The Therapist's Attitude in Two Interview Settings. Telephone Lifeline Counseling and Psychotherapy.
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Accession number;00A0581451
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| Title;The Therapist's Attitude in Two Interview Settings. Telephone Lifeline Counseling and Psychotherapy. |
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NISHIDA KAYO
(Kyushu Univ., Grad. Sch.)
MATSUO SHIN'ICHIRO
(Kyushu Univ., Grad. Sch.)
NOMIYAMA AKIRA
(Kyushu Univ., Grad. Sch.)
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Journal Title;Kyushu Neuropsychiatry
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Journal Code:Z0180B
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ISSN:0023-6144
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VOL.46;NO.1;PAGE.34-39(2000)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;TBL.1, REF.17 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;While working as a telephone lifeline counselor and a psychologist in a hospital, the author frequently experrenced a "helpless feeling" and "tiresome feeling" in interview settings. The helpless feeling was something similar to feeling left hanging in the air. The author examined "tiresome feelings" and the attitude of theraplsts in each situation, and also referred to the "here and now" in relation to the "helpless feeling". In telephone lifeline interviews, therapists are required to be at the mercy of their clients and are burdened with both anxiety or guilty feelings. The author considered these to be the source of the "tiresome feeling" that many therapists experience. On the other hand, in normal interview settings, therapists are also expected to share the client's anxieties or guilty feelings. The author found no differences among the attitudes in each situation, however, the "here and now" seems to play an important role in both interview settings. The "here and now" is the attitude that therapists give priority to the client's behavior, conversation and reactions during an interview session, and is not based on past histories. Every interview has something new, even though they may appear to be the same. In unpredictable situations such as an inteview setting, the therapist's attitude can be easily affected by a sence of helplessness. However, at the same time, sharing this sence with the clients may also provide the therapist with important clues for understanding more about their clients. We thus concluded that therapists should be conscious of this "helpless feeling" in inteview settings in order to obtain a better overall understanding. (author abst.) |
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