ABSTRACT
This chapter explains an evaluation presented of the strengths and weaknesses of the theory proposed, and an indication given of the precise place which this theory, in the writer's opinion, holds within the framework of general psychology. It discusses the relationship between psychology and psychiatry, or more particularly between psychological theory and psychiatric practice, in so far as it is affected by the results of psychologists’ work. The psychological measurement of personality lies in the development of rational tests soundly based on general psychological theories and, inevitably, these tests will assume more and more the character of laboratory investigations. The Jones study deals with a 23-year-old girl, somewhat introverted, who complained of frequency of micturition with associated secondary fears, general lack of confidence, and anxiety. Psychotherapy, concentrating on a sexual history involving loss of virginity, coitus interruptus, and various other factors, produced very little change in her condition, and was about to be terminated.
