"Att vara verklig i terapin" En kvalitativ studie om psykoterapeuters självutlämnande och dess påverkan på den terapeutiska processen
(2024) PTPN06 20241Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Self-disclosure is a therapeutic intervention that is described as one of the most helpful tools in a treatment process. Self-disclosure implies that a person shares personal information or experiences about themselves to their client or when it´s used as an immediate response towards the client in the therapy room. The aim of the study was to investigate psychotherapists' experiences of self-disclosure in therapeutic sessions and its impact on the therapy process. The study also aimed to investigate how the psychotherapists used their own experiences of self-disclosure from therapeutic context. The selection consisted of seven therapists with different theoretical perspectives. The data from individual semi- structured interviews were... (More)
- Self-disclosure is a therapeutic intervention that is described as one of the most helpful tools in a treatment process. Self-disclosure implies that a person shares personal information or experiences about themselves to their client or when it´s used as an immediate response towards the client in the therapy room. The aim of the study was to investigate psychotherapists' experiences of self-disclosure in therapeutic sessions and its impact on the therapy process. The study also aimed to investigate how the psychotherapists used their own experiences of self-disclosure from therapeutic context. The selection consisted of seven therapists with different theoretical perspectives. The data from individual semi- structured interviews were analysed by thematic analysis. The interview analyses revealed six themes that described the respondents’ experiences of self-disclosure. The result showed that all respondents used self-disclosure in different amounts and in different ways. The experience was that self-disclosure mostly has a positive effect on the therapy process if used in a sensible way. The respondents also described situations where self-disclosure harmed the relationship to the client or affected the situation in a negative way. It emerged that all therapists reflect on negative experiences but in different ways. This resulted in integration of a new knowledge on how self-disclosure could be used. The result gave the picture of an intervention that is autodidactic. Each therapist developed their own style based on personal preference, personality, experience, reflection, and courage. The study revealed that many micro skills that a therapist need to possess to be able to use self-disclosure in an adequate way. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Självutlämnande är en terapeutisk intervention som beskrivs som en av de mest hjälpsamma redskapen i en behandlingsprocess. Självutlämnande innebär att en terapeut delar personlig information eller erfarenheter om sig själv till sin klient eller när det används som en omedelbar respons på klienten i terapirummet. Studiens syfte var att utforska psykoterapeuters upplevelser av självutlämnande i terapeutiska sessioner och dess påverkan på terapiprocessen. Studien ämnade även undersöka hur psykoterapeuterna använde sig av sina egna erfarenheter av självutlämnande från terapeutiska sammanhang. Urvalet bestod av sju terapeuter med olika teoretiska inriktningar. Informationen från i individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer undersöktes genom en... (More)
- Självutlämnande är en terapeutisk intervention som beskrivs som en av de mest hjälpsamma redskapen i en behandlingsprocess. Självutlämnande innebär att en terapeut delar personlig information eller erfarenheter om sig själv till sin klient eller när det används som en omedelbar respons på klienten i terapirummet. Studiens syfte var att utforska psykoterapeuters upplevelser av självutlämnande i terapeutiska sessioner och dess påverkan på terapiprocessen. Studien ämnade även undersöka hur psykoterapeuterna använde sig av sina egna erfarenheter av självutlämnande från terapeutiska sammanhang. Urvalet bestod av sju terapeuter med olika teoretiska inriktningar. Informationen från i individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer undersöktes genom en process av tematisk analys. Analysen av intervjuerna frambringade sex teman som beskrev intervjupersonernas upplevelser och erfarenhet av självutlämnande. Resultatet visade att alla intervjuade terapeuter använde sig av självutlämnande men i olika omfattningar och på olika sätt. Upplevelsen var att självutlämnande oftast har en positiv påverkan på terapiprocessen om det används på ett förnuftigt sätt. Terapeuterna beskrev också situationer där självutlämnande skadat relationen till klienten eller påverkat processen negativt. Det framkom att alla terapeuter reflekterar kring negativa erfarenheter av självutlämnande men att de gör det på olika vis. Reflektionerna resulterade i integrering av ny kunskap hos terapeuten om hur självutlämnande kan användas. Resultatet gav också bilden av en intervention som är autodidaktisk. Var och en av terapeuterna har skapat sin egen preferens och stil utifrån personlighet samt erfarenhet, reflektion och mod. Studien uppmärksammade en mängd mikrofärdigheter som en terapeut behöver besitta för att kunna använda självutlämnande på ett adekvat sätt. (Less)
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- author
- Elmskog, Marie LU and Nilsson, Violetta LU
- supervisor
-
- Per Johnsson LU
- organization
- course
- PTPN06 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Self-exposure, the therapist's self-disclosure, therapeutic process, alliance, treatment result, psychotherapy process and result, transmission, counter transmission, therapeutic intimacy, the therapist's vulnerability, självutlämnande, terapeutens självutlämnande, terapeutisk process, allians, behandlingsresultat, psykoterapiprocess och utfall, överföring, motöverföring, terapeutisk intimitet terapeutens sårbarhet
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9153695
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-28 11:38:20
- date last changed
- 2024-05-30 21:22:10
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abstract = {{Self-disclosure is a therapeutic intervention that is described as one of the most helpful tools in a treatment process. Self-disclosure implies that a person shares personal information or experiences about themselves to their client or when it´s used as an immediate response towards the client in the therapy room. The aim of the study was to investigate psychotherapists' experiences of self-disclosure in therapeutic sessions and its impact on the therapy process. The study also aimed to investigate how the psychotherapists used their own experiences of self-disclosure from therapeutic context. The selection consisted of seven therapists with different theoretical perspectives. The data from individual semi- structured interviews were analysed by thematic analysis. The interview analyses revealed six themes that described the respondents’ experiences of self-disclosure. The result showed that all respondents used self-disclosure in different amounts and in different ways. The experience was that self-disclosure mostly has a positive effect on the therapy process if used in a sensible way. The respondents also described situations where self-disclosure harmed the relationship to the client or affected the situation in a negative way. It emerged that all therapists reflect on negative experiences but in different ways. This resulted in integration of a new knowledge on how self-disclosure could be used. The result gave the picture of an intervention that is autodidactic. Each therapist developed their own style based on personal preference, personality, experience, reflection, and courage. The study revealed that many micro skills that a therapist need to possess to be able to use self-disclosure in an adequate way.}},
author = {{Elmskog, Marie and Nilsson, Violetta}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Att vara verklig i terapin" En kvalitativ studie om psykoterapeuters självutlämnande och dess påverkan på den terapeutiska processen}},
year = {{2024}},
}