DeepDyve eBooks - Critical incidents in psychotherapy.

"Don't Give Me Up!"

Anonymous,

Pages: 1 –28

Describes 2 critical incidents in the treatment of a male prisoner who was disruptive in group therapy. Critical incident A occurred when the writer told the client he would have to leave the group, and the client states "If you give me up, then there is no hope for me." At this point, the writer...

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Behave yourself!

Anonymous,

Pages: 29 –37

Describes a critical incident in the treatment of a 27-yr-old woman who had marked sexual promiscuity (as a weapon of rebellion against a domineering mother) and showed no concern for her behavior. One day, after 2 yrs of therapy, the client reported her sexual adventures, "binging" by having sex...

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On a Saturday Afternoon.

Anonymous,

Pages: 38 –63

Describes a critical incident with a 19-yr-old woman who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After arriving late for 13 interviews, the client arrived on time for the 14th. When asked how much time she wanted for the session, she did not answer, but began talking about her recent...

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Hold me! hold me!

Anonymous,

Pages: 64 –75

Describes a critical incident in the treatment of a woman with a traumatic past (poverty, being thrown out of the house by her mother, an early pregnancy). After a period of unusual well-being, the patient came to a session badly disturbed because medical tests had indicated possible uterine...

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Socratic therapy.

Anonymous,

Pages: 76 –87

Describes a critical incident in the psychotherapy of a 27-yr-old male college student who suffered from a moderate to severe case of mixed psychoneurosis and "blues streaks," in which he felt more self-conscious, more aware of his defects, and depressed about his ability to change for the...

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"I Love You, Doctor."

Anonymous,

Pages: 88 –99

Describes a critical incident with a 21-yr-old widowed woman. She was seen for five sessions of active psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy and was reacting quite well as far as recognizing her problems and trying to do something about them was concerned. During the sixth session, however,...

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"Don't Help Jim Read."

Anonymous,

Pages: 100 –115

Presents a critical incident in the therapy of a 46-yr-old widowed woman with three children, one of whom, 12-yr-old "Jim," was unable to read properly or up to his mother's standards. This problem affected the whole family. The incident occurred within the therapist, who, as he listened...

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All Alone by the Telephone.

Anonymous,

Pages: 116 –126

Describes a critical incident in the treatment of a 19-yr-old woman who had been brought from a foreign country by one of her relatives after being sick for about 3 years. The patient had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but friends of the family insisted on an attempt being made with Adlerian...

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"I'll Kill You If You Leave Me!"

Anonymous,

Pages: 127 –145

Reports a critical incident in the treatment of a 39-yr-old woman who was considering a separation or divorce from her husband. The husband had frequently abused the client, forcing her to have intercourse and threatening to kill her and their children if she left him. Interviews with the husband...

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Client-centered Hypnosis?

Anonymous,

Pages: 146 –154

Discusses a critical incident in the treatment of a 40-yr-old white male serving a prison sentence for forgery and fraud. Therapy was given according to Rogers' client-centered technique, and from the beginning excellent rapport was established. Toward the end of the sessions, the client...

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