”Jag är också människa, jag är också här” Psykologers upplevelse av autenticitet i terapi.
(2024) PSPR14 20232Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Terapeutfaktorer är ett viktigt område inom modern psykoterapiforskning. På senare år har även autenticitet blivit ett mer uppmärksammat område inom psykologisk forskning. Mot bakgrund av detta ville vi fördjupa förståelsen för, och ge rika beskrivningar av, psykologers upplevelse av autenticitet i terapi. Sju semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med psykologer med erfarenhet av individualterapi. Deltagarna ombads att beskriva sin förståelse av autenticitet. Materialet transkriberades och analyserades med Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Detta resulterade i fem huvudteman: Samhället, organisationen och professionen, Det mänskliga i terapirummet, En äkta relation, Den autentiska upplevelsen och Autenticitetens pris och börda.... (More)
- Terapeutfaktorer är ett viktigt område inom modern psykoterapiforskning. På senare år har även autenticitet blivit ett mer uppmärksammat område inom psykologisk forskning. Mot bakgrund av detta ville vi fördjupa förståelsen för, och ge rika beskrivningar av, psykologers upplevelse av autenticitet i terapi. Sju semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med psykologer med erfarenhet av individualterapi. Deltagarna ombads att beskriva sin förståelse av autenticitet. Materialet transkriberades och analyserades med Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Detta resulterade i fem huvudteman: Samhället, organisationen och professionen, Det mänskliga i terapirummet, En äkta relation, Den autentiska upplevelsen och Autenticitetens pris och börda. Autenticitet visade sig vara en viktig aspekt av psykologernas upplevelse av terapi som innebar att tillåta egna känslor och ta plats som en hel människa. Autenticitet berördes som personlig egenskap, enskilda handlingar och som förhållningssätt. Vidare upplevdes autenticitet fördjupa den terapeutiska relationen och göra terapiarbetet meningsfullt. Det förknippades även med förhöjd närvaro. Förutsättningarna för att vara autentisk upplevdes påverkas av samhälle, arbetsplats och psykologprofessionen. Terapiarbetet beskrevs som att ikläda sig en roll, vilken kunde upplevas autentisk om den inte var för långt ifrån den egna personen. Studien belyser relevansen av autenticitet i en terapeutisk kontext. Utifrån detta föreslås ytterligare forskning kring autenticitet och att begreppet uppmärksammas mer inom psykologprofessionen. (Less)
- Abstract
- Factors regarding the therapist is an important field within modern psychotherapy research. Furthermore, in recent years authenticity has been more acknowledged within psychological research. In the light of this we wanted to deepen the understanding, and provide thick descriptions, of psychologists’ experiences of authenticity in therapy. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with psychologists with experience of individual therapy. The participants were asked to describe their understanding of authenticity. The data was transcribed and analyzed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This resulted in five main themes: Society, organization and the profession, The humane therapeutic setting, A real relationship, The... (More)
- Factors regarding the therapist is an important field within modern psychotherapy research. Furthermore, in recent years authenticity has been more acknowledged within psychological research. In the light of this we wanted to deepen the understanding, and provide thick descriptions, of psychologists’ experiences of authenticity in therapy. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with psychologists with experience of individual therapy. The participants were asked to describe their understanding of authenticity. The data was transcribed and analyzed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This resulted in five main themes: Society, organization and the profession, The humane therapeutic setting, A real relationship, The authentic experience and The price and burden of authenticity. Authenticity was shown to be an important aspect of the psychologists’ experiences of therapy, and meant that they allowed their own feelings and could feel as a whole human beings. Authenticity was addressed as a personal trait, as actions and as an approach. Furthermore authenticity was experienced as something that deepened the therapeutic relationship and made therapeutic work meaningful. It was also associated with enhanced presence. The conditions allowing authenticity were experienced to be influenced by society, the workplace and the professional expectations. The therapeutic work was described as playing a role, which could be perceived as authentic if it was closely related to ones’ own self. The study highlights the relevance of authenticity in a therapeutic context. Further research on authenticity is recommended alongside an increased interest within the profession. (Less)
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- Sjöblom, Felix LU and Engström, Björn LU
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- course
- PSPR14 20232
- year
- 2024
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- autenticitet, psykolog, terapi, IPA, fenomenologi, authenticity, therapist, therapy, phenomenology
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- Swedish
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- 9144477
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- 2024-01-12 08:16:18
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