The Therapeutic Alliance

What is the most robust predictor of successful therapy?

Poor therapeutic outcomes show more negative ---- processes

Some therapists are more helpful than others, independent of ----

How did Bordin (1979) define the therapeutic alliance?

The therapeutic alliance is made up of three elements. What are these?

Define alliance goals and give an example?

Define alliance tasks and give an example?

Define alliance bonds and give an example?

What is the difference between technique and process?

Outline Freud's Psychodynamic approach to the therapetic alliance

Define transference?

Define counter-transference?

According to Freud, how would having a warm and positive early relationship with the mother affect the client's later relationship with a therapist?

Some psychodynamic therapists see developing a ----- as one of the key goals of therapy

According to the psychodynamic view what must be done to ensure a positive relationship with the client?

who was champion of the person centred approach to therapy?

The person centred approach is a ---- approach which states that people have a desire to ----- which can be facilitated by ----

According to Carl Rogers' person centred approach, therapy can help people meet...

What are the core conditions of the person centred approach?

OUtline evidence for the importance of the core conditions?

Which part of the therapeutic alliance do the core conditions particularly have an effect on?

How is a good alliance developed?

Occasionally ruptures in an alliance can occur, outline the different types of ruptures?

describe different types of withdrawal rupture?

describe different types of confrontation, more recently called control, ruptures?

How did Safran suggest that ruptures should be dealt with?

OUtline how Safran's model would deal with a withdrawal rupture?

How does Safran's model suggest that you would deal with a confrontation rupture?

What did KIRSCHENBAUM and Jourdan (2005) use to assess the current status of the person centred approach?

What was found by KIRSCHENBAUM and Jourdan (2005) regarding the number of publications about the person centred approach?

What did KIRSCHENBAUM and Jourdan (2005) find regarding the proliferation of the person centred approach?

What did KIRSCHENBAUM and Jourdan (2005) find regarding current research on the person centred approach?

What did Kirshenbaum and Jourdan (2005) conclude?

Give a summary of Bohart et al (2002)

Safran et al (2001) reviewed the literature and criticised it in what way?

Outline Rennie (1994)'s findings about therapeutic relationships, and the consequences of this for fixing ruptures?

Outline Lansford (1986)

What therapeutic practices do Safran et al (2001) recommend following their literature review?

Give a reference for this statement: The alliance functions both as an early treatment predictor of patient change and as a focus of therapeutic intervention, such as when a breakdown occurs or an impasse is reached between
patient and therapist

A therapeutic alliance rupture is broadly defined as....

OUtline Hilliard, Henry and Strupp (2000)

Give a reference for the two categories of ruptures (withdrawal and confrontation/control)

Outline Raskin (1974)

The review by Prasko et al (2010) concluded what?

What advice is given by Prasko et al (2010) regarding transference and countertransference in CBT, following their review of the literature?

Outline the review by Ackerman and Hilsenroth (2003)

Outline the study by Krupnick et al (1996)

OUtline Piper et al (1999)