[Beyond the therapeutic relationship: behavioral, biological & cognitive foundations of psychotherapy]

From: Canadian Psychology | Date: February 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Frederic Leger has tackled the very large task of presenting an integrative, eclectic theory of psychotherapy which specifies the behavioural, biological, and cognitive processes that underlie psychotherapeutic change. In doing so, he follows in the tradition of other integrationists (e.g., Beutler, 1990; Prochaska, 1979) who have strived to outline frameworks that can encompass the diversity of explanatory emphases and practices in the dozens of present-day psychological therapies. In part, Leger's goal in proposing a "higher-order theory" is to lessen the "confusion which threatens to ...

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