In Loving God's Spirit: Integrating the 12-Step Program Into Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Potik, David

doi:10.1080/19349637.2010.518829

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“…In the secular domain, Freud and others often considered the concept of God as a father image to be a form of wish fulfillment; in such a capacity, patients may not be able to work through deep personal issues due to adherence to strict religious doctrines or mores that limit personal growth. However, Freud and others also noted that religion and spirituality can serve as a catalyst for working through issues and promote coping, growth, and transcendence 61,62. Yet religion and spirituality can be treacherous psychological waters to navigate with some therapists suggesting that instead of drowning in such unpredictable and uncharted rapids, it is better to walk on the banks of reason and logic.…”

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“…In this statement, alcohol can be substituted with any other recurrent problem whether it is unforgiveness, depression, a life-changing mistake, or even HIV. In fact, Potik suggested translating the 12-step program, normally used in alcohol and other addiction counseling, to other life situations such as adapting to a chronic disease 62. As Potik explains, these 12 steps can be used flexibly to help recover from a number of issues.…”

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“…However, Freud and others also noted that religion and spirituality can serve as a catalyst for working through issues and promote coping, growth, and transcendence. 61 , 62 Yet religion and spirituality can be treacherous psychological waters to navigate with some therapists suggesting that instead of drowning in such unpredictable and uncharted rapids, it is better to walk on the banks of reason and logic.…”

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, Potik suggested translating the 12-step program, normally used in alcohol and other addiction counseling, to other life situations such as adapting to a chronic disease. 62 As Potik explains, these 12 steps can be used flexibly to help recover from a number of issues. The principles of the 12-step program can be used to help with a number of spiritual issues and emotions that are consistent and debilitating, whether the problem is fear of HIV, guilt over how one acquired HIV, regret over the life one could have had without HIV, or anger over how one has been treated due to one’s HIV status.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic

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By 2015, approximately half of adults with HIV in the United States will be 50 and older. The demographic changes in this population due to successful treatment represent a unique challenge, not only in assisting these individuals to cope with their illness, but also in helping them to age successfully with this disease. Religious involvement and spirituality have been observed to promote successful aging in the general population and help those with HIV cope with their disease, yet little is known about how these resources may affect aging with HIV. Also, inherent barriers such as HIV stigma and ageism may prevent people from benefitting from religious and spiritual sources of solace as they age with HIV. In this paper, we present a model of barriers to successful aging with HIV, along with a discussion of how spirituality and religiousness may help people overcome these barriers. From this synthesis, implications for practice and research to improve the quality of life of this aging population are provided.

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Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic

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et al. 2011

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“…Other authors have posited that a patient’s well-being is best supported in a treatment that integrates AA’s philosophy into the therapeutic work. Knack (2009) and Potik (2010), for example, have suggested that clinicians can and should conceptually integrate psychoanalytic therapy and AA, in order to provide patients with a consistent and unified approach to their substance misuse.…”

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In the rooms and on the couch: Psychoanalytic work with patients in AA.

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Campbell²

2018

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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This article aims to help psychoanalytically oriented clinicians address and manage the needs of patients in Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs, who represent an understudied population in our field. Drawing upon clinical experiences, it focuses on four challenges that arise for psychoanalytic clinicians, including conflicts between psychoanalytic considerations and the disease model, transference/countertransference dynamics that may emerge when a patient addresses a major problem of living in a separate context that is inaccessible to the analyst; considerations impacting the appropriate stance and level of neutrality clinicians might adopt in regards to AA participation; and factors that may prevent useful exploration of the spiritual components of AA. For each challenge, implications are discussed and considerations are offered for addressing these dynamics in treatment.

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Manevi Danışmanlık ve Rehberlikte Kriz Terapisinin Temelleri

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Bu makalenin amacı, manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlikte kriz ile mücadele sürecinde uygulanabilecek Tanrı imgesini danışmanlığa dâhil eden yöntemleri incelemektir. Bu bağlam doğrultusunda kriz danışmanlığında psikolojik danışmanlıktan farklı olarak müdahalede zamanın kısıtlı olması nedeniyle etik durum, kişilikle olan ilişki, manevi danışmanın rolü ve danışmanlık sürecinin sonunda danışanı bekleyen durumlar ele alınmaktadır. Tanrı imgesi; kültür, aile ve toplum tarafından etkiye uğradığı gibi kişinin dini inanç ve yaşam deneyimlerinden de etkilenmektedir. Tanrı imgesinin gelişimi hakkında Harms, Goldman, Elkind ve Fowler gibi bilim insanlarının teorilerinin olduğu bilinmektedir. Tanrı imgelerinin özellikle kriz durumlarında hayata yeniden tutunmak için potansiyel güç işlevi gören sığınma ve bir dinlenme yeri olduğu düşünüldüğü zaman, bu imgelerin kriz danışmanlığına dâhil edilmesi önemli görülmektedir. Buna karşılık bu imge doğru oluşturulmadığı zaman bireye dayanak olmak yerine kişinin durumunu daha da zor bir hale getirmektedir. Bu bağlam doğrultusunda yapılan çalışmalarda psikodinamik teknik, ilişkisel maneviyat tekniği ve aşkınlık tekniği kullanılmaktadır. Manevi yönelimli psikodinamik teknik, danışanın Tanrı imajının ‘an’a getirilmesini ve bu imajın çözümlenmesini amaçlamaktadır. İlişkisel maneviyat tekniğinde de Tanrı imgesi ile kurulan ilişki danışmanlıkta konumlandırılmaktadır. Her iki teknikte de danışanların mevcut imgesi ile ihtiyacı olan Tanrı imgesi dengelenmeye çalışılmaktadır. Aşkınlık tekniğinde ise danışanın tüm bu imgelerin ötesine taşınması hedeflenmektedir. Aşkın Tanrı imgesinin, danışanın sınırlarında çözemediği problemleri aşmasını ve onun gelişiminin gerçekleşmesini sağlayacak bir katalizör etkisi gösterdiği düşünülmektedir. Dolayısıyla makalenin amacı manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlikte kriz danışmanlığı paralelinde Tanrı imgelerinin kullanıldığı danışmanlık modellerini incelemektir. Tanrı imgelerinin keşfi ve onların dönüştürülmesi, manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlikte kriz danışmanlığında en güncel metotlardan birisi olarak kabul görmektedir. Çünkü bu yöntem aile kökenli sorunlara, kişiler arası çözülmemiş narsistik eksikliklere veya biyokimyasal sorunlara odaklanmak yerine Tanrı’nın tanımlanmamış görüntülerinin varlığını dinlemek için bir fırsat sunmaktadır. Zira bu süreçte kişinin derin yatırımlar yaptığı “Tanrı/Tanrıları” kişiyi hayal kırıklığına uğratmış olabilmektedir. Ancak bu durum, yeni ve daha değerli imgelerin ortaya çıkması için bir fırsat olarak düşünülmektedir.

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In Loving God's Spirit: Integrating the 12-Step Program Into Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic

Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic

In the rooms and on the couch: Psychoanalytic work with patients in AA.

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