introverts can become good psychotherapists and extroverts become good behavior therapists.
2007-07-26 10:11:02 · 4 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't think there is any evidence that introversion or extraversion predict what kind of or how good a therapist someone might be. So, it is true that introverts can become good psychotherapists, but that doesn't mean extraverts don't. And it extraverts can become good behaviour therapists, but that doesn't mean introverts can't.
Factors which are related to being a good therapist include empathy, genuineness, warmth, and experience.
2007-07-26 10:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by senlin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. That depends on the person each person has different things about them. I am both so I can do both I used to be a extrovert but I could of done psychotherapy.
2007-07-26 17:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mod Candy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about "scientific truth", but the statement is correct as it stands. But the opposite can also be true. One's personality type doesn't necessarily preclude him or her from entering any type of profession. I know an ex-communicated nun who is now a bartender, and an ex-con who is studying to be a priest. So I don't put much credence in scientific truth as it pertains to a person's profession. Tendencies, yes, but not written in stone. A scientific truth is indisputable, and one's choice of profession does not apply to that theory.
2007-07-26 17:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't make generalizations like that in psychology. Everyone is different.
2007-07-26 17:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by emva07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