Affect regulation in psychoanalytic treatments of patients with a borderline personality disorder–psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy–a comparison

Table 2 Items from the psychotherapy process Q-sort–that were applied to assess therapeutic action in the present study

Item	Description
2	Therapist draws attention to patient’s non-verbal behavior, e.g., body posture, gestures
22	Therapist focuses on patient’s feelings of guilt
28	Therapist accurately perceives the therapeutic process
36	Therapist points out patient’s use of defensive maneuvers, e.g., undoing, denial
40	Therapist makes interpretations referring to actual people in the patient’s life
50	Therapist draws attention to feelings regarded by the patient as unacceptable (e.g., anger, envy, excitement)
62	Therapist identifies a recurrent theme in the patient’s experience or conduct
65	Therapist clarifies, restates, or rephrases patient’s communication
67	Therapist interprets warded-off or unconscious wishes, feelings, or ideas
79	Therapist comments on changes in patient’s mood or affect
80	Therapist presents an experience or event in a different perspective
82	The patient’s behavior during the hour is reformulated by the therapist in a way not explicitly recognized previously
93	Therapist is neutral
98	The therapy relationship is a focus of discussion
100	Therapist draws connections between the therapeutic relationship and other relationships