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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- The need for a new theoretical framework -- Core themes in helping relationships -- Variables affecting change -- Toward an eclectic framework -- Preview of discussion -- 2 The self-fulfilling prophecy -- Expectations, prognostic expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies -- The three stages of the self-fulfilling prophecy -- Characteristics of self-fulfilling prophecies -- Self-fulfilling prophecies and labelling theory -- 3 Bias, hypnosis and placebos -- Experimenter and teacher bias -- Hypnosis -- Placebos -- Conclusions -- 4 Prophecy In helping relationships -- Is psychotherapy a placebo? -- The role of hope -- Expectations and behaviour in helping relationships -- Conclusions -- 5 Behaviour and change -- The communication of expectations -- Reinforcement and prophecy fulfilment -- Modelling and prophecy fulfilment -- 6 Client-centred therapy: an example -- The prophecy -- The behaviour -- The outcome -- 7 How to maximise the prophet's potency -- Status, personality and specific behaviour -- The matching of helper and client expectations -- The client and conflicting expectations -- The level of expectations -- Setting optimum conditions -- 8 For better or for worse -- The debate reviewed -- Helpful and harmful prophets -- Outcome and choice -- 9 Prophecy and practice -- Bibliography.