Experiments on transference in interpersonal relations: Implications for treatment

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-383

  Andersen, Susan M ^a   Przybylinski, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Significant others; Social cognition; Transference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EXPECTATION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL COGNITION; TRANSFERENCE; AFFECT; ASSOCIATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CUES; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEMORY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84874399004     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029116     Document Type: Article

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