Clinical Psyc-Chapter 14 Definitions

Question 1

common factors

Answer 1

therapeutic elements that occur in all or most treatments and are believed to be critical for successful client outcomes

Question 2

Dodo bird verdict

Answer 2

in the context of psychotherapy research, the view that all psychotherapies are equally effective

Question 3

empirically based principles of therapeutic change

Answer 3

client, therapist, therapeutic relationship, and treatment factors that research has found to be associated with successful treatment

Question 4

evidence-based psychotherapy relationships

Answer 4

aspects of the therapeutic relationship that research has found to be associated with successful treatment

Question 5

Integrative treatment models

Answer 5

theoretical models that explicitly incorporate into their framework aspects of multiple theoretical approaches and, frequently, common factors

Question 6

process-outcome research

Answer 6

research that examines the relation between variables related to the process of providing psychotherapy and the outcome of therapy

Question 7

process research

Answer 7

research that examines patterns, using therapist and/or client data, that are evident within and across therapy sessions

Question 8

reactance

Answer 8

the tendency to react against attempts to directly influence one’s behavior

Question 9

therapeutic alliance

Answer 9

a concept that encompasses the quality and strength of the collaborative relationship between client and therapist