sts tended to "agree" with the statement, Christian psychologists tended to "disagree" with the statement.
The second statement about the ego/ego psychology examined was, "Effective psychotherapy involves the patient gaining insight into his own psychodynamics." The findings observed for the analysis of variance conducted on psychologists' levels of agreement with the statement was not significant. Indeed, findings showed that Secular psychologists (Mean=4.45) evidenced the same level of agreement with this statement as did Christian psychologists (Mean=4.38). The magnitude of observed means showed that both groups' views tended to hover midway between "Agree" and "Strongly Agree".
The third ego/ego psychology statement assessed was, "Effective psychotherapy involves the patient gaining insight into both his own psychodynamics plus the spiritual dynamics of the God-Man relationship." The findings observed for this analysis, which are presented in Table 2, were significant (F=7.45; df=1/38; p<.01), showing that Christian psychologists (Mean=4.98) were significantly more inclined to agree with the statement than were secular psychologists (Mean=3.99). Indeed, the magnitude of observed means indicated that Secular psychologists tended to "Disagree" with the statement while
ANOVA SUMMARY TABLE: EFFECTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY INVOLVES THE
PATIENT GAINING INSIGHT INTO BOTH HIS OWN PSYCHODYNAMICS PLUS THE SPIRITUAL DYNAMICS OF THE GOD-MAN RELATIONSHIPS
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(Christian Psychologists) - Mean=4.42
Christian psychologists tended to "Agree" with the statement.
The next ego-related statement examined was, "The ego is the integrating core...