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Client Preference for Types of Insight or Understanding

Therapists have different ways of looking at the
causes of problems. Place the following types of
insight or understanding in order of your preference,
by moving them into the boxes on the right.

Gain insight into my unconscious thoughts,
feelings, and/or instincts

Gain insight into how my personality has been
determined by my early relationships

Develop more understanding of my interactions
with other people

Develop more understanding of how my patterns
of behavior contribute to my problems

Develop more understanding of how my negative
patterns of thoughts contribute to my problems

Develop more understanding of the complex
interactions within my family

Develop more recognition and understanding of
my repetition of historical events in the present

First Choice

Second Choice

Third Choice

Fourth Choice

Fifth Choice

Sixth Choice

Seventh Choice

This client assessment was used in TMatch for matching by clients' preferences for types of therapy. These different types of insight or understanding in therapy represent one of the attempts to describe different styles of therapy in ways clients could understand, without using formal names or descriptions of styles or schools. Therapists were given a similar assessment, and clients were matched to therapists based on how much their preferences matched therapists' self-ratings.

Click here to see the Therapist "Insight" Questionnaire