| Abstract: | The view that psychotherapy patients unconsciously organize their therapy process in the service of their treatment goals has been advanced and empirically supported by Control-Mastery theory proponents. This article discusses the patient's plan according to Control-Mastery theory and shows how it is made explicit in the Diagnostic Plan Formulation. It describes how the plan formulation can be used to guide the therapist's interventions, and shows how it creates a structure which organizes the whole therapeutic enterprise. A case example is given to illustrate the therapeutic clarity and power which can result from the use of this approach. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
