Prophecy, Behaviour and Change: An Examination of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Helping Relationships

ISBN-13: 9780367134648 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 114 str.

Gerald G. Smale

Opis

Originally published in 1977, in this title Gerald Smale argues that the expectations of the professional helper, whether social worker, doctor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist or counsellor, can act as self-fulfilling prophecies on his or her clients, for better or worse.

Spis treści

Preface.  1. Introduction  2. Self-fulfilling Prophecy  3. Bias, Hypnosis and Placebos  4. Prophecy in Helping Relationships  5. Behaviour and Change  6. Client-centred Therapy: An Example  7. How to Maximise the Prophet’s Potency  8. For Better or For Worse  9. Prophecy and Practice.  Bibliography.

O autorze

Gerald G. Smale