L2 - Thematic Analysis and other Qualitative Methods Flashcards
1
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What does clinical psychology require?
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- Assessment
- Formulation
- Intervention
- Evaluation
2
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What is clinical psychology like?
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- Informal, based off interviews
- Interpretive as you need to make sense of what is seen/heard
- Evaluation is based on judgement of whether the interpretation is plausible, reasonable, realistic, helpful for the service user
3
Q
What makes up a qualitative assignment report?
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- Overview
- Analysis section
- Assessment
- Follow-up Interview
- Discussion
- Self-reflection
- References
4
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What makes the overview?
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- Introduce reader to nature of study
- Summarise interview
- Why is interview happening
- Who is present
5
Q
What makes the analysis section?
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- Studying interview and transcript as raw data for considering
- Assessment of service user’s mental health problems
- Development of themes and subthemes
6
Q
What makes the Assessment section?
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- Use literature to make determinations about interviews and doctors manner in the interview and use thematic analysis to underpin issues raised
- Consists of clinical assessment and health professional’s manner
7
Q
What is the follow-up interview?
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Suggest 3 issues/areas you want to explore with the patient and why they would be helpful
8
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What is the discussion?
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- Summarise main conclusion and practical implications
- List hypotheses that could be examined later in research
9
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What is self-reflection?
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How personal experience affects analysis and interpretation of the interview
10
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What is Thematic Analysis?
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- Method of qualitative data analysis
- Identifying and analysing themes and commonalities within data to generate complex account of data
- Provides a way of organising and interpreting a given phonomenon
- Based on interviews
- Not aligned to particular theological position
- Inductive process so no lead hypothesis
11
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What is the TA process?
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- Read through transcript multiple times and note down codes, ideas and points of interest
- Identify patterns and meaning in ppt responses
- Organise codes into themes and subthemes
- Generate descriptions of the themes that are supported by extracts from the data
12
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What are aspects of assessment that you cannot forget?
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- Emotions
- Impact of mental health difficulties on daily functioning
- Factors that are predisposed, precipitated or are perpetuating their condition
13
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What is clinical assessment?
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- Consider info patient has provided and your analysis
- The nature/origin of patients condition
- Using themes to support ideas
14
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What is assessment of health professional’s manner?
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- Features that are helpful
- Different types of questions used
