Multicultural therapeutic relationship: Seeing yourself in the other.

2012 ◽  
pp. 121-148
Author(s):  
Lillian Comas-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
The Other

Imago dei as Foundational to Psychotherapy: Integration versus Segregation

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney D. Vanderploeg
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Psychotherapy Integration ◽  
Imago Dei ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
The Core ◽  
Relational Aspect

In the last issue (Vanderploeg, 1981), the concept of the Imago Dei was shown to be central to being human and as establishing human beings as essentially relational, called to relationship with God and with each other. God's election was seen as at the core of the Imago Dei and hence as a universal phenomenon. In the present article, the intrapsychic aspect of personality is also discussed as a third important relational aspect of the Imago Dei. The Imago Dei is seen as foundational to psychotherapy, providing both a ground for therapy and a mandate. The therapeutic relationship is understood as covenantal and as an affirmation of God's election, as it is a relationship in which clients are universally supported in enhancing their relationships, that is, the Imago Dei. The transpersonal, God-person relationship is also discussed, both as to how it manifests itself in therapy and how it can be dealt with therapeutically. Throughout, the focus is on questions which help therapists intergrate their faith with their vocation rather than segregating the two by imposing one on the other.

scholarly journals Suicide contagion, the suicide pact and the effects of suicidal behaviour in therapeutic and family relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Tony White
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
The Other ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Suicidal Person ◽  
Suicide Clusters

This article is about suicide and relationships. How suicidal thoughts and behaviours can impact relationships for the suicidal person and those around them. This includes relationships between the suicidal person and other suicidal people as well as the suicidal person and others who are non-suicidal. How the suicidal can impact the other and how the other in turn then impacts the suicidal person back. What effects they have on each other in terms of how they think and feel and then how that effects their transactions with each other. More specifically it examines suicide clusters, suicide pacts, suicidality in the therapeutic relationship and suicidality in family relationships. 

scholarly journals Structuring of Self and Twinship

1994 ◽  
Vol 43 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Castellet y Ballarà ◽  
E. Bollea
Keyword(s):  
Personal Identity ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Maternal Care ◽  
Twin Pair ◽  
The Other ◽  
Continuous Analysis ◽  
Relative Deficiency ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Clinical Cases

AbstractLatest psychoanalytical research, based on the integration of the genetic-reconstructive method and the observative-developmental one, points out that twinship presents specific difficulties in the structuring of Self. The unfavourable feature in the structuring of Self in twins is the sharing of the mother from the very beginning of in-trauterine cohabitation passing to the relative deficiency of primary maternal care. The clinical cases of two adult DZ twins under psychoanalytical – psychotherapy treatment are herein reported to emphasize: the defective formation of a sense of personal identity; the high recurrence of cross-projective identifications; and, the tendency to assume complementary roles and re-create bonds and relationships similar to the ones experienced with the cotwin. Within the therapeutic relationship, the following features come to light: the unconsciously fantasized presence of the other twin; the strong feelings of self depreciation, inability and angry emptiness. These feelings seem to enhance an adhesive transference, presenting difficulties in separating, strong ambivalence and fantasies of a continuous analysis with the analyst-twin. In the cases we report, the twin pair relationship with its dynamics, bound to the incomplete or defective structuring of Self, represents the essence of the relationship between the twin and the object.

scholarly journals Some Variables Associated with Psychologists' Appraisal of Psychotherapy in Argentina

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-228
Author(s):  
Horacio Daniel García
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand

The purpose of this research is to provide information about the state of psychotherapy in Argentina, as well as to study some variables involved in psychologists' evaluation of psychotherapy. A survey of 14 items was elaborated ad-hoc for this purpose, and administered to 226 psychologists from all over the country by mail and, in some cases, personally. Results suggest that the predisposition to apply techniques from different frameworks is associated with the amount of experience and with the perception of a bias concerning other theoretical focuses, although it is not related to the evaluation of the state of psychotherapy. On the other hand, in the view of psychologists, personal aspects of the therapeutic relationship are believed to be the most important factor in patients' change and effective progress.

scholarly journals Understanding congruence in person-centred counselling practice: A trainee counsellor’s perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natri Sutanti
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Unconditional Positive Regard ◽  
Counselling Practice ◽  
Apply Theory ◽  
Accurate Matching ◽  
Counselling Theory

