title: Client cognitive responses to counselor paradoxical and nonparadoxical directives.
abstract: Client cognitive responses to counselor paradoxical and nonparadoxical directives were examined. It was predicted (a) that clients who received paradoxical symptom prescriptions would display a greater negativity toward the counselor and counseling than those who received nonparadoxical directives; and (b) that clients who received no rationale for the paradoxical directives would display a greater negativity than those who received a rationale. Thirty clients who had reported performance anxiety received one 45-minute counseling interview. Ten clients received paradoxical directives with a rationale, 10 received paradoxical directives with no rationale, and 10 received nonparadoxical directives. Results showed no significant differences in either client in-session negativity or out-of-session implementation of directives between the paradoxical and nonparadoxical conditions and between the rationale and no rationale paradoxical conditions. Possible implications of the findings are discussed.
authors: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors: D Y
authors: DY
authors: Lee
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Rossiter
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Martin
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Uhlemann
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001364:Awareness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D011939:Mental Recall; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010556:Personality Tests; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations