Zeiger, C.A. / Published 1991 / Article
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Citation: Zeiger, C.A. (1992). The Miss Marple model of psychological assessment. In M. Roberts and R. Bergner, (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology, Vol. 6. Clinical topics: Adolescent-family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania (pp. 159-183). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press.Abstract: The Agatha Christie detective, Miss Jane Marple, is used as a model for a particular method of doing psychological assessment. The paper demonstrates how this seemingly loose, intuitive, and informal approach is supported by a formal conceptual system. The underlying structure is delineated using concepts and tools from Descriptive Psychology. The model is articulated in terms of its procedural and conceptual features, as well as personal characteristics of the person using it.