Client Resistance in Counseling: Its Theoretical Rationale and Taxonomic Classification.

Otani, Akira

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ERIC Number: EJ397514

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Publication Date: 1989

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Client Resistance in Counseling: Its Theoretical Rationale and Taxonomic Classification.

Otani, Akira

Journal of Counseling and Development, v67 n8 p458-61 Apr 1989

Reviews 3 theoretical models of client resistance in counseling: anxiety control, noncompliance, and negative social influence. Describes 22 commonly observed client resistance behaviors in 4 separate categories: response quantity resistance, response content resistance, response style resistance, and logistic management resistance. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Theories, Counselor Client Relationship, Models

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Language: English

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