INTERPERSONAL PROCESS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY - APPLICATION TO A CASE-STUDY OF CONFLICT IN THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

Success in psychotherapy outcome has been attributed to the development of a helping relationship or therapeutic alliance. On the other hand, conflictual interactions are associated with negative outcome. One potentially useful clinical technique for revealing such conflicts is Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB). Case material is presented which demonstrates the utility of SASB for uncovering and working through relationship patterns involving such conflicts.