CONTRIBUTION TO THE USE OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLO GY IN PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS ANDIN PSYCHOTHERAPY

The importance of psychophysiology has increased in recent years, espe cially because of the fact that it has become a connecting link that c an make the relations between psychosocial and vegetative spheres clea r. The inferring of mental activity by means of physiological indices is, however, connected with a number of methodological problems. Above all, opinions on the denouncing value of physiological indices, and b y that also on the applicability of psychophysiology, namely in clinic al practice, differ. In spite of these problems, the authors consider the psychophysiological approach in psychodiagnostics and psychotherap y of mainly psychosomatic patients for appropriate and contributing. T he proceeding itself is presented in the case study.