I learned about this topic many years ago reading Scott Lilienfeld's 50 Myths of popular psychology. In it, they write: In his blockbuster bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, journalist Malcolm Gladwell (2005) argued that experts reach decisions by focusing on the most relevant information and making accurate snap judgments. They can recognize crucial details without being distracted by anything else, and combine this information using skilled intuition honed by years of training and experience. This model of expertise is what most people expect of mental health professionals. But is there a different way of making clinical decisions?
Clinical vs. statistical prediction
Clinical vs. statistical prediction
Clinical vs. statistical prediction
I learned about this topic many years ago reading Scott Lilienfeld's 50 Myths of popular psychology. In it, they write: In his blockbuster bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, journalist Malcolm Gladwell (2005) argued that experts reach decisions by focusing on the most relevant information and making accurate snap judgments. They can recognize crucial details without being distracted by anything else, and combine this information using skilled intuition honed by years of training and experience. This model of expertise is what most people expect of mental health professionals. But is there a different way of making clinical decisions?