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Five dimensions of therapists' activity (Personal Distance, Activity, Flexibility, Therapist Distance, and Preference for Goal-limited Therapy) found by Wallach & Strupp (1964) were essentially replicated by factor analyzing questionnaire responses to 136 therapists sampled from APA Division 29. Significant differences were found on five subscales, constructed to represent each of the five factors, due to characteristics of the therapist, including sex, having had personal psychotherapy, involvement in research, frequency of patient visits, and length of time spent working with a typical patient. Although some changes in endorsement of "preferred theoretical orientation" were noted, reflecting advances in the field in the intervening 16 years, the findings indicate that the dimensions of therapist activity identified in the original study represent enduring issues a therapist of any persuasion must confront. |
