Abstract
The 12 sessions for the comparison group differed fundamentally from those of the experimental group in that the five-step Remotivation technique was not followed. Instead, the remotivator lectured regarding the day's topic, then permitted the patients to control the discussion. Also, patients were nor called by their names, and the remotivator did not express appreciation for their attendance at the close of the meetings. However, borh groups met in a mumally convenient location in their dormitory for 45-min. sessions during the same approximate time of day. Topics presented and utilization of visual aids did not differ. After each session 10 categories of each patient's behavior (interest, comprehension of subject matter, ability to respond appropriately to direct questions, frequency of volunteering information, relevancy of verbal expression, level of patient's self-awareness, attention to the proceedings, degree of cooperation, consideration of other patients, and the degree of self-confidence manifested) were rated on a six-point scale by the remotivator. During Sessions 4, 8, and 12 a staff psychologist made these ratings independently (interjudge r ranged from .90 to 97). The experimental group's Rorschach post-test means on R and T/first Rs were significantly higher than those of the comparison group (p = .05). Mean post-test scores on F+ and H for the two groups did not differ significantly. However, F+ mean scores for both groups were significantly higher on post-test than on pretest. When compared with their controls the Remotivation group received significantly higher ratings on the 10 behavioral categories for Sessions 2 through 12 (p < .05). Improved interpersonal relations seemed to be fostered through the five-step Remotivation technique. Followup smdies with large numbers of institutionalized epileptics are required before generalizations regarding the long-term effects of this technique may be justified.
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