Six things worth understanding about psychoanalytic psychotherapy

This article aims to investigate the role of romantic attachment versus the personality dimensions related to self-definition and relatedness for relationship satisfaction. Self-report instruments measuring romantic attachment, self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression, negative life events and relationship satisfaction were administrated to 266 community adults. As expected, results showed that secure romantic attachment was positively and insecure romantic attachment was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction, and this was the case even when controlling for self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression and negative life events. Implications of these findings for couple therapy are discussed.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of romantic attachment and self‐criticism and dependency for the relationship satisfaction of community adults

Lowyck

Luyten

Demyttenaere

et al. 2008

“…The method was inspired by Frank (1970) who suggested that therapists need theories as a secure base for their work – enabling them to ‘explain and guide their interventions’ (p.148). Since then, the imperative to find the objectively ‘right’ model has been challenged by postmodernism and social constructionism (Pocock, 2006); the emphasis is now on usefulness, and allows a ‘universe’ of models (cf. Parry, 1991).…”

Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Developing theories of change in clinical psychology training

Atkin

2007

Family therapists and clinical psychologists alike have struggled for many years with the task of integrating therapeutic ideas and practices in a coherent, useful way. Rather than tread the modernist path of searching for the universally correct integrated model, this paper sets out a framework to support trainee clinical psychologists in addressing this task by reflexively developing their own theories of change to fit with their own experiences, learning, clients and contexts. Methods of guiding this process without being prescriptive are described, along with feedback from both trainee and qualified clinical psychologists who have used this approach.

“…We were aware that current PPD practice often failed to offer some trainees the chance to consider in more depth the experiences they bring to being a therapist (Hildebrand, 1998). Moreover, as family therapy has become more comfortable about borrowing ideas from insight‐driven traditions of therapy (Pocock, 2006) and is influenced by integrative developments in contemporary psychological therapies in general, in which greater importance is given to the role of common factors in therapeutic tradition, a stronger role for training the self of the therapist has become more relevant (Eisler, 2006; Simon, 2007; Sexton, 2007; Sprenkle and Blow 2004, 2007). These influences explain why contemporary training must foreground the self of the therapist rather than the techniques of the therapist.…”

Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Bringing the self into family therapy training: personal and professional consultations with trainee families

Woodcock¹,

Rivett²

2007

The qualifying level of training in family therapy at Bristol University requires trainees to attend three ‘therapeutic consultations’ with their families with a recognized systemic practitioner, to consider issues pertinent to their development as therapists. This innovation is synchronic with the course philosophy which foregrounds the training in the development of ‘self’. Survey results on the consultations suggest that trainees report significant ‘news of difference’ and all recommend it as a mechanism for other trainees. The consultants also affirmed the value of the sessions they have facilitated. The paper describes the practicalities of how the consultations are organized.