title: Fulfillment of therapeutic tasks as a precondition for acceptance in therapy.
abstract: Giving a patient therapeutic tasks to fulfill as a precondition for his acceptance in therapy facilitates the therapeutic process. Patients' commitment to therapy is increased, initial functioning level is raised and morale is boosted. The setting of precondition-tasks may work because of the influence of therapists' positive expectations for patients' behavior. As the patient fulfills the task his own self-efficacy expectations are enhanced. Practical aspects in the implementation of this technique are considered, and cases are described.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012718:Set, Psychology