Volume 24, Issue 2
Theoretic-Technical Orientation and Personal Style of the Therapist
Abstract
This study aims at assessing the influence of the theoretical-technical orientation in the personal style of the therapist. 60 psychotherapists from psychoanalytic, cognitive and integrative orientation were studied. The Assessment of Personal Style of the Therapist Questionnaire (PST-Q) of Fernández-Álvarez & García (1998) and an exploratory interview about orientation and performance created for this study were administered. To assess the influence of the theoretical-technical orientation over the personal styles of the therapist, the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used. The obtained results show statistically significant differences in the personal styles of the therapist according to theoretical-technical orientation, showing a characteristic profile if the orientation is psychoanalytic, cognitive or integrative. The results are especially relevant for the psychotherapist professional practice.
Keywords
personal style of the therapist, theoretical-technical orientatio