DIAGNOSTIC CASE ANALYSIS, AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF INCOMPLETENESS OF PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACH TO PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS
This review, grounded on the diagnostic case analysis, illustrates important characteristics of psychodiagnostic work in the frame of two scientific approaches - causal and psychometric. The purpose of this illustration is the comparative assessment of these psychodiagnostic approaches, and ensuing the demonstration of incompleteness of psychometric approach in psychodiagnostic practice. The author gives four factors reflecting such incompleteness in the situation of psychodiagnostic activity performed on request (in the frame of school psychological service) which is connected with the assistance to the client in overcoming anxiety towards teachers.