Treatment and Training Outcomes With Two Time-Limited Therapies

A reevaluation of the relationship between psychotherapeutic orientation and perceived personality characteristics.

“…The finding that behaviorists rate themselves higher on Action-Oriented Characteristics than do the other two groups is in line with the results of previous studies where behaviorists were found to be more active and dominant (Patterson et al, 1971), and more practical and pragmatic (Weiss, 1973) than therapists of other schools. It is also in line with findings that have indicated that behaviorists' therapeutic style is characterized by more activity than that of psychoanalysts (Rice et al, 1974;Sloane et al, 1975).…”

Clinicians' theoretical orientations: Selection, utilization, and efficacy.

“…The scales employed in this investigation were, of course, not all inclusive. Conspicuously absent from the list of variables influencing orientation selection was the clinicians' personality, which appears to vary with theoretical orientation (e.g., Barron, 1978;Patterson, Levene, & Breger, 1971;Sundland, 1977;Walton, 1978). An additional restriction on interpretation concerns our inquiry about the selection influences of the respondent's current theoretical orientation, which, in most cases, is not his or her first orientation (Schwartz, 1978;Weissman, Goldschmid, & Stein, 1971).…”

Therapeutic orientation preferences in trainee clinical psychologists: Personality or training?

“…It reported on three studies (Allen, 1966;Patterson, Levene & Breger, 1971;Weiss, 1973) that were suggestive o f a relationship between personality traits and therapeutic activity, although the studies were limited by either their lack o f explicit measure o f therapeutic orientation (Allen, 1966), inadequate number o f participants (Patterson et al, 1971) or by lack o f a recognised measure of personality (Weiss, 1973). These studies were flawed for the reasons described to the extent that interpreting their findings over and above their being suggestive o f a role for personality in the selection o f a therapeutic orientation is not warranted.…”