A Theory-Guided Hexagonal Representation of Single Valuation Systems for Use With Hermans' Self-Confrontation Method

Geel, Rolf van; Mey, Hubert De

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“…Variables had a normal to near-normal distribution. At baseline, the two CFS groups did not Note: see [28] for psychometric data regarding types of experiences. a High self-directed affect (S), high other-directed affect (O), high positive affect (P), low negative affect (N) differ from each other, but had significantly worse fatigue, physical functioning, bodily pain, mental health, self-esteem and general health perception scores in comparison to the healthy adolescents.…”

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“…From the sentences, in combination with their affective organization, six common, psychometrically validated types of experiences, based on the four different affect dimensions (Self, Other, Positive and Negative) can be discerned: 'Strength and Union', 'Aggression and Anger', 'Autonomy and Success', ''Unfulfilled Longing', 'Unity and Love', and 'Powerlessness and Isolation' [28]. With these six types at hand it is possible not only to study individual matrices of sentences and affects, but in addition a comparison of group results on the level of emotional experience can be made.…”

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“…Therefore, the SCM combines a focus on individuals' verbal reports, with an analysis of the underlying affective and motivational structures. The method's theoretical background [22,23], its clinical use in (adolescent) somatic and psychiatric conditions [24,25], its use to compare groups [26], and its psychometric validity and reliability [27,28], have all been extensively reported. In this small-scale intervention study, the use of the SCM as a self-management tool in adolescent CFS was investigated.…”

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“…Over the past two decades the Self Confrontation Method has gained support for its value as a research tool (Eknes & Bardgard, 1996;Hermans, 1987Hermans, , 1992Hermans & Oles, 1994Van Geel & De Mey, 2004;Van Geel, De Mey, Thissen-Pennings, & Benermacher, 2000). Researchers have employed the method as a research strategy for the study of a range of topics and issues, including research on fugit amor (the loving orientation to another unreachable person) (Hermans, Hermans-Jansen, & Van Gilst, 1987), valuation and coping styles (Rim, 1989), counseling process (Hermans, Fiddelaers, de Groot, & Nauta, 1990), affective organization of self in value crisis (Hermans & Oles, 1996), the relationship between self esteem and psychological well-being (Hermans, 1992), midlife crisis (Hermans & Oles, 1999), the affective organization of depressed and non-depressed women (Baillio & Lyddon, 2000), and attachment style and working models of emotion (Alford, Lyddon, & Schrieber, this issue).…”

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The self-confrontation method: Theory, research, and practical utility

Lyddon

Yowell

Hermans

2006

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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In recent years, the Self Confrontation Method has garnered significant attention as both a method of assessment and change in counseling. In this paper, the authors provide a review of the utility of the Self Confrontation Method as a practical tool for counselors. Toward this end, the conceptual and empirical foundations of the Self Confrontation Method are first examined followed by a focus on its practical application to counseling. Consistent with narrative and constructivist approaches to counseling, the Self Confrontation Method represents a viable procedure for contextualizing client problems, assessing the unique organization of client self-schemas and emotional patterning, and facilitating progressive client change and development.

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“…This involved a session of 1-2 hours, in which, amongst others, a hierarchy of mean affect scores was discussed and similarities between valuations were studied, aided by a visual representation of the whole valuation system. Valuations were projected in an affect space so that clusters of similar valuations (sharing a common emotional-motivational theme) could easily be discerned (Van Geel & De Mey, 2004).…”

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Introjective and anaclitic psychopathology in self-narratives: Idiographic assessment with Hermans’ Self-Confrontation Method

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Houtmans

Hans

2019

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Within a hybrid framework of attachment and depression theory, we investigated whether introjective and anaclitic vulnerabilities can be detected in a person’s self-narrative as elicited with the Self-Confrontation Method (SCM). One hundred participants held a thorough self-investigation with one of five trainees, in which every person formulated ‘valuations’ (i.e., short sentences about personally relevant concerns) and, subsequently, rated to what degree certain feelings were evoked by every separate text. We extracted several measures from these idiographic data, including scales representing the prominence of certain themes according to the SCM typology (e.g., ‘unfulfilled longing and loss’, ‘anger and opposition’, and ‘powerlessness and isolation’). By analyzing the correlational patterns of the aggregated SCM-based measures and the questionnaire-based measures about attachment orientation and depressive personality vulnerability, we uncovered meaningful relationships. The results of a canonical correlational analysis indicated that an intensified sense of ‘powerlessness and isolation’ is a sign of a general psychopathological vulnerability (related to depression), ‘anger and opposition’ is associated with introjective features (distrust in others and need for control), and ‘unfulfilled longing and loss’ is associated with anaclitic features (pleasing and dependency). In an exploratory qualitative study, we used a cluster-based classification into attachment groups for the exhaustive screening of the content of negative valuations of (a selection of) insecurely attached persons (n = 15). This hermeneutic approach disclosed characteristic themes for each of the preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant and fearful-avoidant attachment styles which are discussed in great detail.

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A Theory-Guided Hexagonal Representation of Single Valuation Systems for Use With Hermans' Self-Confrontation Method

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Self-investigation in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: Narrative changes and health improvement

Self-investigation in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: Narrative changes and health improvement

The self-confrontation method: Theory, research, and practical utility

Introjective and anaclitic psychopathology in self-narratives: Idiographic assessment with Hermans’ Self-Confrontation Method

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