Congruence is a condition in therapeutic relationship that refers to accurate matching of a person’s experience with awareness. In person-centred counselling, counsellor’s congruence is believed as one of helpful and significant aspects that facilitates clients’ growth in counselling. However, this term is quite difficult to understand as a single condition as it interrelated to the other conditions such as empathy and unconditional positive regard. Understanding congruence theoretically and practically is intriguing as well as challenging especially for a trainee counsellor that is still learning to apply theory on practice. This paper aims to critically explore congruence from person-centred counselling theory and to demonstrate some evidences of the development of congruence in practice based on the author’s counselling practice as a trainee counsellor. There are three main discussions in this paper that is to explain congruence from the theoretical point of view, to understand the relation between congruence and acceptance and to explore congruence in person-centred practice. The exploration found that trainee counsellor’s cultural background including condition of worth and language barrier is one of challenges in experiencing congruence within person-centred counselling practice.Keywords: congruence, person-centred counselling, unconditional positive regard, ontological standpoint

scholarly journals Rediscovering Sabina

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Rod Sandle
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Strong Force ◽  
The One ◽  
Sabina Spielrein

Terror arises on the one hand from the fear of death and on the other the passion for life. In working with terror as it manifests in the transference, a challenge for the practitioner is to maintain homeostasis in its physical, intellectual, emotional and relational aspects, as terror is a strong force for tipping the balance of emotional regulation with consequences mentally and physically. This paper will explore this challenge, starting by going back to the roots of psychoanalysis and a paper written by Sabina Spielrein in 1912: “Destruction as the Cause of Coming into Being.” Building on Spielrein’s work, it will attempt to deepen understanding of her theory linking terror to the primitive sexual transference. Of particular interest is the recognition of dissociation in both patient and practitioner and working with it in the therapeutic relationship. The presence of terror and dissociation in the wider community, both currently and historically, is touched on.

On Music Therapy, Fairy Tales and Endings

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Blackburn
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Outer World

This article opens by questioning the validity of making a close therapeutic relationship within an institution. In attempting to resolve this dilemma, it then looks at the function and nature of fairytale as a way of describing music therapy. Two analogies are used: one emphasising the facing of inner problems and conflicts, the other emphasising escape from the problems of the outer world. In conclusion, it looks at fairy tale endings in order to pose a solution for the opening question.

scholarly journals Reflexões sobre a relação psicoterapêutica: diálogos com Merleau-Ponty

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
Joanneliese de Lucas FREITAS
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Gestalt Therapy ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Relationship ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

The present article has the objective of examining how we can understand the therapeutic relationship from the dialogue with the Merleau-Ponty's concept of other. The human interaction and communication in the psychotherapeutic contexts are discussed utilizing the understanding of psychotherapeutic relationship in Gestalt-therapy. The subject of dialog and the encounter are raised from the paradox I-other as well as the understanding of corporeity as part of the man-world field. The article presents the idea that in a therapeutic relationship both psychotherapist and client must encounter with each other in their differences. That being said, the therapeutic stance implies a non-stop search for the comprehension and the availability of the other so that the client may come to grasp himself through the differences that emerges at the therapist-client field. The psychotherapist must act on the field of the relationship and, therefore, operate as an opening between the client and the world as an effort to reach the lived-experience of his client.

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who's the Communicationally Competent One of All? and the Other Side of the Mirror

2022 ◽  
pp. 108-133
Author(s):  
Célia Belim
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Mirror Mirror

This chapter focuses on health professional competence and consequent evaluation by patients who establish with them a therapeutic relationship. Based on a literature review and proposals of best practices to implement in health encounters, it is concluded that competent communication has to give attention to verbal and non-verbal dimensions and to the patient's expectations. Results reveal that the competences are empathy, respect, inclusion of the patient in choices and decisions, confirmation of understanding, use of plain language, and positivity. On the patients' side, some common expectations are associated with the humanization of relationships, such as the manifestation of patience by professionals to the patients' queries and the adoption of personalized communication. The communication lapses are more related to poor attitudes of health professionals, and the patients' expectations can vary depending on their sociodemographic attributes. Different communication styles of health professionals generate different evaluations and expectations of patients.

Suspension of judgement: A tool for non-invasive therapeutic relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S488-S488
Author(s):  
G. Buffardi
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Guidance Counselor ◽  
Specialized Training ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Suspension Of Judgement ◽  
Suspension Of Judgment

We often refer to our ability to perceive the other mind as a gift of our experience that helps us in our work. But to use this insight as a guidance counselor in the treatment process is sometimes a harbinger of relational mistakes that affect the success of the treatment.The specialist, psychiatrist or psychotherapist (but also other aid professionals), has to learn the process of the suspension of judgment “epochè”, described in Jaspers’ psychopathology.To foster learning of “epochè” we developed some exercises that help the young therapist in training. We believe they are also particularly useful for the training of students who are undergoing specialized training to become psychiatrists.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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