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På spaning efter den psykoterapeutiska förändringsprocessen

Karlsson, Pernilla and Signér, Gunilla (2007)
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine what factors experienced psychotherapists emphasize as central and change developing in psychotherapy. The intention was to highlight the therapists' personal thoughts and experiences of psychotherapeutic change. By personal interviews with three cognitive and three psychodynamic psychotherapists, data was retrieved and then analysed with a qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical approach. The study revealed great accordance between the psychotherapists regarding the importance of therapeutic relationship, factors connected to therapeutic treatment and flexibility regarding to the method of treatment. Moreover, it has been revealed that psychotherapeutic change in both treatments of psychotherapy... (More)
The aim of this study was to examine what factors experienced psychotherapists emphasize as central and change developing in psychotherapy. The intention was to highlight the therapists' personal thoughts and experiences of psychotherapeutic change. By personal interviews with three cognitive and three psychodynamic psychotherapists, data was retrieved and then analysed with a qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical approach. The study revealed great accordance between the psychotherapists regarding the importance of therapeutic relationship, factors connected to therapeutic treatment and flexibility regarding to the method of treatment. Moreover, it has been revealed that psychotherapeutic change in both treatments of psychotherapy is due to integration between emotional and cognitive processes. With regards to psychological theories and research of psychotherapy the psychotherapeutic process of change is discussed. (Less)
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author
Karlsson, Pernilla and Signér, Gunilla
supervisor
organization
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
qualitative phenomenological-hermeneutical approach, psychotherapist interviews, psychoterapeutic process, psychotherapeutic relationship, cognitive and psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychotherapeutic change, Psychology, Psykologi
language
Swedish
id
1324713
date added to LUP
2007-09-19 00:00:00
date last changed
2009-11-17 13:00:19
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to examine what factors experienced psychotherapists emphasize as central and change developing in psychotherapy. The intention was to highlight the therapists' personal thoughts and experiences of psychotherapeutic change. By personal interviews with three cognitive and three psychodynamic psychotherapists, data was retrieved and then analysed with a qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical approach. The study revealed great accordance between the psychotherapists regarding the importance of therapeutic relationship, factors connected to therapeutic treatment and flexibility regarding to the method of treatment. Moreover, it has been revealed that psychotherapeutic change in both treatments of psychotherapy is due to integration between emotional and cognitive processes. With regards to psychological theories and research of psychotherapy the psychotherapeutic process of change is discussed.}},
  author       = {{Karlsson, Pernilla and Signér, Gunilla}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{På spaning efter den psykoterapeutiska förändringsprocessen}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}