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Clients' and therapists' perspectives on reasons for seeking therapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6620199     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined whether therapists and clients view clients' motives for seeking therapy differently, as predicted by the divergent perspectives hypothesis which states that actors have a tendency to see their own behavior as being caused by external factors, whereas observers may perceive the causes to be internal. Participants were divided into three groups: 21 clients who gave their motives in seeking therapy, 28 therapists who gave the reasons why they felt clients sought therapy, and 15 therapists who responded to the hypothetical situation of why they themselves would seek counseling if the need arose. Direction was given to orient responses to the dimension of internal-external forces for all groups. Contrary to expectations, the results indicate that therapists and clients did not view clients' motives for seeking therapy from different perspectives.
Authors:
G D Gibb; R H Best; T T Lambirth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of psychology     Volume:  114     ISSN:  0022-3980     ISO Abbreviation:  J Psychol     Publication Date:  1983 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-11-23     Completed Date:  1983-11-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376332     Medline TA:  J Psychol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Humans
Internal-External Control
Psychotherapy*
Referral and Consultation*

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