Theses and Dissertations from UMD

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    DISENTANGLING THE THERAPIST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP: ATTACHMENT STYLE, COUNTERTRANSFERENCE, AND THE REAL RELATIONSHIP.
    (2012) Palma Orellana, Beatriz Isabel; Gelso, Charles J.; Psychology; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The current study investigated the relations among therapists' attachment, therapists' countertransference behaviors, and the real relationship therapists established with a client, as perceived by the therapists and their supervisors. Data were gathered from 32 therapist-supervisor dyads. Therapists completed measures of attachment and of the real relationship. Supervisors completed measures on therapist's countertransference behaviors and the real relationship. Real relationship and countertransference measures were completed based on the work of the therapist with an identified client. Results showed that therapists' attachment security was positively and significantly related to therapists' ratings of the real relationship, but not to supervisors' ratings. Negative countertransference was related to supervisors' ratings of strength of the real relationship, but not to counselors' ratings. Contrary to expectations, positive countertransference was not related to supervisors' ratings of the real relationship. Finally, attachment security was not related to countertransference behaviors.
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    Chipping Away at the Blank Screen: Therapist Self-Disclosure and the Real Relationship
    (2008-08-19) Ain, Stacie; Gelso, Charles; Psychology; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The present study examined clients' perceptions of their real relationships with their therapists, the appropriateness of the amount of their therapists' self-disclosures, and their therapy outcomes. Ninety-four former clients completed measures of these variables. A positive correlation was found between the strength of their real relationships and their therapy outcomes. A positive correlation was also found between the relevance of the self-disclosures and their therapy outcomes. In addition, clients who felt that their therapists self disclosed an appropriate amount had stronger real relationships and better outcomes than clients who felt that their therapists did not disclose enough. Overall the results imply that therapists should self-disclose an appropriate amount of information that is relevant to their clients.