Patients' representations of psychotherapy: a new focus for psychodynamic research.
This article presents a psychodynamic framework and research methods for investigating the significance of patients' internal representations of therapy-with-their-therapists. In this article, 2 instruments developed for this purpose--the Therapist Representation Inventory and the Intersession Experience Questionnaire--are introduced, and their psychometric characteristics are described. Also, findings from a series of studies conducted with these instruments are summarized. Finally, the types of questions these instruments appear to be well suited to are proposed for addressing in future research.
Orlinsky
D E
DE
University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Geller
J D
JD
Tarragona
M
M
Farber
B
B
D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome