ERIC Number: EJ742185
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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Counselors' Stress Appraisals as Predictors of Countertransference Behavior with Male Clients
Fauth, James; Hayes, Jeffrey A.
Journal of Counseling & Development, v84 n4 p430-439 Fall 2006
The authors investigated the applicability of a transactional theory of stress to the understanding of countertransference with male clients. Counselors responded to either a traditional or nontraditional videotaped male client vignette. As expected, counselors' stress appraisals predicted their countertransference behavior. Specifically, therapists' positive appraisals were linked with more positive diagnostic evaluations of the client, whereas negative appraisals were linked with increased distance from and hesitance with the client. Implications of these results are discussed.
Descriptors: Counselors, Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Psychotherapy, Males, Counselor Client Relationship, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Videotape Recordings, Statistical Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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