The results of this study indicated a correspondence between selected categories of therapist verbalizations, ordered in terms of stimulus specificity and the amplitude of his patient's autonomic arousal. A similar relationship was found between the therapist's level of autonomic arousal in response to his own categorized verbalizations. (Author)

In doubling, the double served both as an auxiliary ego for the patient and as a model from which the withdrawn patient learned effective group participation skills. Results of the study demonstrated significant increases in participation for subjects in both experimental groups using doubling. (Author)

The results from the present study indicate that in a sample of psychotherapy patients, cooperative and less cooperative research subjects are distinguishable on a number of characteristics including background and psychotherapy variables. These results caution against generalizations based merely on cooperative participants. (Author)

The present study aimed at delineating the major dimensions of psychotherapeutic interchange as they appear from three perspectives--patients', therapists', and observers'--and relating these to clinical and empirical assessments of the therapy's outcome. The present aim is to describe the major dimensions of the observer's perspective of the…

This study showed that older males were the preferred therapists in all cases except for women with personal problems who tended to prefer older women. Preferences seemed to be related to high expectancies on therapy relevant" variables, especially understanding", rather than to similarity to the students. (Author/KJ)

Scores of three rating scales indicated that a disparity exists between counselors' and patients' perceptions of the latter's therapeutic environment. (CK)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Austin, November 1968. Research supported by a grant from NIH to the Institute for Juvenile Research.

An extended version of this article was submitted to Loyola University, Chicago as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Examined length of treatment for clients in psychotherapy during 1975 to determine relative frequency of long-term v short-term psychotherapy. The median length of treatment was eight sessions. Fully 80 percent of the clients left treatment before receiving 25 sessions. Results indicate further research and development of short-term treatment…

The special issue contains 17 articles on life-space interviewing with emotional disturbed and normal children and adolescents, a technique developed by Fritz Redl which is based on psychodynamic theory and uses a problem-solving method of learning within the pupil's natural environment. (DB)

Describes the use of Transactional Analysis with university students as an alternative to crisis intervention and other mental health strategies. (Author/DB)

Examines poetry therapy as a healing force for the individual. Discusses poetry therapy as a conduit to draw out inner emotions and feelings of spirit with an emphasis on spiritual and religious values. Argues that personal growth and development of a values system can be enhanced through poetry therapy. (SR)