Table 1: Correlations between degree of defensiveness, identity diffusion, object relations, reality testing with countertransference and therapeutic interventions.
| Personality Organization Components | Clarifying Throughout Tx | Boundary Confusion | Counter- transference | Use of Supportive Tx |
| Defensiveness | -0.24 | -0.41 | -0.37 | |
| Identity | -0.22 | -0.39 | -0.25 | -0.30 |
| Object Relations | -0.25 | -0.39 | -0.25 | -0.27 |
| Reality Testing | -0.23 | -0.37 | -0.24 | -0.21 |
Note: N = 478 for defensiveness, N = 479 for identity, object relations and reality testing. All results are p < 0.0001. The lower the scores in the Personality Organization Components are significantly related to a higher likelihood of expected need to clarify treatment conditions, boundary issues, countertransference reactions and likely use of supportive therapeutic interventions.