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Psykoterapeutens anknytningsmönster i psykoterapi Reflektioner om dess betydelse utifrån tio psykodynamiskt inriktade psykoterapeuter

Nilsson Källén, Karolina LU and Tranell, Jenny LU (2024) PTPP06 20241
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The therapist's attachment pattern, a new focus that has shown the importance
of understanding how current therapist characteristics affect the therapeutic
situation. The purpose of the study was to investigate how experienced
psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists viewed their own attachment
pattern and its importance in psychotherapies. The study also aimed to
investigate how the psychotherapists' attachment pattern played a role in
psychotherapy, and whether attachment insecurity is associated with
difficulties in psychotherapeutic practice and whether attachment security is
associated as an asset. Furthermore, whether it was important that
psychotherapists develop their own attachment pattern from an insecure
attachment... (More)
The therapist's attachment pattern, a new focus that has shown the importance
of understanding how current therapist characteristics affect the therapeutic
situation. The purpose of the study was to investigate how experienced
psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists viewed their own attachment
pattern and its importance in psychotherapies. The study also aimed to
investigate how the psychotherapists' attachment pattern played a role in
psychotherapy, and whether attachment insecurity is associated with
difficulties in psychotherapeutic practice and whether attachment security is
associated as an asset. Furthermore, whether it was important that
psychotherapists develop their own attachment pattern from an insecure
attachment pattern to a secure one through psychotherapy. The study wanted to
investigate the psychotherapists' experiences, perspectives and get a current
snapshot of their perception on the subject, and then put it in relation to
literature and research in the area. The sample consisted of ten
psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists, all with extensive experience in
psychotherapy. The data from individual semi-structured interviews were
analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis of the interviews developed six
themes which aimed to describe the essence of the respondents' experiences.
The results show that the psychotherapists perceived that attachment patterns
affected the therapy relationship. The results also show that the
psychotherapists perceived that secure attachment generally had a positive
outcome in the therapy process in such a way that this was beneficial, but that
it was not enough in itself to have a secure attachment representation. This
study emphasizes the importance that it was above all mentalization, reflection,
awareness and knowledge of one's attachment history and attachment pattern
that was of decisive importance for the therapy process. But the combination
should be optimal, and this was especially evident in relation to people with
more severe psychiatric problems. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Terapeutens anknytningsmönster, ett nytt fokus som visat vikten av att förstå hur
aktuell terapeutegenskap påverkar i den terapeutiska situationen. Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur erfarna psykodynamiskt inriktade psykoterapeuter såg på sitt eget
anknytningsmönster och dess betydelse i psykoterapier. Studien ämnade också
undersöka på vilket sätt psykoterapeuternas anknytningsmönster spelade en roll i
psykoterapi, och om anknytningsotrygghet är förknippat med svårigheter i
psykoterapeutisk praktik samt om anknytningstrygghet är förknippat som en tillgång.
Vidare, om det var av vikt att psykoterapeuter utvecklade sitt egna
anknytningsmönster från ett otryggt anknytningsmönster till ett tryggt genom
psykoterapi. Studien ville... (More)
Terapeutens anknytningsmönster, ett nytt fokus som visat vikten av att förstå hur
aktuell terapeutegenskap påverkar i den terapeutiska situationen. Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur erfarna psykodynamiskt inriktade psykoterapeuter såg på sitt eget
anknytningsmönster och dess betydelse i psykoterapier. Studien ämnade också
undersöka på vilket sätt psykoterapeuternas anknytningsmönster spelade en roll i
psykoterapi, och om anknytningsotrygghet är förknippat med svårigheter i
psykoterapeutisk praktik samt om anknytningstrygghet är förknippat som en tillgång.
Vidare, om det var av vikt att psykoterapeuter utvecklade sitt egna
anknytningsmönster från ett otryggt anknytningsmönster till ett tryggt genom
psykoterapi. Studien ville undersöka psykoterapeuternas erfarenheter, perspektiv och
få en aktuell stillbild av deras uppfattning i ämnet, för att sedan ställa det i relation till litteratur och forskning i området. Urvalet bestod av tio psykodynamiskt inriktade psykoterapeuter, alla med lång erfarenhet av psykoterapi. Datan från individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer analyserades med hjälp av tematisk analys. Analysen av intervjuerna utvecklade sex teman vilka syftade till att beskriva essensen av respondendernas erfarenheter. Resultatet visar att psykoterapeuterna uppfattade att
anknytningsmönster påverkade terapirelationen. Resultatet visar också att
psykoterapeuterna uppfattade att trygg anknytning generellt hade positivt utfall i
terapiprocessen på så sätt att detta var gynnsamt, men att det inte i sig räckte med att inneha en trygg anknytningsrepresentation. Denna studie betonar vikten av att det
framförallt var mentalisering, reflektion, medvetenhet och kunskap om sin
anknytningshistoria och sitt anknytningsmönster som var av avgörande betydelse för
terapiprocessen. Men kombinationen borde vara optimal, och det visade sig
framförallt i relation till människor med svårare psykiatrisk problematik. (Less)
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author
Nilsson Källén, Karolina LU and Tranell, Jenny LU
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course
PTPP06 20241
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
attachment, attachment pattern, psychotherapist attachment, psychotherapeutic relationship, therapeutic distance, mentalization, reflective ability, self-awareness, self-insight, psychotherapist factors, therapy results, anknytning, anknytningsmönster, psykoterapeutanknytning, psykoterapeutisk relation, terapeutisk distans, mentalisering, reflektiv förmåga, självkännedom, självinsikt, psykoterapeutfaktorer, terapiresultat.
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Swedish
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9154827
date added to LUP
2024-06-04 11:11:03
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  abstract     = {{The therapist's attachment pattern, a new focus that has shown the importance
of understanding how current therapist characteristics affect the therapeutic
situation. The purpose of the study was to investigate how experienced
psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists viewed their own attachment
pattern and its importance in psychotherapies. The study also aimed to
investigate how the psychotherapists' attachment pattern played a role in
psychotherapy, and whether attachment insecurity is associated with
difficulties in psychotherapeutic practice and whether attachment security is
associated as an asset. Furthermore, whether it was important that
psychotherapists develop their own attachment pattern from an insecure
attachment pattern to a secure one through psychotherapy. The study wanted to
investigate the psychotherapists' experiences, perspectives and get a current
snapshot of their perception on the subject, and then put it in relation to
literature and research in the area. The sample consisted of ten
psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists, all with extensive experience in
psychotherapy. The data from individual semi-structured interviews were
analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis of the interviews developed six
themes which aimed to describe the essence of the respondents' experiences.
The results show that the psychotherapists perceived that attachment patterns
affected the therapy relationship. The results also show that the
psychotherapists perceived that secure attachment generally had a positive
outcome in the therapy process in such a way that this was beneficial, but that
it was not enough in itself to have a secure attachment representation. This
study emphasizes the importance that it was above all mentalization, reflection,
awareness and knowledge of one's attachment history and attachment pattern
that was of decisive importance for the therapy process. But the combination
should be optimal, and this was especially evident in relation to people with
more severe psychiatric problems.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson Källén, Karolina and Tranell, Jenny}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Psykoterapeutens anknytningsmönster i psykoterapi Reflektioner om dess betydelse utifrån tio psykodynamiskt inriktade psykoterapeuter}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}