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Methods of Self‐Confrontation in Family Therapy
Author(s) -
Daitzman Reid J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1977.tb00478.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , psychotherapist , psychology , interpersonal communication , recall , variety (cybernetics) , interpersonal relationship , clinical psychology , social psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence
The research, clinical applications, and effects of audiotape and videotape self‐confrontation techniques to family therapy are reviewed. A variety of new applications, such as cross‐confrontation and interpersonal process recall, are integrated into the practice of family therapy. Thirteen specific audiovisual self‐confrontation methods are reviewed along with reported positive and negative effects of their use. As most novel additions to a therapists “bag of tricks”, self‐confrontation methods are being abused, applied randomly and unsystematically. There is an urgent need for well‐designed and relevant research in the area.