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Published Online: 1986, pp. 1–160

A Learning-Theory Perspective of Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Richard L. Goldberg, M.D., and Stephen A. Green, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 40, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1986.40.1.70

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The authors discuss the role of repeated exposure, a universal aspect of learning theory, in implosive therapy and brief psychodynamic psychotherapy. After demonstrating that it is one common denominator of these distinctive treatment modalities, they offer hypotheses concerning the workings of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy based on observations of the role of repeated exposure in behaviorally oriented therapies.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 40 • Number 1 • 1986, pp. 1–160

Pages: 70 - 82

PubMed: 2870653

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Published in print: 1986, pp. 1–160

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Richard L. Goldberg, M.D.^*

Washington, D.C.

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Stephen A. Green, M.D.^†

Washington, D.C.

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Director of Residency Training, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007.

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Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center.

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A Learning-Theory Perspective of Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

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