Examined problems in the form "I can't ... (do something)" mentioned by patients beginning psychotherapy. These problems were identified and subjected to a multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering scheme. Dimensions yielded were: (1) degree of psychological involvement; (2) nature of involvement; and (3) subject's intention to…

Verbal behavior in transcripts of psychotherapy was coded according to Stile's taxonomy of verbal response modes. Therapists of different theoretical persuasions used different mixtures of verbal techniques. Common elements that make verbal interaction psychologically therapeutic lie in client behavior. (Author)

Presents a relatively new theoretical, clinical, and research approach to dreams. Describes the functional theory of dreams and contrasts the functional approach with the more familiar interpretive approach. Reviews the origins and later spin-offs of the interpretive approach. (Author)

Explores whether training can affect the illusory correlation. Materials used by Chapman and Chapman (1969) were used. Attempts were made to influence the illusory correlation by providing a simulated training session. Training was no more effective than nontraining in reducing this phenomenon. This is consistent with Chapman and Chapman (1969).…

Frederic Leer's article "Running as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy" (January 1980 issue of this journal) is criticized by three authors. They focus on the psychological and social effects of running and its usefulness as a treatment for depressed adults. (LAB)

The position that religious thought and spiritual values must be restored to psychology and that clinical-humanistic values are helping to undermine traditional morality is criticized. Commentators argue that human disturbance is largely associated with absolutistic thinking and that psychologists must submit all values to rational scrutiny. (CS)

Long-term clients were not found to differ from short-term clients in the types of problems they presented with, in the diagnoses they received, or on the major demographic variables. The differences seemed to be more of degree than of kind. (Author)

Identifies and discusses three myths that pervade experimental counseling and psychotherapy: (1) that experimental subjects receive treatments appropriate to their clinical problems; (2) that the treatments are deployed as purported; and (3) that control groups customarily used by researchers allow them to determine the existence of a treatment…

Discusses use of alternate sessions, regularly scheduled meetings without the therapist, in analytic group therapy and proposes that opinions should be derived from a theoretical formulation, not in place of one. A decision against the use of alternate sessions is presented by delineating basics of psychoanalytic theory. (Author/BEF)

Discusses a transpersonal model which, like a humanistic model, focuses on the human potential for growth, health, and well-being. It goes beyond existing models to include self-transcendence and emphasizes the centrality of consciousness in shaping experience and enhancing well-being. (Author)

Consists of three articles and two discussions that were first presented at the 1977 meeting of American Psychological Association, (Washington, D.C.), for the Symposium: Applications of Androgyny to the Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy. The papers deal with the definition of androgyny, its use in psychotherapy, and its effect on mental…

Hopelessness seems to account for the bulk of the relationship between depression and suicidal intent. The Scale for Suicide Ideation seems to show promise as a predictive instrument, as a dependent variable in research on treatment efficacy, and as a tool for clinical assessment of suicide potential. (Author)

Describes the use of bibliotherapy by Eva Renate Stoltzenberg, librarian at the Central Hospital in Bremen-Ost in the Federal Republic of Germany. (DD)

Attempts to facilitate a greater confluence between counseling and social psychology with respect to the psychology of emotion. Identifies a series of impediments that may be responsible for curtailing interchange between the two disciplines. Examines professional issues, practical concerns, methodological impediments, theoretical and…

An important development within counseling and psychotherapy has been the emergence of narrative perspectives in theory and practice. Counselors are viewed as responsible for helping clients "re-author" parts of their life-story. Discusses the origins of this approach within psychology and social science. Identifies the central elements…