Descriptive study of the socratic method: Evidence for verbal shaping

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 625-638

  Calero Elvira, Ana ^a   Froján Parga, María Xesús ^a   Ruiz Sancho, Elena María ^a   Alpañés Freitag, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Cognitive restructuring; Mechanisms of change; Shaping; Socratic method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBALIZATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING; MECHANISMS OF CHANGE; SHAPING; SOCRATIC METHOD;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84884976203     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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