The Therapist Representation Inventory: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

Geller, Jesse D.; Behrends, Rebecca Smith; Hartley, Dianna

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-1179-9_5

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“…Included in this package were an informed consent form, a face sheet requesting demographic information, and the Therapist Representation Inventory (TRI) or the revised version, TRI-I1 (Geller, Behrends, Hartley, Farber, & Rohde, 1992). Information about the theoretical underpinnings, development, and psychometric properties of the TRI can be found in Geller et al, 1981Geller et al, -1982.…”

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“…The TRI-I1 (Geller et al, 1992) has five parts, is self-administered, and is designed to measure the content, form, function, and other phenomenological properties of clients' internal representations of their therapists. Included in this study is an analysis of three of the subscales of this instrument: the Therapist Embodiment Scale (TES), the Therapist Involvement Scale (TIS), and the Affect Scale.…”

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Clients' representations of their therapists over the course of psychotherapy

1996

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Using a cross-sectional design, the forms, functional themes, and corresponding affects of clients' (n = 88) representations of their therapists were compared across three distinct time phases of therapy: up to one year, between one and three years, and more than three years. Results indicated that clients in the beginning phase of therapy were less likely to employ representations in the service of continuing the therapeutic dialogue in-between sessions, and less likely to use representations to relieve the pain associated with missing the therapist during separations than clients who have been in therapy for more than one year. Clients in all three phases of therapy most commonly felt comforted and accepted when evoking therapist representations in between sessions.

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1996

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“…This measure is a modified version of both the Therapist Representation Inventory-II (TRI-II; Geller, Behrends, Hartley, Farber, & Rohde, 1992) and the Supervisory Representation Inventory (Geller & Schaffer, 1992), instruments used by Geller and his colleagues to investigate the ways that patients and supervisees construct, retrieve, and use representations of their therapists and supervisors, respectively (e.g., Farber & Geller, 1994;Geller, Cooley, & Hartley, 1982;Orlinsky, Geller, Tarragona, & Farber, 1993;Rosenzweig, Farber, & Geller, 1996). As an analogue to these instruments, the PRI is designed to assess the form, phenomenological properties (e.g., frequency, vividness, duration), affects, and themes associated with therapists' mental representations of their patients.…”

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Psychotherapists' representations of their patients

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2001

J Clin Psychol

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Using a new measure, the Patient Representation Inventory (PRI), this study investigated the nature of psychotherapists' working clinical models of their patients. The data provided by 73 therapists suggest that, regardless of experience level or theoretical orientation (cognitive-behavioral or psychodynamic), therapists tend to evoke such representations by accessing the words spoken during sessions and by recreating visual images of their patients' nonverbal contributions to the therapeutic dialogue. These representations tend to be in the service of more deeply understanding patients; their affective tone is suggestive of empathy, authenticity, and involvement. More-experienced therapists tend to evoke representations that rely largely on bodily sensations and the emotional atmosphere reflective of clinical interactions. Apparently, similarities and differences among therapists can be studied not only at the manifest level of clinical work, but at the representational level as well.

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“…It was originally developed to assess a patient's internalized mental representation of his or her therapist at a certain time and consists of different quantitative and qualitative items. The TRI has not been used in many studies, as only a few years later, the revised TRI‐II (J. D. Geller et al, 1989) was published. In contrast to the TRI, which includes four subscales, the TRI‐II includes five subscales: (1) an outcome scale; (2) the therapist involvement scale (TIS); (3) the therapist embodiment scale (TES); (4) a scale on the patient's emotions; and (5) an open question to describe the therapist.…”

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“…Overall, there are only a few measurements available for the systematic assessment of intersession experiences. In most of the studies, the intersession experiences questionnaire (IEQ) (Hartmann et al, 2003; Orlinsky & Geller, 1993) or the TRI (J. D. Geller et al, 1989) were used. However, even these studies were often not directly comparable since the authors used different analyses.…”

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Intersession experiences and internalized representations of psychotherapy: A scoping review

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Introduction Between‐session processes outside the therapy room and beyond the direct interaction between a therapist and client can play an important role in the psychotherapeutic process and outcome. These processes are called intersession experiences and can be seen as internalized mental representations of therapy and/or therapists. Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, different digital forms of treatment have successfully been implemented and could be relevant even after the end of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Therefore, patients' internalized mental representations may become highly relevant in the future. Rationale The aim of this study was to conceptually delineate the current state of research on internalized mental representations of therapy or therapists in the period between sessions and to provide an overview of the evidence. In addition, we aimed to identify research gaps to provide a baseline for further research. Methods For this purpose, we conducted a scoping review to obtain a comprehensive overview of the evidence and to identify the relevant research gaps. We searched PsycArticles, Medline, PsycINFO, and PSYNDEX for publications on internalized mental representations. Results The final sample comprised 30 publications published from 1989 to 2021. Based on the individual study results, it can be assumed that intersession experiences are of central importance for psychotherapeutic treatment. However, the scoping review showed that there was a large gap in knowledge in the research of intersession experiences. All previous research was barely comparable, and therefore, a generalized statement is not possible. Conclusion Future research should provide sufficient information about relevant aspects, such as the setting, therapists, and patients, as these factors are likely to have a significant impact on the outcome. Furthermore, better measurements for the assessment of these processes should be developed.

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The Therapist Representation Inventory: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

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Clients' representations of their therapists over the course of psychotherapy

Clients' representations of their therapists over the course of psychotherapy

Psychotherapists' representations of their patients

Intersession experiences and internalized representations of psychotherapy: A scoping review

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