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Chapter 7.What Is Communication?

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Introduction | Less Can Be More | Unintended Influence | Metacommunication | Questions, Not Statements | Veracity and Deceit | Rhetoric and Persuasion | Modeling | Naming, Renaming, and Reframing | Dream Interpretation: Symbolic Communication | Final Thoughts

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This chapter and the next examine some specific considerations in the conduct of therapy, emphasizing generic techniques and technical considerations, aspects that are not necessarily part of a particular methodology. These general principles and tactics will be useful whatever the goals and strategies selected for a desired outcome and have more to do with common interactions between you and the patient than with the customs and practices of a specific psychotherapy. The focus in this chapter is on the way effective communication can support progress in treatment.

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