This study assessed quantitative changes in repression (and thus the availability and facilitative conversion of internal responses into language) in 4 emotionally disturbed boys. Ss were latency aged boys with diagnosed voice pathology. In psychotherapy, differential goals contingent on the direction of repression were established. Supportive play therapy facilitated normal voice quality and adequate personality integration. Qualitative measures rather than the Rorschach index of repressive style were more sensitive to improvement.
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