Client self-acceptance is a crucial element of mental health and a goal of psychotherapy. It has been demonstrated that client self-disclosure in psychotherapy is instrumental in the promotion of self-acceptance. Reflection, probing, and paradoxical therapist responses frequently are used to elicit self-disclosure. Cognitive dissonance theory was used to provide a theoretical understanding of these techniques and their use in the promotion of self-acceptance. Reflection, probing, and paradoxical responses were conceptualized as providing a client with different perceptions of choice over self-disclosure that may affect the occurrence of self-acceptance. This study compared the effects of the reflection, probing, and paradoxical techniques on self-acceptance and anxiety following self-disclosure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332075 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Robertson, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne) |
| Contributors | Conoley, Collie, Lawlis, G. Frank, Sininger, Rollin Albert, Hayslip, Bert, Haynes, Jack Read |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 98 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Robertson, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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