DIAGNOSTIC-CONSULTATIVE AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF CAUSOMETRIC ANALYSIS IN BULGARIA
The essence of the causometric analysis, developed by E. Golovakha and A. Kronik, is presented here, focusing on its method of application. The purpose of the study is to discover the possibilities offered by this type of analysis when used in diagnostic-consultative and psychotherapeutic practice. Our tasks are: to present in sufficient volume the essence of the causometric analysis; to point out the diagnostic-consultative and psychotherapeutic advantages of the causometric analysis; to determine the prospects for application of the causometric analysis in the diagnostic-consultative and psychotherapeutic practice of the specialists in Bulgaria. In fulfilling our goal and tasks, we were based on both our theoretical knowledge of the problem and the data obtained through causometric analysis in the study of 74 persons. The results give us reason to conclude that causometric analysis should find wide application in Bulgaria, passing through three main stages - promotion, use of the method by numerous specialists and collaboration with causometrists worldwide.