Object-Relations and Reality-Testing Deficits in Schizophrenia (Research Paper Sample)

Name Tutor Course Date Object-Relations and Reality-Testing Deficits in Schizophrenia The Bell Object Relations and Reality Testing Inventory (BORRTI) technique uses a 90 true-false statements that provide explanations of experiences collective to individuals at different levels of reality testing or object relations. These statements are initially obtained from Bellak interviews. The BORRTI subscales show legitimate associations to diagnostically distinct psychological testing devices, psychiatric models and several explicit research questions. This article has made me realize that schizophrenia is treatable. Many patients with the disease have had to endure years of medication with no success. BORRTI offers a new and reliable way of diagnosing and categorizing a patient’s type and level of schizophrenia, thus enabling the right treatment to be prescribed for them. This work is valuable for me as a counsellor because counsellors have always had conflicting diagnoses of schizophrenia at different stages. BORRTI offers me the ability to diagnose several participants in the same manner each time. BORRTI offers valuable information on patients’ ability to nurture important relationships and properly recognize reality. The four object relation scales provide the relevant scores for diagnosing patients. Additionally, the procedure has object relations items that are separately administered. The test has several validity checks such as an erratic responding scale. A striking feature of the BORRTI test is that ins...