Robinson J, Little C
Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0447.
Psychiatry. 1994 Feb;57(1):22-31. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1994.11024665.
The term "emotional availability" has evolved primarily in therapeutic contexts where it refers to the sensitive engagement of the therapist in the patient's narrative of life experiences and openness to the patient's emotional expressions (Emde 1980). In the therapeutic situation, emotional availability refers to the quality of the therapist in supporting the growth or development of the patient. It is anticipated that the outcome of the therapeutic experience will include an enhanced capacity for reciprocal emotional availability with others.
“情感可用性”这一术语主要是在治疗情境中发展起来的，在这种情境中，它指的是治疗师对患者生活经历叙述的敏感参与以及对患者情感表达的接纳（恩德，1980年）。在治疗情境中，情感可用性指的是治疗师支持患者成长或发展的品质。预计治疗体验的结果将包括增强与他人相互情感可用性的能力。
