Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-228) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Lester Luborsky -- Mastery as a Central Ingredient in Psychotherapy -- Theory and Basis of Mastery -- A Theory of Mastery Through Psychotherapy -- Mastery and Current Trends in Psychotherapy -- Measuring Mastery -- The Mastery Scale Method -- Reliability and Validity of the Mastery Scale -- Using the Mastery Concept in Clinical Practice -- How Psychotherapists Help Patients Develop Mastery -- Mastery and Interpersonal Relations: Therapeutic Alliance, Transference, and Core Relationships With Parents and Lovers -- Mastery and Different Client Populations: Depression, Personality Disorders, and Substance Dependence -- The Process of Mastery: Present Status and Future Directions.