Therapist emotional reactions and client resistance in cognitive behavioral therapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-172

  Westra, Henny A ^a   Aviram, Adi ^a   Connors, Laura ^a   Kertes, Angela ^a   Ahmed, Mariyam ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Generalized anxiety; Resistance; Therapist emotions; Therapist reactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871674719     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023200     Document Type: Article

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