Wile D B
Am J Psychother. 1977 Jul;31(3):437-49. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.3.437.
Clients come to psychotherapy with their own theories of how their problems are to be solved. These ideas fall into five categories: relationship rescue, will power, vindication, bromide, and spiritualistic theories. Many of the classic disputes which arise between clients and therapists can be attributed to differences in their theories of cure.
