How does psychotherapy influence personality? A theoretical integration

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1291-1315

  Mayer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change techniques; Personality change; Psychotherapeutic techniques; Psychotherapy integration

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WORKING MEMORY;

AWARENESS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 10444234197     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20076     Document Type: Review

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