THERAPISTS ANGER, HATE, FEAR, AND SEXUAL FEELINGS - NATIONAL SURVEY OF THERAPIST RESPONSES, CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, CRITICAL EVENTS, FORMALCOMPLAINTS, AND TRAINING

Therapists reported frequencies of experiencing 24 instances of feelin g anger, hate, fear, and sexual attraction or arousal; encountering 16 client events (eg., client orgasm, client disrobing, client suicide, client assault on therapist or third party); and engaging in 27 behavi ors (e.g., avoiding clients with human immunodeficiency virus, kissing clients, massaging clients, using weapons or summoning police for pro tection from clients). Responses differed according to therapist gende r (e.g., more male than female therapists experienced patient suicides and faced malpractice, ethics, or licensing complaints), client gende r (eg., more female than male clients were noticed as ''physically att ractive,'' hugged, and cradled in therapists' laps), and theoretical o rientation. Many participants rated graduate training regarding anger, fear, and sexual arousal as inadequate.