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    WHAT DO THEY SAY IT AND HOW DO THEY SAY IT? ANALYSIS OF PATIENT'S AND THERAPIST'S VERBAL COMMUNICATION DURING CHANGE EPISADES
    (FUNDACION AIGLE, 2011) Valdes, Nelson; Krause, Marione; Alamo, Nicolle
    Considering a notion of performative language, we assume that during the therapeutic conversation, both patient and therapist, are "doing something" while they are "saying something" (Reyes et al., 2008). There is also support to conclude that the physical and mental health is correlated with the type of words used during the conversation (Chung & Pennebaker, 2007; Slatcher, Vazire, & Pennebaker, 2008), which is a reflection of the way their psychological processes are structured. Using a mixed methodology, this article focused on the study of the verbal interaction between patient and therapist, showing some differences and similarities in the Communicative Actions and the Linguistic Style of both speakers, during the therapeutic conversation within Change Episodes. These differences show their complementary roles in psychotherapy.