Glossary P
Glossary P
Problem identification refers to the Step 1 of the inverted pyramid method of case conceptualization. Problem identification requires using wide latitude to identify and list the client’s presenting concerns, associated concerns, and relevant aspects of the person’s functioning. Problem identification more specifically involves exploration the presentation of problem, additional areas of concern, parental and family relationships, experiences and reactions during sessions, health-related issues, as well as formal Psychological assessment.
Problem identification stage refers to Stage 2 of the helping relationship, with its primary goal being to identify, describe, and understand the client’s concerns.
Deutsch: Problemlösung / Español: Resolución de problemas / Português: Resolução de problemas / Français: Résolution de problèmes / Italian: Risoluzione dei problemi
Problem solving is an effort to overcome obstacles obstructing the path to a solution. Problem solving are the cognitive process or processes which is used in transforming starting information into a goal state, using specified means of solution. Problem solving, moreover, is the process in which someone has a specific goal in mind that cannot be attained immediately because of the presence of one or more obstacles. It involves a goal, obstacles to that goal, strategies for overcoming the obstacles, and an evaluation of the results.
Deutsch: Problemraum / Español: Espacio del problema / Português: Espaço do problema / Français: Espace du problème / Italiano: Spazio del problema /
Problem space refers to the universe of all possible actions that can be applied to solving a problem, given any constraints that apply to the solution of the problem.
Deutsch: Problemraumhypothese / Español: Hipótesis del espacio del problema / Português: Hipótese do espaço do problema / Français: Hypothèse de l'espace-problème / Italiano: Ipotesi dello spazio dei problemi /
Problem space hypothesis refers to the idea that problem solving is isomorphic to a search through a mental graph, with nodes corresponding to every possible state of affairs of a problem and connections corresponding to legal moves.