This study reports an attempt to get bipolar adjectives pertinent to psychotherapy for use in research with the semantic differential. A total of 41 pairs of adjectives were rated by therapists as to their pertinence. The results are presented for their heuristic value and discussed in terms of their generality. Despite being somewhat theoretically biased, they show marked overlap with Cattell's list of personality sphere variables and may have rather general use.
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