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D P Saccuzzo

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PubMed1976

Factor-analytic structure of patient internal states.

The present analysis represents a relatively simple technique that can be used to study patient internal states. Thus, when patients were asked to indicate the extent to which they experienced each of 33 feelings, consistent with previous literature, they viewed their feelings in generally positive or negative terms. Inconsistent with previous results, when show that therapists produce a highly differentiated factor structure when asked to describe their patient's feelings, the present study also found that therapists saw their patients in generally positive or negative terms. This result was attributed to the experience level of the therapists, as the present study utilized only inexperienced therapists, whereas experienced therapists were used in previous analyses.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

Feelings of inexperienced therapists in psychotherapy: a factor analytic study.

The Therapy Session Report, a parallel-structured response questionnaire, was utilized to study the feelings of inexperienced therapists. 57 college student applicants at a university counseling center reported on their perceptions of their therapists' feelings immediately following an intake interview. The 19 therapists, clinical psychology graduate students in training, also reported what they felt during the intake session. Factor analysis of patients, perceptions of their therapists' feeling resulted in four factors, the first two accounting for 85% of the common variance. Factor analysis of therapists, perceptions of their own feelings resulted in nine factors. Results suggest that, while patients view their therapists in generally negative positive terms, inexperienced therapists experience considerable affective discomfort during their intake sessions.

Aptitude↗
PubMed1975

What patients want from counseling and psychotherapy.

In order to determine why individuals apply for help to a university counseling center, a parallel-response questionnaire was administered to the patients and therapists of the Kent State University psychological clinic immediately after each intake interview. Analysis focused on the frequency, structure, and patient-therapist agreement of reported wants. Eight of the 14 surveyed wants were endorsed by over 80% of the 57 patients surveyed. The items most frequently endorsed by patients were: "Get help in talking about what is really troubling me" (95%) and "Have someone respond to me on a person-to person basis" (91%). Although patients exceed therapists in the frequency of endorsement of nearly all of the items, both were in high agreement about the underlying dimensions of patient wants. Three major themes predominated for both the patients and therapist samples: Self-exploration, Catharsis, and Encouragement. The results underscore the importance of clarifying patient wants in the initial interview.

Adolescent↗