Therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are more likely to be overly positive because

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Therapists may have a bias towards perceiving the effectiveness of psychotherapy as overly positive because clients who achieve their therapy goals are more likely to leave therapy and emphasize their psychological well-being as a reason for leaving. On the other hand, clients who do not achieve their therapy goals may continue therapy or leave and emphasize financial reasons for doing so, which may not reflect as positively on the therapy. Therefore, therapists may be more likely to perceive their success rates as higher than they actually are due to this selection bias.

Therapists' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Are More Likely