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Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Familiar Responses: The Importance of a Relationship History for Therapeutic Effectiveness
Author(s) -
Raingruber Bonnie Jean
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1999.tb00569.x
Subject(s) - attunement , openness to experience , psychology , therapeutic relationship , meaning (existential) , psychotherapist , situated , reimbursement , social psychology , medicine , health care , alternative medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , economic growth
problem To describe aspects of therapeutic effectiveness, including the importance of an ongoing relationship.methods A phenomenological study (n = 14) involving nurse psychotherapists (n = 6) and clients (n = 8) .findings Participants recognized dense meanings and familiar, shorthand communications evolving from their relationship history. This ability to read another's responses with sensitivity and attunwent contributed to a sense of comfort and openness during therapy sessions.conclusions Students should be taught how a relationship history contributes to sensitivity to nuances of meaning and development of an individualized approach. Reimbursement structures must be developed that acknowledge the situated nature of change and the significance of an ongoing relationship.