"An author who decides to publish a collection of his papers usually feels called upon to supply a rationale. My reasons are twofold. First, Dr. Jason Aronson, editor of Science House, kindly invited me to undertake this task on the supposition that both clinicians and researchers concerned with the study of psychotherapy might be interested in such a collection; second, pondering Dr. Aronson's invitation, I was immodest enough to think that my publications over the past 15 years added up to something more than the sum of their parts. The reader must judge this for himself. I feel that my investigative efforts have made some inroads on the vexing problems in the area of psychotherapy; perhaps as a result of this work I am more keenly aware that there is much unfinished business. If the future of psychotherapy is that of a scientific discipline, then it cannot be otherwise. But I believe we have learned to ask better questions than was possible even two decades ago, and we have evolved research techniques that, while admittedly crude, permit us to extend the frontiers of knowledge. I take satisfaction in having played a part in this movement. I have come to see the nature of the therapist's influence and the patient's susceptibility to that influence as one of the core problems in psychology. When I entered the field, there were only a few people who seriously devoted themselves to research in this area. Within two decades this picture has drastically changed. Today there is a burgeoning literature supported by an avid interest in the problems of personality and behavior change. However, it is not only a question of how we can change personality or modify behavior that undergirds this effort. As I see it, it is a problem of learning more about the principles that make it possible for one person to have a pervasive interest in another. In this light, research in psychotherapy is central to problems in child-rearing, education, crime and delinquency, propaganda, religion, and social influence in general. Research in psychotherapy is no longer the esoteric pursuit of people concerned with evaluating a particular treatment method, in the medical sense. Instead it is concerned with what it means to be human, how we grow up to become self-directing, self-controlling, and relatively independent adults who participate in realizing themselves and shaping their destiny. The organization of this volume is self-explanatory. To guide the reader I have prefaced each part by a short synopsis drawing attention to the highlights. If the volume succeeds in stimulating further critical inquiry into some of the many unresolved issues in psychotherapy, I shall consider that its purpose has been well served"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).
""An author who decides to publish a collection of his papers usually feels called upon to supply a rationale. My reasons are twofold. First, Dr. Jason Aronson, editor of Science House, kindly invited me to undertake this task on the supposition that both clinicians and researchers concerned with the study of psychotherapy might be interested in such a collection; second, pondering Dr. Aronson's invitation, I was immodest enough to think that my publications over the past 15 years added up to something more than the sum of their parts. The reader must judge this for himself. I feel that my investigative efforts have made some inroads on the vexing problems in the area of psychotherapy; perhaps as a result of this work I am more keenly aware that there is much unfinished business. If the future of psychotherapy is that of a scientific discipline, then it cannot be otherwise. But I believe we have learned to ask better questions than was possible even two decades ago, and we have evolved research techniques that, while admittedly crude, permit us to extend the frontiers of knowledge. I take satisfaction in having played a part in this movement. I have come to see the nature of the therapist's influence and the patient's susceptibility to that influence as one of the core problems in psychology. When I entered the field, there were only a few people who seriously devoted themselves to research in this area. Within two decades this picture has drastically changed. Today there is a burgeoning literature supported by an avid interest in the problems of personality and behavior change. However, it is not only a question of how we can change personality or modify behavior that undergirds this effort. As I see it, it is a problem of learning more about the principles that make it possible for one person to have a pervasive interest in another. In this light, research in psychotherapy is central to problems in child-rearing, education, crime and delinquency, propaganda, religion, and social influence in general. Research in psychotherapy is no longer the esoteric pursuit of people concerned with evaluating a particular treatment method, in the medical sense. Instead it is concerned with what it means to be human, how we grow up to become self-directing, self-controlling, and relatively independent adults who participate in realizing themselves and shaping their destiny. The organization of this volume is self-explanatory. To guide the reader I have prefaced each part by a short synopsis drawing attention to the highlights. If the volume succeeds in stimulating further critical inquiry into some of the many unresolved issues in psychotherapy, I shall consider that its purpose has been well served"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)."
