The Anatomy of Psychotherapy : Systems of Communication and Expectation

Provides a picture of the structure of therapeutic communication. Approaches therapy in four ways: as an action system, as an informational exchange, in determining role expectations, and in exploring interrelations between communication and expectations. Preface Acknowledgments Contents Figures Tables Introduction Part One: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY I. Conceptual Framework of the Study II. Methodology Part Two: THERAPY AS A SYSTEM OF ACTION III. Differentiation IV. Interdependence of Therapist and Patient Verbal Behavior V. Equilibrium Processes Part Three: THERAPY AS AN INFORMATIONAL EXCHANGE SYSTEM VI. Informational Structure in Psychotherapy Part Four: THERAPY AS A SYSTEM OF ROLE EXPECTATIONS VII. The Dimensions of Therapist and Patient Role Expectations Part Five: INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNICATION AND EXPECTATIONS VIII. Expectations and Behavior in Therapy IX. Expectations and Initial Communication X. Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Communication Part Six: CONCLUSION XI. Some Last Thoughts Bibliography Index