Systems and methods for assessment of gross cultural assimilation

• US 20040116778A1
• Filed: 12/13/2002
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Tyler Mauldin
• Original Assignee: John Tyler Mauldin
• Inventors: Mauldin, John Tyler
• Application Number:
  US10/317,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20040116778A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/167 Personality evaluation

Abstract

The present invention is directed to systems and methods for performing psychological assessment directed at quantifying the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor. The present invention provides evaluation systems and methods that determines what life experiences a person has had, the impact of those experiences, and what behavioral outcomes resulted from the individual “making sense” of their experiences. The assessment is based on Dynamic Pattern Theory. This theory is defined using the key terms: 1. “dynamic”—any force that causes movement, and 2. “pattern”—a systematic action for negotiating life observed in behavior.

In combination, a dynamic pattern is a force that moves a developing person to create a systematic process for negotiating life experiences. Dynamic Pattern Theory is one explanation of the operational development of life patterns, and offers specific treatment interventions when patterns are not functioning adequately. Some embodiments may include components and/or steps that assist in clinical treatment.

A method of psychological assessment according to the present invention includes a variety of steps that may, in certain embodiments, be executed by the typical physiological-testing environment or is stored as computer executable instructions in and/or on any suitable combination of computer-readable media. A test subject will receive a test. The completed test is received and scored. The results of the test are provided to one or more designated healthcare providers associated with the test subject.

Claims

1. A system for assessing the gross cultural assimilation of a patient comprising:

means for gathering data relating a patient'"'"'s particular life experiences wherein at least a portion of said data relates to at least one of a predetermined list of psychological developmental problem areas;

means for computing a single-valued quantity for each of said psychological developmental problem areas selected and thereby quantifiably representing the particular life experiences of that patient with respect to said psychological developmental problem area selected; and

means for comparing said single-valued quantity computed for each of said psychological developmental problem area selected with a predetermined benchmark quantity representing normative experiences for that psychological developmental problem area selected to obtain an indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation with respect to said benchmark.

2. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 1 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in a predetermined psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that determine a range of interpersonal and environmental experiences that determine the social and cultural opportunities experienced by that individual patient.

3. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 2 wherein said predetermined developmental psychological developmental problem areas are selected from the group consisting of care, safety, boundary, and support.

4. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 3 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the care psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of modeling experiences and relationship give and take experiences.

5. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 3 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the safety psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of security experiences and coping skills.

6. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 3 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the boundaries psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of rules experiences and violation of rules experiences.

7. The cultural assimilation assessment-system of claim 3 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the support psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of support experiences.

8. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 1 wherein the single-valued quantity computed for a selected psychological developmental problem area is mathematically combined with the single-valued quantity computed for a different psychological developmental problem area to generate a numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.

9. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 8 wherein the single-valued quantities computed for each selected psychological developmental problem area are mathematically combined equally with each of the other single-valued quantities computed for other psychological developmental problem area to generate the numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.

10. The cultural assimilation assessment system of claim 8 wherein the single-valued quantities computed for at least one of the selected psychological developmental problem areas is mathematically weighted relative to the other single-valued quantities computed for other psychological developmental problem area prior to being mathematically combined to generate the numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.

11. A method for assessing the gross cultural assimilation of a patient comprising the steps of:

gathering data relating a patient'"'"'s particular life experiences wherein at least a portion of said data relates to at least one of a predetermined list of psychological developmental problem areas;

computing a single-valued quantity for each of said psychological developmental problem areas selected and thereby quantifiably representing the particular life experiences of that patient with respect to said psychological developmental problem area selected; and

comparing said single-valued quantity computed for each of said psychological developmental problem area selected with a predetermined benchmark quantity representing normative experiences for that psychological developmental problem area selected to obtain an indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation with respect to said benchmark.

12. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 11 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in a predetermined psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that determine a range of interpersonal and environmental experiences that determine the social and cultural opportunities experienced by that individual patient.

13. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 12 wherein said predetermined psychological developmental problem areas are selected from the group consisting of care, safety, boundary, and support.

14. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 13 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the care psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of modeling experiences and relationship give and take experiences.

15. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 13 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the safety psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of security experiences and coping skills.

16. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 13 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the boundaries psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of rules experiences and violation of rules experiences.

17. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 13 wherein said data regarding the patient'"'"'s life experiences in the support psychological developmental problem area is gathered through a series of normative developmental questions that are directed toward factors of support experiences.

18. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 11 wherein the single-valued quantity computed for a selected psychological developmental problem area is mathematically combined with the single-valued quantity computed for a different psychological developmental problem area to generate a numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.

19. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 18 wherein the single-valued quantities computed for each selected psychological developmental problem area are mathematically combined equally with each of the other single-valued quantities computed for other psychological developmental problem area to generate the numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.

20. The cultural assimilation assessment method of claim 18 wherein the single-valued quantities computed for at least one of the selected psychological developmental problem areas is mathematically weighted relative to the other single-valued quantities computed for other psychological developmental problem area prior to being mathematically combined to generate the numeric indication of the patient'"'"'s gross cultural assimilation factor.