Orienting patient to affect, Sense of self, And the activation of affect over the course of psychotherapy with cluster C patients

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-324

  Ulvenes, Pål Gunnar ^a   Berggraf, Lene ^a   Wampold, Bruce E ^a,b   Hoffart, Asle ^a,c   Stiles, Tore ^d   McCullough, Leigh ^e  

^a MODUM BAD PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Patient characteristics; Process; Psychotherapy; Therapist interventions

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AFFECT; EGO; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84904284555     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000028     Document Type: Article

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