PERSONALITY INTEGRATION AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY.

This article focuses on personality integration and successful outcome in individual psychotherapy. The present study was one in which both therapists and clients were studied along a broad gauge psychological dimension referred to as personality integration. Personality integration overlaps with constructs such as congruence, self-actualization and high levels of ego identity status. The results of this study indicate that personality integration is a variable that should be considered in effectively matching clients and therapists to create optimum conditions for success in individual psychotherapy.