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Phenomenal Patterning and Guided Imagery in Counseling: A Methodological Pilot
Author(s) -
KOZIEY PAUL W.,
ANDERSEN TRACE
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1990.tb01433.x
Subject(s) - phenomenology (philosophy) , psychology , guided imagery , foundation (evidence) , inclusion (mineral) , phenomenological method , psychotherapist , epistemology , social psychology , history , philosophy , archaeology , anxiety , psychiatry
Phenomenology has evolved significantly as a foundation for counseling over the last half century through the innovative thinking of Carl Rogers. Recent methodological advances of Giorgi and Polkinghorne have provided a general research model for extending Rogers's work. A counseling approach was developed by the authors for explicating patterned ways of perceiving, thinking, and doing. Guided imagery was used as a means by which a client's phenomenal patterning was revealed. Sequences of inclusion and exclusion behavior within the guided images were related to self‐report data as a way of formulating initial descriptions of personal involvement patterns. These descriptions were found to be isomorphic. Discussion focuses on how phenomenological methods and research findings can be used in counseling.