions. One could argue that I should not use those because their psychometric properties are completely unknown, and that I should just stick to my usual mostly-CBT repertoire. BUT often clients tell me how useful those stories were, how they helped them reframe a situation, etc.. [Yes, I understand the nature of this anecdotal evidence, so back off and let me complete my thought! >:) ....
This new function may be clinically useful, but has little in common (functionally) with the original use of the instrument.
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