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Impacto da persuasão e da aliança terapêutica em psicoterapia
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Problema: A persuasão em terapia, tema pouco explorado, torna-se pertinente estudar a sua correlação com a aliança terapêutica. Além disso, uma vez que a aliança terapêutica é um dos preditores mais fiáveis e robustos de resultados em todas as modalidades psicoterapêuticas, foi urgente compreender o impacto da persuasão da construção da aliança num contexto terapêutico.
Objectivo: A relação terapêutica tem sido explorada para compreender que dimensões têm impacto na construção da relação terapêutica, nomeadamente a persuasão e o seu impacto na formação de alianças terapêuticas. O impacto destas dimensões foi assim estudado para compreender melhor como uma dimensão impacta a outra. Assim sendo, se o psicólogo receber formação sobre persuasão e como aplicá-la em terapia, o psicólogo terá mais probabilidades de estabelecer uma boa aliança terapêutica.
Método: Catorze vídeos de várias consultas psicoterapêuticas foram seleccionados aleatoriamente a partir da base de dados da APPA. Os instrumentos utilizados para a recolha de dados foram a escala Working Alliance Inventory - Observer Version - Short Form (WAIO-S) e a Therapists Persuasiveness Rating Scale (TPRS). Os dados foram analisados utilizando procedimentos estatísticos com o software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Resultados: Os resultados obtidos revelam que a persuasão está associada à aliança terapêutica desenvolvida durante as sessões terapêuticas. Existe uma correlação e influência significativa entre as duas variáveis. Emergiram outros resultados que, revelaram a existência de uma forte indicação de que a posição do terapeuta tem uma maior expressividade no reforço da aliança
Problem: Since persuasion in therapy is still a scarcely explored topic, much less with a sample with anxiety disorder, it became pertinent to study its correlation with the therapeutic alliance. Furthermore, since the therapeutic alliance is one of the most reliable and robust predictors of outcome across psychotherapeutic modalities, it was urgent to understand the impact of persuasion of alliance building in a therapeutic setting. Objective: The therapeutic relationship has been explored to understand which dimensions impact the construction of the therapeutic relationship, namely persuasion and its impact on therapeutic alliance formation. The impact of these dimensions is thus studied to understand better how one dimension impacts the other. Therefore, if the psychologist receives training on persuasion and how to apply it in therapy, the psychologist will be more likely to establish a good therapeutic alliance. Method: Fourteen videos from various psychotherapy consultations were randomly selected from the APPA database. The instruments used for data collection were the Working Alliance Inventory - Observer Version - Short Form (WAIO-S) scale and the Therapists Persuasiveness Rating Scale (TPRS). Data were analyzed using statistical procedures with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: The results obtained reveal that persuasion is associated with the therapeutic alliance developed during the therapeutic sessions. There is a significant correlation and influence between the two variables. Other results also emerged, which revealed the existence of a strong indication that the therapist's stance has a greater expressiveness in strengthening the alliance.
Problem: Since persuasion in therapy is still a scarcely explored topic, much less with a sample with anxiety disorder, it became pertinent to study its correlation with the therapeutic alliance. Furthermore, since the therapeutic alliance is one of the most reliable and robust predictors of outcome across psychotherapeutic modalities, it was urgent to understand the impact of persuasion of alliance building in a therapeutic setting. Objective: The therapeutic relationship has been explored to understand which dimensions impact the construction of the therapeutic relationship, namely persuasion and its impact on therapeutic alliance formation. The impact of these dimensions is thus studied to understand better how one dimension impacts the other. Therefore, if the psychologist receives training on persuasion and how to apply it in therapy, the psychologist will be more likely to establish a good therapeutic alliance. Method: Fourteen videos from various psychotherapy consultations were randomly selected from the APPA database. The instruments used for data collection were the Working Alliance Inventory - Observer Version - Short Form (WAIO-S) scale and the Therapists Persuasiveness Rating Scale (TPRS). Data were analyzed using statistical procedures with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: The results obtained reveal that persuasion is associated with the therapeutic alliance developed during the therapeutic sessions. There is a significant correlation and influence between the two variables. Other results also emerged, which revealed the existence of a strong indication that the therapist's stance has a greater expressiveness in strengthening the alliance.
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Dissertação de Mestrado rapresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Psicoterapia Ansiedade Aliança terapêutica Persuasão Relação terapêutica Psychotherapy Anxiety Therapeutic alliance Persuasion Therapeutic relationship