The Rationale and Clinical Relevance of Repertory Grid Technique

¹ M.R.C. Direct Grant Holder, Bexley Hospital, Dartford Heath, Bexley, Kent

The rationale of Repertory Grid Technique is discussed in relation to its possible and demonstrated clinical uses, and the literature is briefly examined in order to stress the variety of possible forms of grid test. It is emphasized that while the protean quality of Repertory Grid Technique makes it adaptable to a variety of psychological purposes, only long term usage can establish the relative validity of its various forms. The technique focuses attention on the patient's view of his world in his own terms rather than on the practise of categorizing him in terms of a standard professional conceptual framework.