title: Factor-analytic structure of patient internal states.
abstract: The present analysis represents a relatively simple technique that can be used to study patient internal states. Thus, when patients were asked to indicate the extent to which they experienced each of 33 feelings, consistent with previous literature, they viewed their feelings in generally positive or negative terms. Inconsistent with previous results, when show that therapists produce a highly differentiated factor structure when asked to describe their patient's feelings, the present study also found that therapists saw their patients in generally positive or negative terms. This result was attributed to the experience level of the therapists, as the present study utilized only inexperienced therapists, whereas experienced therapists were used in previous analyses.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires