The Impact of Mental Imagery Instructions on Patients' and Therapists' Positive Affect and Strength‐Based Behaviours Within Psychotherapy Sessions: A Randomized Controlled Process Study
Jan Schürmann‐Vengels,
Christoph Flückiger,
Emilia Reyer
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveIncreased attention has recently been paid to the well‐being and flourishing of patients in psychotherapy. This study investigated the occurrence of positive affect (PA) and strength‐based behaviours within psychotherapy sessions contrasting positive versus neutral imagery instructions.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Seventy‐eight sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy involving 26 patients (69.23% female; Mage = 40.31) treated by 13 therapists were selected. P… Show more
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