ERIC Number: EJ734038
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Publication Date: 2005-Oct
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Emotional Arousal, Client Perceptual Processing, and the Working Alliance in Experiential Psychotherapy for Depression
Missirlian, Tanya M.; Toukmanian, Shake G.; Warwar, Serine H.; Greenberg, Leslie S.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v73 n5 p861-871 Oct 2005
Early-, middle-, and late-phase client emotional arousal, perceptual processing strategies, and working alliance were examined in relation to treatment outcome on 4 measures in 32 clients who previously underwent experiential therapy for depression. Hierarchical regression analyses relating these variables to outcome indicated that results varied depending on the therapeutic process, phase of treatment, and outcome measure involved in the analyses. Mid-therapy arousal predicted improvements in self-esteem, whereas mid- and late treatment perceptual processing predicted reductions in client interpersonal dysfunction. Emotional arousal in conjunction with perceptual processing during mid-therapy predicted reductions in depressive and psychopathological symptomatology better than either of these variables alone. The implications of these findings for psychotherapy research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology), Outcomes of Treatment, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Self Esteem, Arousal Patterns, Emotional Response, Predictor Variables, Experiential Learning, Perceptual Development
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Language: English
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