Clinical Diagnosis

  1. To what extent is the client’s problem a function of stresses imposed by his or her current life roles or development. 2. To what extent is the client’s problem a function of situational stress or of a traumatic event? 3. To what extent is the client’s problem a function of Impairments in his or her ego capacities or of developmental difficulties or dynamics. 4. To what extent is the client’s problem a function of the lack of environmental resources or supports or of a lack of fit between his or her inner capacities and external circumstances?