Hard contracts, soft contracts and the unconscious
This article is an examination of what hard and soft contracts are, how they impact the psychotherapy process differently, and especially how they impact the unconscious and the type of unconscious material each type of contract will tend to elicit. This in turn has considerable effects on what hap...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Centre For Transactional Analysis Qualifications
2022-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research |
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| Online Access: | https://ijtarp.org/article/view/23330 |
| Summary: | This article is an examination of what hard and soft contracts are, how they impact the psychotherapy process differently, and especially how they impact the unconscious and the type of unconscious material each type of contract will tend to elicit. This in turn has considerable effects on what happens in the therapy room. The two types of contracts create a different ambience and climate in which the psychotherapy can occur. This article explains what the two different approaches are and how they can be dealt with by the therapist.
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| ISSN: | 2218-3159 |