Alianza terapeutica entre pacientes y terapeutas practicantes en tres tipos de corrientes psicológicas terapia cognitiva conductual, terapia humanista y terapia psicodinámica
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study seeks to make a comprehensive analysis of the therapeutic alliance of patients and therapists psychological consultations at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ). The sample consisted of 180 patients, of whom 60 received psychodynamic therapy, 60 and 60 humanistic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy were attended from 2008 to 2014. \nAccording to studies indicating that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is similar in the three psychotherapeutic currents, was not found in the statistical analysis, a significant difference in either the overall score, or each of the subscales (purpose, goal and link) measured by the Working Alliance Inventory or WAI. Likewise, it could not be determined, there is a significant correlation between the number of sessions and the overall score of the therapeutic alliance or a significant difference between the therapeutic alliance of patients who received more than 5 sessions and less than 5 sessions. While, according to expectations did find that there is a high correlation (r = 0.525) between the scores of the WAI WAI therapist version and client version. \nWhat remains to be further investigated is which of the various currents contribute to the therapeutic alliance, the alliance and how it relates to discontinue therapy. It was concluded that more research and larger samples to determine the actual weight of the alliance and its relationship to the three therapeutic approaches.
Authors: Griffin Valdivieso, María Isabel
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2164133456