Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results
The therapist’s self-disclosure (TSD) interventions are considered beneficial and often used by psychotherapists. However, their use remains controversial for several reasons, including the use of broad definitions neglecting the distinction between the TSD and the therapist's self-involving (T...
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| author | Fabio Monticelli Chiara Massullo Antonino Carcione Lucia Tombolini Flaminia Guerra Marianna Liotti Cecilia Monticelli Elena Gasperini Marianna Russo Samanta Novaretto Letizia La Vista Paola Mallozzi Claudio Imperatori Chiara Del Brutto Benedetto Farina |
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| description | The therapist’s self-disclosure (TSD) interventions are considered beneficial and often used by psychotherapists. However, their use remains controversial for several reasons, including the use of broad definitions neglecting the distinction between the TSD and the therapist's self-involving (TSI) interventions. The TSD interventions involve the revelation of personal information to the patient, while the TSI implicates the direct expressions of the therapist’s reaction to the patient’s statements and behaviors within the session. To compare the immediate therapeutic effects of the TSD and TSI interventions, we conducted a study on 57 total interventions (i.e., 35 TSI and 22 TSD, respectively) performed during 17 psychotherapy sessions in a sample of 6 patients, evaluating the effects of each intervention (TSD or TSI) based on two parameters: patient’s cooperative attunement and patient’s metacognitive functioning. Results show that, compared to the TSD, the TSI interventions were followed by a higher cooperative attitude and metacognitive functioning of the patients. The difference in the short-term effects of these two interventions suggests the usefulness of considering TSD and TSI distinctly to evaluate their psychotherapeutic effectiveness.
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| spelling | doaj-art-307c7fa665844157a339a61cdead75142025-02-11T02:45:42ZengPAGEPress PublicationsResearch in Psychotherapy2499-75522239-80312025-02-0110.4081/ripppo.2025.800Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary resultsFabio Monticelli0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-8263Chiara Massullo1Antonino Carcione2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0176-266XLucia Tombolini3https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3794-9332Flaminia Guerra4Marianna Liotti5Cecilia Monticelli6https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4080-3417Elena Gasperini7Marianna Russo8https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7492-130XSamanta Novaretto9Letizia La Vista10Paola Mallozzi11Claudio Imperatori12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8207-6919Chiara Del Brutto13Benedetto Farina14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5509-4273Janet Clinical Centre, Rome; Scuola Italiana di Cognitivismo Clinico, Rome; Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeDepartment of Education, Roma Tre UniversityScuola Italiana di Cognitivismo Clinico, Rome; Third Centre of Cognitive Psychotherapy, RomeScuola Italiana di Cognitivismo Clinico, Rome; Associazione per la Ricerca sulla Psicopatologia dell’Attaccamento e sullo Sviluppo, RomeDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of RomeDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of RomeJanet Clinical Centre, RomeCentre of Cognitive Psychotherapy, AnconaClinical Center, Massafra, TarantoBeYou Lab Clinical Center, TurinFoundation Carlo Molo Onlus, TurinThird Centre of Cognitive Psychotherapy, RomeDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of RomeBios Center, OsimoJanet Clinical Centre, Rome; Department of Human Sciences, European University of RomeThe therapist’s self-disclosure (TSD) interventions are considered beneficial and often used by psychotherapists. However, their use remains controversial for several reasons, including the use of broad definitions neglecting the distinction between the TSD and the therapist's self-involving (TSI) interventions. The TSD interventions involve the revelation of personal information to the patient, while the TSI implicates the direct expressions of the therapist’s reaction to the patient’s statements and behaviors within the session. To compare the immediate therapeutic effects of the TSD and TSI interventions, we conducted a study on 57 total interventions (i.e., 35 TSI and 22 TSD, respectively) performed during 17 psychotherapy sessions in a sample of 6 patients, evaluating the effects of each intervention (TSD or TSI) based on two parameters: patient’s cooperative attunement and patient’s metacognitive functioning. Results show that, compared to the TSD, the TSI interventions were followed by a higher cooperative attitude and metacognitive functioning of the patients. The difference in the short-term effects of these two interventions suggests the usefulness of considering TSD and TSI distinctly to evaluate their psychotherapeutic effectiveness. https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/rpsy/article/view/800Self-disclosureself-involvingcooperationmetacognitiontherapeutic alliance |
| spellingShingle | Fabio Monticelli Chiara Massullo Antonino Carcione Lucia Tombolini Flaminia Guerra Marianna Liotti Cecilia Monticelli Elena Gasperini Marianna Russo Samanta Novaretto Letizia La Vista Paola Mallozzi Claudio Imperatori Chiara Del Brutto Benedetto Farina Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results Research in Psychotherapy Self-disclosure self-involving cooperation metacognition therapeutic alliance |
| title | Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results |
| title_full | Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results |
| title_fullStr | Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results |
| title_short | Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results |
| title_sort | differentiating self disclosure interventions from self involving interventions based on the assessment of the short term therapeutic effects preliminary results |
| topic | Self-disclosure self-involving cooperation metacognition therapeutic alliance |
| url | https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/rpsy/article/view/800 |
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