Empathy, Challenge, and Psychophysiological Activation in Therapist–Client Interaction

Empathy, Challenge, and Psychophysiological Activation in Therapist–Client Interaction

Two central dimensions in psychotherapeutic work are a therapist’s empathy with clients and challenging their judgments. We investigated how they influence psychophysiological responses in the participants. Data were from psychodynamic therapy sessions, 24 sessions from 5 dyads, from which 694 thera...

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Main Authors: Liisa Voutilainen, Pentti Henttonen, Mikko Kahri, Niklas Ravaja, Mikko Sams, Anssi Peräkylä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
empathy
challenge
psychotherapy
psychophysiology
social interaction
autonomic nervous system activation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00530/full

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