THE PREDICTION OF INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

Abstract

The study of psychotherapy is increasingly concerned with the phenomena of interpersonal behavior. Current approaches to therapeutic technique commonly stress what is going on in the interaction of patient and therapist in the therapeutic setting. The central core of this interest concerns what the patient brings in the form of conscious and overt attitudes toward the therapist; whether he is dependent, competitive, or hostile. These interpersonal maneuvers between patient and therapist are often described by different terms such as transference, role behavior, resistance, relationship processes