""An author who decides to publish a collection of his papers usually feels called upon to supply a rationale. My reasons are twofold. First, Dr. Jason Aronson, editor of Science House, kindly invited me to undertake this task on the supposition that both clinicians and researchers concerned with the study of psychotherapy might be interested in such a collection; second, pondering Dr. Aronson's invitation, I was immodest enough to think that my publications over the past 15 years added up to something more than the sum of their parts. The reader must judge this for himself. I feel that my investigative efforts have made some inroads on the vexing problems in the area of psychotherapy; perhaps as a result of this work I am more keenly aware that there is much unfinished business. If the future of psychotherapy is that of a scientific discipline, then it cannot be otherwise. But I believe we have learned to ask better questions than was possible even two decades ago, and we have evolved research techniques that, while admittedly crude, permit us to extend the frontiers of knowledge. I take satisfaction in having played a part in this movement. I have come to see the nature of the therapist's influence and the patient's susceptibility to that influence as one of the core problems in psychology. When I entered the field, there were only a few people who seriously devoted themselves to research in this area. Within two decades this picture has drastically changed. Today there is a burgeoning literature supported by an avid interest in the problems of personality and behavior change. However, it is not only a question of how we can change personality or modify behavior that undergirds this effort. As I see it, it is a problem of learning more about the principles that make it possible for one person to have a pervasive interest in another. In this light, research in psychotherapy is central to problems in child-rearing, education, crime and delinquency, propaganda, religion, and social influence in general. Research in psychotherapy is no longer the esoteric pursuit of people concerned with evaluating a particular treatment method, in the medical sense. Instead it is concerned with what it means to be human, how we grow up to become self-directing, self-controlling, and relatively independent adults who participate in realizing themselves and shaping their destiny. The organization of this volume is self-explanatory. To guide the reader I have prefaced each part by a short synopsis drawing attention to the highlights. If the volume succeeds in stimulating further critical inquiry into some of the many unresolved issues in psychotherapy, I shall consider that its purpose has been well served"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)."@en
""An author who decides to publish a collection of his papers usually feels called upon to supply a rationale. My reasons are twofold. First, Dr. Jason Aronson, editor of Science House, kindly invited me to undertake this task on the supposition that both clinicians and researchers concerned with the study of psychotherapy might be interested in such a collection; second, pondering Dr. Aronson's invitation, I was immodest enough to think that my publications over the past 15 years added up to something more than the sum of their parts. The reader must judge this for himself. I feel that my investigative efforts have made some inroads on the vexing problems in the area of psychotherapy; perhaps as a result of this work I am more keenly aware that there is much unfinished business. If the future of psychotherapy is that of a scientific discipline, then it cannot be otherwise. But I believe we have learned to ask better questions than was possible even two decades ago, and we have evolved research techniques that, while admittedly crude, permit us to extend the frontiers of knowledge. I take satisfaction in having played a part in this movement. I have come to see the nature of the therapist's influence and the patient's susceptibility to that influence as one of the core problems in psychology. When I entered the field, there were only a few people who seriously devoted themselves to research in this area. Within two decades this picture has drastically changed. Today there is a burgeoning literature supported by an avid interest in the problems of personality and behavior change. However, it is not only a question of how we can change personality or modify behavior that undergirds this effort. As I see it, it is a problem of learning more about the principles that make it possible for one person to have a pervasive interest in another. In this light, research in psychotherapy is central to problems in childrearing, education, crime and delinquency, propaganda, religion, and social influence in general. Research in psychotherapy is no longer the esoteric pursuit of people concerned with evaluating a particular treatment method, in the medical sense. Instead it is concerned with what it means to be human, how we grow up to become selfdirecting, selfcontrolling, and relatively independent adults who participate in realizing themselves and shaping their destiny. The organization of this volume is selfexplanatory. To guide the reader I have prefaced each part by a short synopsis drawing attention to the highlights. If the volume succeeds in stimulating further critical inquiry into some of the many unresolved issues in psychotherapy, I shall consider that its purpose has been well served"Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)"
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