The Developmental Profile
On the basis of the concept of developmental lines Anna Freud developed the 'developmental profile'. The profile has two aims:
- ultimately classifying the individual within a diagnostic schema
- a more detailed examination of the internal picture of the child which contains information about:
- the structure of the personality
- the dynamic interplay within the structure
- some economic factors concerning drive activity and the relative strength of id and ego forces
- the adaptation to reality; and some genetic assumptions
A developmental profile consists of the following parts:
- Reasons (and circumstances) for referral. Description of symptoms.
- Description of the child
- Family background (past and present) and personal history
- Possibly significant environmental circumstances
- Assessment of development
- Assessment of fixation points and regressions
- Assessment of the conflicts
- Assessment of some general characteristics
- Diagnosis
Also based on the developmental lines, Professor Abraham developed another kind of developmental profile in the nineties.
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