Anxiety disorders (AD) are by far the most frequent psychiatric disorders, and according to epidemiologic data their chronicity, comorbidities, and negative prognostic constitute a public health problem. This is why it is necessary to continue exploring the factors which contribute to the incidence, appearance, and maintenance of this set of disorders. The goal of this study has been to analyze the possible relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and personality disorders (PersD) in outpatients suffering from AD. The sample was made up of 146 patients with AD from the Mental Health Center at the Health Consortium of Maresme, who were evaluated with the STAI, MSCEIT, and MCMI-II questionnaires. The main findings indicate that 89,4% of the patients in the sample met the criteria for the diagnosis of some PersD. The findings also confirm that patients with AD present a low EI, especially because of difficulties in the skills of emotional comprehension and regulation, and the lack of these skills is related to a higher level of anxiety and the presence of PersD. These findings suggest the need to consider emotional skills of EI and personality as central elements for the diagnosis and treatment of AD.
Dentro de las psicoterapias que tienen como meta facilitar cambios creativos -cambios del sistema y subsistemas de la personalidad- y no sólo cambios correctivos, se ofrece, en primer lugar, una clasificación de diez formas de utilizar procedimientos con imágenes y fantasía en Análisis Transaccional. A continuación se presenta una explicación desde este modelo sobre el poder terapéutico de las imágenes, vinculadas -como también la creatividad- al denominado «Pequeño Profesor», parte de los potenciales del «Estado Niño del Yo». En tercer lugar se describen los cambios terapéuticos específicos que se pretende conseguir con cada una de aquellas diez formas de aplicar las técnicas imaginarias. A continuación se ofrece un ejemplo de informe de sesión. Finalmente se muestra la relación que puede comprobarse, en este modelo entre la fantasía y los cambios creativos, meta de la psicoterapia.
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