How imporant are common factors in psychotherapy?

Question 1

common factors =

Answer 1

theoretical model about the mechanisms of change in psychotherapy, the therapeutic elements common to all or most psychotherapies

Question 2

the contextual model =

Answer 2

3 pathways through which psychotherapy produces benefits

1. the real relationship
2. the creation of expectations through explanation of the disorder and the treatment,
3. the enactment of health promoting actions

Question 3

the real relationship =

Answer 3

the personal relationship, genuine with the other and perceives/experiences the other in ways that benefit them

Question 4

2 characteristics of the therapeutic relationship=

Answer 4

1. confidential interactionos
2. disclosure of difficult materials

Question 5

expectations in psychotherapy =

Answer 5

is een vorm van remoralization, patients believe that the explanation + treament will help them

Question 6

evidence for various common factors (welke?)

Answer 6

• alliance
• empathy
• expectations
• cultural adaptation of evidence based treatments
• therapist effects

Question 7

alliance =

Answer 7

de band tussen de clinician and client, common factor in pathway 2 and 3, measured early in therapy and correlated with the final outcome.

Question 8

specific effects =

Answer 8

• treatment differences
• specific effects from dismantling studies
• adherence and competence

Question 9

3 criticisms about the measurement of alliance

Answer 9

• early respnders report better aliences and have better outcomes
• the correlation between alliance and outcome is due to the patients contributions (willingness) to the alliance but not the therapists contribution
• there may be a halo effect if the patient rates both the alliance and the outcome

Question 10

op welke pathways speelt empathy in

Answer 10

1 en 2

Question 11

therapist effects =

Answer 11

if the therapists consistently achieve better outcomes with their patients than other therapists, regardless of the nature of the patients or the treatment delivered