Cayce's complex system's approach tended to focus more on causes than effects. Thus, the assessment outcome and treatment plan sometimes appeared unrelated to the person's view of the problem. This article will focus on two new psychometric instruments created specifically to address Cayce's person-centered assessment process. The CCSI consists of a wide variety of signs and symptoms of physical and emotional distress. Individuals taking the CCSI are asked to rate the presence of the sign or symptom during the past twelve months.
Some items are retrospective, requiring information preceding the previous twelve month period.
Based on the responses, the CCSI calculates scores for each scale. The CCSI can be administered electronically or on paper. The CCSI is intentionally designed to serve as an educational tool for understanding the Cayce approach to anatomy and physiology. The various scales correspond to sections of a typical Cayce physical reading. Working with the CCSI will make the Cayce health readings more accessible with regard to the language and conceptual basis of Cayce's perspective.