AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THERAPISTS’ GOALS AND PATIENTS’ PROBLEMS REVEALED BY THE RORSCHACH

Autor:	Berit Bihlar, Anna Maria Carlsson
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Patients problems Clinical Psychology Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject Exploratory research Personality Psychology Problem complexity Agreement Rorschach test media_common Clinical psychology Psychopathology
Zdroj:	Psychotherapy Research. 10:196-214
ISSN:	1468-4381 1050-3307
DOI:	10.1080/10503307.2000.9721973
Popis:	This study describes and classifies goals as formulated by psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists, and examines the agreement between the therapists' goals and the patients' problems revealed by the Rorschach. One hundred thirty treatment plans were rated with regard to content, and five of the goal categories were compared to corresponding Rorschach clusters. Personality differences were examined between patients with low agreement between the therapists' goals and patients' problems and those with relatively high agreement. Patients with low agreement were characterized by a high degree of problem complexity and psychopathology, especially in thinking. They also showed signs of psychological defenses that might have obstructed the communication of their psychological problems to the therapists. The results suggest that the Rorschach may provide information about aspects of patients' psychological functioning which they are not able to communicate or which are not paid attention to by the therapists.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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