| Abstract: | Patient statements can be categorized as referring to the external environment (E), the patient (P), or the therapist (T). It is proposed that by selective shaping and reinforcement of T statements and nonreinforcement of E and P statements, the incidence of T statements can be increased. The emission of T statements is seen as an operational definition of transference behavior in which the patient is conditioned to emit T statements in the abstract but must draw from experience to supply the content of those statements. This direct conditioning procedure has been shown to lead to the rapid emergence of the transference relationship. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
