Psychology 3301F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Rating, Therapeutic Relationship

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3301F/G
• Professor: Kim Dossett

Document Summary

Chapter 14: intervention: identifying key elements of change. Process research = research that examines patterns, using therapist and or client data, that are evident w/in and across therapy sessions. Process-outcome research = research that examines the relation b/w variables related to the process of providing psychotherapy and outcome of therapy. Common factors = therapeutic elements that occur in all or most treatments and are believed to be critical for successful client outcomes. Treatment-outcome research, look at outcomes under varying conditions. In order to look at how achieved need to examine process (sports analogy) Treatment-outcome research address the question of which intervention is more efficacious, whereas process research and process outcome ask about how much an intervention works. Therapists tend to behave in ways that are consistent with the theoretical orientations they espouse. Examining client factors: vast majority of rcts psychotherapy studies examine treatment outcomes for different groups of clients classified on the basis of diagnoses or presenting problems.