Psychotherapeutic processes associated with couple therapy discontinuance: an observational analysis using the rapid marital interaction coding system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carissa D’Aniello ◽  
Shayne R. Anderson ◽  
Rachel R. Tambling
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Processes ◽  
Observational Analysis

Defining and assessing key behavioral indicators of the Shifting Cultural Lenses model of cultural competence

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Regeser López ◽  
Ana C Ribas ◽  
Tamara Sheinbaum ◽  
María M Santos ◽  
Aldo Benalcázar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Individual Therapy ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Behavioral Indicators ◽  
The Patient’S View ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Models of cultural competence highlight the importance of the sociocultural world that is inhabited by patients, and the question of how best to integrate sociocultural factors into clinical assessment and intervention. However, one significant limitation of such approaches is that they leave unclear what type of in-session therapist behaviors actually reflect cultural competence. We draw on the Shifting Cultural Lenses model to operationalize culturally competent in-session behaviors. We argue that a key component of cultural competence is the collaborative relationship between therapists and patients, in which therapists shift between their own cultural lenses and those of their clients, as they co-construct shared narratives together. Accordingly, we propose that culturally competent therapist behaviors include accessing the client’s views, explicitly presenting their own views as mental health care professionals, and working towards a shared understanding. We further specify the latter set of behaviors as including the practitioner’s integration of the patient’s view, their encouragement of the patient to consider their professional view, and the negotiation of a shared view. We developed a coding system to identify these therapist behaviors and examined the reliability of raters across 11 couple and 4 individual therapy sessions. We assessed whether the behavioral codes varied in expected ways over the first 3 sessions of 2 therapists’ couple therapy as well. Operationalizing the behavioral indicators of the Shifting Cultural Lenses model opens the door to the integration of both process- and content-oriented approaches to cultural competence.

Positive behaviors during marital conflict: Influences on stress hormones

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore F. Robles ◽  
Victoria A. Shaffer ◽  
William B. Malarkey ◽  
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Keyword(s):  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ◽  
Stress Hormones ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Conflict Task ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Low Levels

To examine the independent and interactive contribution of positive and negative behaviors during marital conflict to changes in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, behavioral and endocrine data were collected from 90 newlywed couples during a 30-minute conflict task. Positive and negative behaviors were coded by the Marital Interaction Coding System. High levels of husbands' positive behavior and high couple negativity were related to steeper ACTH and cortisol declines in wives. Low levels of wives' positive behavior and high couple negativity were related to flatter declines in wives' cortisol. Supportiveness during highly negative interactions contributed to steeper ACTH and cortisol declines in wives, suggesting that constructively engaging in discussions promotes adaptive physiological responses to interpersonal conflict.

Comparison of marital observational measures: The Marital Interaction Coding System and the Communication Skills Test.

1987 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Floyd ◽  
Timothy J. O'Farrell ◽  
Marianna Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Observational Measures

scholarly journals The lump-versus-split dilemma in couple observational coding: A multisite analysis of rapid marital interaction coding system data.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Heyman ◽  
Amy K. Otto ◽  
Maija Reblin ◽  
Alexandra K. Wojda ◽  
Shu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Observational Coding ◽  
System Data

Marital Interaction Coding System: Revision and empirical evaluation

1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E Heyman ◽  
Robert L Weiss ◽  
J.Mark Eddy
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System

Psychotherapist Interventions Coding System (PICS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-184
Author(s):  
Olga Herrero ◽  
Adriana Aulet ◽  
Daniela Alves ◽  
Catarina Rosa ◽  
Lluís Botella
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Processes ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Developing Knowledge

Abstract The aim of the present study is to reformulate a descriptive typology previously developed with grounded theory as a result of the qualitative analysis of a good outcome case study. We developed a transtheoretical and easily usable coding system. We describe the developing process of this new coding system, which is focused on the use of language by the psychotherapist. Four researchers were discussing every stage and basing decisions on consensus. As a result, we have developed the Psychotherapist Interventions Coding System (PICS). The resultant coding system is described within 4 group of macro categories: (1) Discursive contract; (2) Facilitators of the therapeutic relationship (3) Facilitators of the client’s speech; and (4) Liberation of constraining speeches. The PICS aims to contribute to developing knowledge on research and how therapist interventions contribute within psychotherapeutic processes, acknowledge the kind of interventions therapists are using in the sessions and assist teaching on novel therapists in training programs.

Observing Couples Discussing About “What Might This Be?”

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Filippo Aschieri ◽  
Ilaria Durosini ◽  
Francesca Fantini
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System

Abstract. The literature has recently stressed the clinical utility of using the conjoint Rorschach for assessment and intervention with couples seeking treatment. However, there are no clear guidelines in interpreting the behaviors couples display during the discussion about “what could this be?” This study explores the application of the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System to code couples’ behaviors during the process of creation and discussion of conjoint Rorschach responses, using three groups of couples with different degrees of marital satisfaction. Results of these exploratory analyses suggest that (a) the coding allows for identification of differences among the three groups of couples, and (b) the coding yields specific information on partners’ behaviors in each group of couples.

scholarly journals The Marital Interaction Coding System-Global(MICS-G): A Validation Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-125
Author(s):  
Woochul Park
Keyword(s):  
Validation Study ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System

Factor analysis of the Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS).

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Heyman ◽  
J. Mark Eddy ◽  
Robert L. Weiss ◽  
Dina Vivian
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Marital Interaction ◽  
Coding System
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