THERAPIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

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N., Pam M.S.
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the union shaped within therapy between a psychotherapy professional and the patient receiving therapy. There has been a great deal of theory and research regarding this interaction: how it varies and alterations over time and the substantial implications that the dynamic has for the manner in which remediation is given and its results. The union has ethical dimensions which are frequently established in practice guidelines.

THERAPIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP: "A healthy therapist-patient relationship is essential for positive results."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PRACTICE GUIDELINES
  2. BIOETHICS
  3. TREATMENT PROTOCOL
  4. TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR THERAPY
  5. ANIMAL CARE AND USE
  6. OBJECTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
  7. POSITIONING
  8. PASSIVE LISTENING
  9. COUPLES THERAPY
  10. POSITIVE SELF-REGARD
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "THERAPIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/therapist-patient-relationship/ (accessed February 21, 2020).
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