THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLIENT-THERAPIST BOND THROUGH THE LENS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY

Psychotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-446

  Obegi, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment behavior; client attachment to therapist; therapeutic alliance; therapeutic bond; therapists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYNAMICS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTIMACY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 58749112057     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014330     Document Type: Article

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