Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Contracts. |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gellert, Shepard D., Wilson, Grace |
| Source: |
Transactional Analysis Journal. Jan 1978 8(1):10-16. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
8 |
| Publication Date: |
1977 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: |
Behavior Change, Contracts, Counseling Objectives, Psychotherapy, State of the Art Reviews, Success, Task Performance, Therapy |
| Abstract: |
This paper reviews experimental psychology goal research and its implications for the therapist doing contract therapy. Clinical examples of various levels of contracts give illustrations, and a technique, the therapeutic double bind, as a form of contract, is detailed. A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the theory. Three situations are suggested in which the authors make use of the double bind: (1) when the client is defeating himself by not following instructions; (2) when the client is playing "Poor Me" or other internal or external games; and (3) when the client has been unsuccessful in his contracts. (Author) |
| Entry Date: |
1979 |
| Accession Number: |
ED159518 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
