PSYCHOTHERAPISTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD CLIENTS REPORTING MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES

Little is understood about therapists' attitudes toward clients who report mystical experiences. A survey was mailed to 650 members of the American Psychological Association in full-time practice and was completed by 285 respondents. Results indicated that 4.5% of clients during the past 12 mon...

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Published in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1992, Vol.29 (4), p.564-569
Main Authors: ALLMAN, LORRAINE S, DE LA ROCHA, OLIVIA, ELKINS, DAVID N, WEATHERS, ROBERT S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human
Mysticism
Psychotherapist Attitudes
Psychotherapists
Theoretical Orientation
Therapist Characteristics
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Summary:Little is understood about therapists' attitudes toward clients who report mystical experiences. A survey was mailed to 650 members of the American Psychological Association in full-time practice and was completed by 285 respondents. Results indicated that 4.5% of clients during the past 12 months had reported mystical experiences; most therapists did not view such experiences as necessarily pathological; therapists' theoretical orientation and certain other personal and professional factors influenced their diagnostic attitudes toward these clients; 50% of the respondent therapists themselves reported having had a mystical experience at some time in their lives.
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/0033-3204.29.4.564