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Table 3 High Frequency Repeated Pairs

From: Communication patterns in a psychotherapy following traumatic brain injury: A quantitative case study based on symbolic dynamics

First Element of Pair

Second Element of Pair

Frequency

T: Behavioral Analysis/Educational

P: Acknowledging

.0279

T: Problem Presentation

P: Acknowledging

.0260

P: Acknowledging

T: Behavioral analysis/Educational

.0247

P: Information (Requesting/Providing)

T: Acknowledging

.0241

T: Acknowledging

P: Information (Requesting/Providing)

.0234

T: Problem Presentation

P: Behavioral Analysis/Educational

.0234

P: Emotional Discharge

P: Complaint

.0228

T: Transitional/Elicitation

P: Behavioral Analysis/Educational

.0222

P: Complaint

T: Acknowledging

.0209

  1. Most Frequently Observed Repeated Pairs. Analyzed over all three sessions, the frequencies of nine repeated pairs exceed the expectation frequency of .0021 by at least one order of magnitude. P denotes the patient, and T denotes the therapist.