Therapy Failures
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The ESB chart shows changes in walking behavior during the four
conditions of the repeated-measures design. Mean number of
steps and distance are shown as a function of instructions and
reinforcements. These improvements occurred
during the final phase of the program.
Single-subject A-B-A-B designs are useful in monitoring
a particular type of behavior (such as temper tantrums
or inappropriate verbal responses) over time. Effective
treatment strategies can be developed by
adding therapeutic components to facilitate behavior
change in a cumulative manner. This process is greatly
aided by the continual, ongoing assessment of treatment
outcome. A limitation of single-subject research
designs is that it may be difficult to control such factors
as the occurrence of reinforcement during no contingent
periods. It is also difficult to know whether the findings
can be generalized until the same procedures are
carried out with many clients. Yet for clinicians and researchers
who are interested in behavioral measurements
and the specifics of cause and effect relationships,
single-subject designs are an effective tool.
Looked at from one point of view my treatment of
this man was a failure. His major symptom the
complaint which drove him to seek my help was not
abolished. And yet I think it is clear that he did get
something from his short period of psychotherapy
which was of considerable value to him. A man does
not write to a psychotherapist asking him to see his
daughter twenty-five years after his own treatment
was over using the terms employed in this letter
unless he believes that what happened during his
period of treatment was important.
(Storr, 2006, p. 146)
If all the measures of improvement do not agree,
which is most important? How can we compare studies
that use different outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness
of various therapies? Clearly, although outcome
research is progressing in sophistication, many of
the important questions will be difficult to answer. Personal
accounts of experiences in psychotherapy provide
researchers with hypotheses for future research. Identifying
the elements of personal growth and the factors
that foster it will contribute to the development of better
formal and informal therapies. In this regard, the observations
of people who have had successful therapy
can be enlightening for food addicts.
Next info contains comments
about psychotherapy by two clients who were asked to
evaluate their experiences. It is not unusual for clients to see themselves as
cured while their therapists see them as unimproved or failures as to eating and drinking.
page 2
The ESB chart shows changes in walking behavior during the four
conditions of the repeated-measures design. Mean number of
steps and distance are shown as a function of instructions and
reinforcements. These improvements occurred
during the final phase of the program.
Single-subject A-B-A-B designs are useful in monitoring
a particular type of behavior (such as temper tantrums
or inappropriate verbal responses) over time. Effective
treatment strategies can be developed by
adding therapeutic components to facilitate behavior
change in a cumulative manner. This process is greatly
aided by the continual, ongoing assessment of treatment
outcome. A limitation of single-subject research
designs is that it may be difficult to control such factors
as the occurrence of reinforcement during no contingent
periods. It is also difficult to know whether the findings
can be generalized until the same procedures are
carried out with many clients. Yet for clinicians and researchers
who are interested in behavioral measurements
and the specifics of cause and effect relationships,
single-subject designs are an effective tool.
Looked at from one point of view my treatment of
this man was a failure. His major symptom the
complaint which drove him to seek my help was not
abolished. And yet I think it is clear that he did get
something from his short period of psychotherapy
which was of considerable value to him. A man does
not write to a psychotherapist asking him to see his
daughter twenty-five years after his own treatment
was over using the terms employed in this letter
unless he believes that what happened during his
period of treatment was important.
(Storr, 2006, p. 146)
If all the measures of improvement do not agree,
which is most important? How can we compare studies
that use different outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness
of various therapies? Clearly, although outcome
research is progressing in sophistication, many of
the important questions will be difficult to answer. Personal
accounts of experiences in psychotherapy provide
researchers with hypotheses for future research. Identifying
the elements of personal growth and the factors
that foster it will contribute to the development of better
formal and informal therapies. In this regard, the observations
of people who have had successful therapy
can be enlightening for food addicts.
Next info contains comments
about psychotherapy by two clients who were asked to
evaluate their experiences. It is not unusual for clients to see themselves as
cured while their therapists see them as unimproved or failures as to eating and drinking.
Note: The study found no significant differences that
could be attributed to the type of therapist to which a
given client had been assigned. Clients who were treated
by either psychotherapists or professors showed more
improvement than the control subjects.
The measures of treatment will be discussed in another report.
For the Treatment I recommend click this link:
http://theliberatormethod.com
could be attributed to the type of therapist to which a
given client had been assigned. Clients who were treated
by either psychotherapists or professors showed more
improvement than the control subjects.
The measures of treatment will be discussed in another report.
For the Treatment I recommend click this link:
http://theliberatormethod.com