Client and Therapist Variables Flashcards
1
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Identify Three Client Variables
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- Ego Strength
- Psychological Mindedness
- Psychological Reactance
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Describe Ego Strength
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- The capacity to use personality resources to manage negative emotional states and threats to personal identity
3
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How does Ego Strength Influence Treatment
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- Ego strength is related to positive treatment outcomes
4
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Describe Psychological Mindedness
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- The ability to understand people and problems in psychological terms
5
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How does Psychological Mindedness Influence Treatment
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- Usually related to positive treatment outcomes
6
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Describe Psychological Reactance
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- The Tendency to react against attempts to influence or limit one’s behaviours or options
7
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How does Psychological Reactance Influence Treatment
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- Clients who are low in reactance tend to experience greater therapeutic gains in more directive treatments
- Clients who are high in reactance tend to experience greater therapeutic gains in less directive treatments
8
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Identify Three Therapist Variables
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- Professional Experience
- Emotional Well-Being
- Use of Self-Disclosure
9
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Define Professional Experience
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- Measured in years or number of clients treated
10
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How does Professional Experience Influence Treatment
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- Has a small but positive relation to treatment outcomes
11
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Define Emotional Well-Being
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- The therapist’s own emotional state is important
12
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How does Emotional Well-Being Influence Treatment
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- A therapist’s emotional well-being is positively associated with treatment outcomes
13
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Define the Use of Self-Disclosure
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- The therapist’s judicious sharing of personal experiences or views in the process of therapy
14
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How does the Use of Self-Disclosure Influence Treatment
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- Small but positive effect on treatment outcomes
