Motivational Techniques for Individual and Group Psychotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Curtis (Pepperdine University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 271-277 |
| Publication date | 1984-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1984.54.1.271 |
| PMID | 6718619 |
| OpenAlex | W2052831686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
A number of techniques are mentioned which may be utilized to improve patients' motivation during psychotherapy. Since patients' over-all motivation seems decisive in eventual therapeutic outcome and since inadequate motivation combined with resistance factors might exacerbate patients' ultimate prognoses, if not continuation in treatment, supporting patients' motivation to do the therapeutic work should prove beneficial in all phases of therapy. More careful attention to such techniques might lessen premature termination
Continuation · Group psychotherapy · Outcome (game theory · Psychotherapist · Resistance (ecology · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
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Determinants of the Therapeutic Bond
Indications and Contraindications in the Use of Therapist's Self-Disclosure
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2004 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |