The Dodo Bird and Common Factors in Psychotherapy
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https://doi.org/10.25752/psi.4087Keywords:
psychotherapy, treatment outcome, psychotherapeutic process, common factors, mechanism of change, therapeutic relationship, non-specific factorsAbstract
Since its inception, the theoretical exploration of psychotherapy has originated diverse ideas on the mechanisms underlying its effectiveness. The authors focus on one of the founding moments of the theory of common factors in psychotherapy and subsequently explore its theoretical grounds and conceptual evolution. Criticism to the construct and exposure of its fragilities are also approached. Some consequences of this knowledge relating to the practice and training of psychotherapy are put forward.
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