@article{Fishman_Westerman_2011, title={A Key Role for Case Studies: Theory Building}, volume={7}, url={https://pcsp.nationalregister.org/index.php/pcsp/article/view/1111}, DOI={10.14713/pcsp.v7i4.1111}, abstractNote={<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">This article provides an integrative introduction to a <em>PCSP </em>journal issue on using case studies to develop theory. The case studies explore a variety of conceptual models, including two-person relational theory in psychoanalysis (Messer, 2011); interpersonal defense theory (Westerman, 2011); and assimilation theory (Schlieke, Stiles, et al. [2011]; and Gray & Stiles [2011]). In addition, the case studies include a variety of types of clinical psychopathology and therapy orientations. <span> </span>We note that the articles represent two different ways in which therapy transcript material can be employed in theory building: by focusing in on a small amount of clinical material to study detailed process in a single session (Messer; Westerman); or by analyzing an extensive amount of transcript material across many sessions to study positive change over the course of therapy (Schielke, Stiles, et al.; Gray & Stiles). Overall, we believe that this journal issue illustrates the impressive potential of case studies in advancing theory building.<span>  </span></span></p>}, number={4}, journal={Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy}, author={Fishman, Daniel B. and Westerman, Michael A.}, year={2011}, month={Dec.}, pages={434–439} }