Metatheoretical Assumptions and Psychotherapy Orientation: Clinician Attributions of Patients' Problem Causality and Responsibility for Treatment Outcome.

McGovern, Mark P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ343451

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Publication Date: 1986

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Metatheoretical Assumptions and Psychotherapy Orientation: Clinician Attributions of Patients' Problem Causality and Responsibility for Treatment Outcome.

McGovern, Mark P.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v54 n4 p476-81 Aug 1986

Investigated the role of metatheoretical assumptions regarding clinicians' attributions of patient responsibility for problem cause and therapeutic change in contributing to similarities and dissimilarities in theoretical orientation and investigated the implications of these assumptions for clinical practice. Observed relations with estimated costs of treatments recommended, areas of conceptual focus on case material, and types of interventions proposed. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Techniques, Intervention, Negative Attitudes, Physician Patient Relationship, Problem Solving, Psychiatrists, Psychotherapy, Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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