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A repertory grid study of therapist/couple interaction
Author(s) -
Burns Tom,
Hunter Margaret,
Lieberman Stuart
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j.1467-6427.1980.00533.x
Subject(s) - repertory grid , psychology , consummation , perception , psychotherapist , social psychology , philosophy , theology , neuroscience
A case of marital therapy is described in which the presenting problem, one of non‐consummation, is treated by the standard Masters and Johnson's technique. Using repertory grids at the start and finish of treatment the changing perceptions of both partners and the therapist were determined. In spite of an ostensibly behavioural treatment, substantial changes occurred in the couple's understanding of the nature of their problem. The changes undergone in the couple's perceptions, and their differences from the therapist's assessments of change give rise to speculations about the nature of the therapeutic interaction and suggest further lines of exploration.