Glossary C
Glossary C
Common factors are factors that are common to changes that take place in Psychotherapy and Counseling that include participant and relationship factors; set of features that characterize many Therapy orientations and that may be the source of the positive changes effected by psychological treatment. Common factors are general factors found in most forms of Therapy, example, the Therapist's personal qualities that help the client to recover.
Common in-group identity model refers to an analysis of recategorization processes and conflict, developed by Samuel Gaertner, John Dovidio, and their colleagues. They predicted that intergroup conflict can be reduced by emphasizing membership in inclusive social categories and the interdependence of the individuals in the groups.
Common law refers to a body of unwritten judicial opinion originally based upon customary social practices of Anglo-Saxon society during the Middle Ages.