Avowed approval of psychotherapy session content among novice A and B therapists

The present data thus affirm previous research that attributes a more accepting style to A therapists. Specifically, A therapists expressed greater avowed approval of in-therapy discussion of unusual thought and behavior, subjective material such as dreams and fears, and certain nontraditional attitudes toward divorce and feminine roles. Similarly, psychology trainees on the whole expressed greater approval of unusual and subjective material and were more favorable in their attitude toward discussion of certain family difficulties and therapeutic progress than were psychiatry residents.