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Emotions and Psychotherapies

Psychotherapy is seen as a series of cognitive-emotional interactions whose emotional impact on the patient serves as the principal reinforcement at certain phases of therapy. This paper examines techniques of interaction common to all psychotherapies, and their relative importance in various types of psychotherapy.

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