The Nature of the Psychotherapeutic Process Revisited

Abstract

Even prior to undertaking this research, as a psychoanalyst, I had long been intrigued by a puzzling question -how was it possible for psychoanalysts of different theoretical orientations to achieve comparable therapeutic results? My own observations, based on first-hand knowledge of scores of analysts from diverse schoolsFreudian, Adlerian, Rankian, Jungian, Sullivanian, Horneyian and others -were in 557

Influence of group cohesion on the behavioral treatment of smoking.

“…More generally, the present study supports the contentions of writers from various schools of therapy who contend that the thera peutic relationship is important for positive therapeutic outcome (Frank, 1976;Marmor, 1975;Strupp, 1975). Support is provided for Strupp's (1973) contention that degree of change can be pre dicted based on the quality of human relationships involved in the process.…”

“…Fiedler (1950) also argued that therapeutic relation ships were not a function of theoretical allegiance. The importance of the relationship as a framework or base for facilitating therapeutic change has been emphasized repeatedly by writers of various theoretical orientations (Bordin, 1974;Horwitz, 1974;Marmor, 1975Marmor, , 1976Strupp, 1975;Wilson & Evans, 1977). Indeed most therapeutic orientations do acknowledge the importance of a good relationship (Parloff, Waskow, & Wolfe, 1978).…”

Psychotherapy, Suggestion and Sexuality: Historical and Epistemological Considerations

“…Even psychiatrists, such as Marmor (1975), who do not take such a dim view of suggestion, attach no particular importance to it and rate it equally with numerous other factors operating in the cure such as good relations with the psychotherapist, emotional release, cognitive learning, operant conditioning, etc.…”

Développement historique de la notion de processus psychothérapique

“…D'après Marmor (20), les dénominateurs communs de toute psychothérapie efficace seraient au nombre de huit: une bonne relation entre le patient et le thérapeute, une réduction de la tension due à l'espoir d'être aidé, l'acquisition d'une meilleure compréhension de soi-même, un reconditionnement opérant conduisant à adopter de meilleurs schémas de conduite, des suggestions efficaces, l'identification avec le thérapeute, de nombreuses épreuves de la réalité, et surtout le soutien émotionnel de la part du thérapeute.…”