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Psychotherapy and clients' dishonesty; A phenomenological study of clients

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MA, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Counseling Department, Farhangian University of Tehran, Tehran. Iran

Abstract

The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying examples of dishonesty in psychotherapy from the point of view of clients at 2023. The method used in this research is qualitative, a descriptive phenomenology type. The statistical population of this research included all the clients of counseling centers in Amol city in 1402 who participated in this research using the non-probability sampling method. The researcher reached information saturation by interviewing 19 clients and 4 more interviews were conducted with the clients, and a total of 23 people were the sample clients of this study. A 3-axis semi-structured interview protocol was used to collect information. To analyze the data, the seven-step descriptive phenomenological method of Collaizi was used. The findings showed that dishonesty in the treatment room is inevitable, and the reasons for clients' dishonesty include individual reasons, including; sexual experiences and cognitive errors and external reasons including; Family experiences are lived experiences in society and the therapist's reaction. The results showed; Some issues are difficult for clients to disclose, and most of them hid at least one issue from their therapist. Clients stated the possibility of being judged by the therapist, not trusting the therapist's confidentiality and avoiding feeling shame as the reason for dishonesty.

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Clinical Psychology Achievements
Volume 9, Issue 1
June 2023
Pages 34-46
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