AN OBSERVATIONAL METHODOLOGY FOR THE PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC PROCESS IN ADOLESCENCE

The specificity and the severity of psychopathology in adolescence oft en requires a highly complex observational setting. This is due to the important role which the setting plays in, every diagnostic and thera peutic intervention concerning adolescents with severe personality dis orders. This larger context entails the creation. of a setting which w ill reveal the interactional style of the adolescent as it is expresse d spatially, temporally, through relationships and learning stills. In this paper, we will present a methodological illustration of the role played by the institutional setting in the diagnostic and therapeutic process.