Understanding and differentiating clients' positive feelings in psychotherapy

The positive feelings patients experience towards their therapists have important diagnostic and treatment considerations. This article reviews and integrates the literature on the therapeutic alliance, the positive transference, and the idealizing transference. Examples are provided to help clinici...

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Published in:American journal of psychotherapy 1995-10, Vol.49 (4), p.514-525
Main Authors: CHANCE, S. E, GLICKAUF-HUGHES, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Biological and medical sciences
Emotions
Freudian Theory
Humans
Medical sciences
Physician patient relationships
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychoanalytic Therapy - methods
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy - methods
Therapeutical relation and framework
Therapy
Transference (Psychology)
Treatments
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Summary:The positive feelings patients experience towards their therapists have important diagnostic and treatment considerations. This article reviews and integrates the literature on the therapeutic alliance, the positive transference, and the idealizing transference. Examples are provided to help clinicians understand and differentiate their patients' positive feelings.
ISSN:0002-9564
2575-6559
DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1995.49.4.514