Case Profile

Techniques used in Case Profile

Case Profile: A case profile employs multiple methods for collecting information such as
interview,observation and psychological tests from a variety of respondents who in some way or the
other might be associated with the case and can providesome useful information.

Methods Used

Interview

An interview involves a face to face dialogue for the purpose of obtaining information, establishing a
‘diagnosis, assessing interpersonal behavior, and personality characteristics or counseling the individual.

Interviews are conducted to study opinions, attitudes and social facts and are sometimes taken over the
phone as well.

An interview can be structured/standardized and unstructured/non standardized.

An interview can be from individual to individual, individual to group, group to individual and group to
group.

Experiment

An experiment involves a series of observations conducted under controlled conditions to investigate

the cause effect relationship between selected variables.

The effect of the presence of independent variable on the dependent variable is studied using
experimental and control groups.

Observation

An observation is an intentional examination and recording of an object or process as it occurs.

An observation method employed to describe behavior is carried out in the following steps:

1) Selection: where a particular behavior is selected for observation

2) Recording:the behavior is recorded using different methods like notes,photographs etc.
3) Analysis of Data: the observed and recorded material is analyzed in order to derive some
meaning out of it.

An observation can be conducted in a naturalistic or controlled laboratory condition. It can take the
form of a participant or a non participant observation.

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
A psychological test is a standardized and objective measure of a sample of a person’s behavior.

They are conducted for the purpose of assessment of individual differences.

Tests can be verbal,non verbal and performance tests.

They can be administered individually or to an entire group at a time.

QUESTIONNAIRE

The questionnaire is the most common,simple, versatile and low cost self report method of collecting
interpretation. It consists of a set of predetermined open ended questions or close ended questions.

CAESE STUDY

Case studies provide a narrative or detailed descriptions of the events that take place in a person’s life.

It employs multiple methods for collecting information as the emphasis is given on in depth study of a
particular case.

It is a valuable research tool in the field of clinical psychology and human development.

Case Profile

AIM:To have a better understanding of an individual

INTRODUCTION (Write an introduction about the subject in about half a page)

IDENTIFICATION DATA

Name of the Subject:

CASE HISTORY

Family Background

Father’s Name:

Father’s Occupation:

Father’s Education:

Mother’s Name:

Mother’s Occupation:

Mother’s Education:
Socio-Economic Status:

Family Income:

House Type:

Number of Members:

Birth Order:

Adjustment in Family:

Personal History

Physical Health

Physical Characteristics

Subjects’ Health:

Subjects’ Weight:

Disability in Past/Present

Mental Health

Professional help take in [past/present

DATA COLLECTING AND REPORTING

While giving face to face interview, the subject was………………………..

While giving the SCAT Test, subject was ……………………………

While giving the responses to SCQ, subject was ……………………………

While giving the AISS, subject was ……………………………

While answering the MPI , subject was ……………………………

While answering the Cattell’s Culture Fair test , the subject was ………..

In all the above you have to write the general condition of the subject which you have written in the
preliminaries
INTERVIEWS

A. Subject’s Interview ( write in about half a page … in direct speech)

B. Father’s Interview ( write in about half a page … in direct speech)
C. Mother’s Interview ( write in about half a page … in direct speech)
D. Brother/ Sister’s Interview ( write in about half a page … in direct speech)
E. Friend’s Interview ( write in about half a page … in direct speech)

ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA

NAME OF THE ASPECT OF RESULT OBTAINED

TEST BEHAVIOUR
MEASURED
Sinha’s Level of Anxiety
Comprehensive
Anxiety Test
Self Concept Self Concept
Questionnaire
Adjustment Emotional, Social
Inventory for and Educational
School Students Adjustment at
school
Maudsley Neuroticism and
Personality Extraversion
Inventory
Cattell’s Culture Intelligence
Fair Test Quotient of an
individual

INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION

The prominent characteristics of the subject that came out after psychological testing are --------------
level of anxiety, ……………..Self concept, -----------------level of Adjustment , emotionally
stable/unstable, extrovert/introvert, ---------- level of Intelligence.

These characteristics have also been supported by the interviews taken from parents, siblings , subject
and her friends.

SCAT

The total score of the subject is …………… .The subject lies between the percentile …………………….. It
indicates that the subject has ------------------ ----- level of anxiety.

These results have been validated by the statement given by ……………………..

( quote the statement from the interviews you have taken which shows whether subject takes
stress / or becomes tensed unnecessarily).

AISS

The subject has obtained a total score of ------------------ in the Adjustment Inventory for school students
which indicates ------------------- --- level of Adjustment in emotional, social and educational domains.

The subject’s Emotional Adjustment score is ------------ which shows -------------------level of Adjustment.

The subject’s Social Adjustment score is ------------ which shows -------------------level of Adjustment.

The subject’s Educational Adjustment score is ------------ which shows -------------------level of Adjustment

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SCQ

The subject’s scored a total of --------------- in Self Concept Questionnaire which indicates --------- level of
Self Concept.

The subject’s Physical Self Concept score is found to be ------------- which indicates -----------self concept.

The subject’s Social Self Concept score is ---- which indicates -------------self concept .

The subject’s Temperamental Self Concept is ------which indicates ------------ self concept.

The subject’s Educational Self Concept is ------------- which indicates ------------ self concept.

The subject’s Moral Self Concept is ------------- which indicates ---------------- self concept.

The subject’s Intellectual Self Concept is ------------- which indicates ---------------- self concept.

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MPI

The subject has obtained a standard score of ---------- in Neuroticism and --------------- in Extraversion
which shows that the subject is------

(See the practical of MPI… interpretation part where you have written whether the subject is
emotionally stable or unstable or average and whether subject is extrovert/ introvert/ambivert. You
may have written it in your conclusion also)

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CATTELL’S CULTURE FAIR TEST-

(IF THIS PRACTICAL HAS BEEN CONDUCTED ON THE SAME SUBJECT AS in the above cases THEN WRITE
THIS PART OTHERWISE LEAVE IT)

The subject has obtained a total score of ----- in Form A and----- in Form B. The combined score is -------
and IQ has been found to be------------------

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CONCLUSION:

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