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Problematic Self-Efficacy Inferences in Beginning Psychotherapy Supervisees: Identification and Management
AbstractWe contend that a particular form of self-efficacy beliefs — specifically referred to as relation-inferred self-efficacy beliefs — often gets activated in beginning supervisees, can potentially pose supervision problems from the outset and, consequently, is best addressed by supervisors early on. Relation-inferred self-efficacy beliefs refer to what sup ervisees think or infer that their supervisor is thinking about their therapeutic efficacy; because beginning supervisees often have doubts about their own therapeutic efficacy, they can make incorrect inferences about what their supervisor is thinking of them, ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - October 8, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Integration of Cognitive and Emotional Processing Predicts Poor and Good Outcomes of Psychotherapy
AbstractWith the aim of investigating analogies and differences between psychotherapeutic processes, ten good-outcome and ten poor-outcome cases were selected from a sample of patients treated at the University Hospital of Psychiatry, Salzburg, Austria, and the Department of Psycho-Traumatology of the Clinic St. Irmingard, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany. They were monitored daily using the Therapy Process Questionnaire (TPQ), and their evolution over time was analyzed by means of Principal Components Analysis and Linear Discriminant Analysis. The results highlight that poor-outcome patients show a separation between cognitive ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Writing Technique Across Psychotherapies —From Traditional Expressive Writing to New Positive Psychology Interventions: A Narrative Review
AbstractWriting Therapy (WT) is defined as a process of investigation about personal thoughts and feelings using the act of writing as an instrument, with the aim of promoting self-healing and personal growth. WT has been integrated in specific psychotherapies with the aim of treating specific mental disorders (PTSD, depression, etc.). More recently, WT has been included in several Positive Interventions (PI) as a useful tool to promote psychological well-being. This narrative review was conducted by searching on scientific databases and analyzing essential studies, academic books and journal articles where writing therapy...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Comparative Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing Components in Alcohol Treatment
AbstractPrevious research has firmly established the efficacy of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in helping individuals to overcome their alcohol addiction. However, there is a large diversity in the sizes of these effects and it is not clear how the different MI strategies and techniques contribute to treatment outcomes. We compared the efficacy of three MI intervention plans using a randomized matched pre-test/post-test design spanning a 10-week period. The participants were 45 French individuals (29 male and 16 female) seeking treatment for alcohol dependence who received 5 sessions of MI. Participants from all groups re...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Assessments in Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients: The Precedence of Alliance Work
AbstractIn this article the aim was to explore how therapists handle suicide risk assessment in connection with patient ’s experience of alliance in psychotherapy. In a naturalistic, longitudinal study, 19 suicidal patients were interviewed three times: just before they started in therapy (T1), during the early phase (T2), and again after one year (T3). 17 therapists were interviewed separately at T2 and T3. The in terviews explored the personal experiences of both patients and therapists, including their handling of suicidality and the quality of their relationships. An interpretative-phenomenological approach was used ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Promoting an Empathic Dialectic for Therapeutic Change: An Integrative Review
We describe the “empathic dialectic” as therapists’ capacity to emotionally resonate with patients’ internal states, such as during ruptures, and to coregulate their own and the patients’ states through mentalization. The first aim was to provide a theoretical framework for the empathic dialectic, by summ arizing background literature on the empathic process, intersubjectivity, rupture repair, relational psychoanalysis, and attachment. The second aim was to conduct an integrative review of peer-reviewed articles published between the years of 2016 and 2021. After conducting a review of 28 articles, w e sought to ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Positive Psychology Intervention to Improve Recovery after Renal Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
AbstractThere is an increasing body of evidence proving that transplanted patients ’ perceptions of their disease and their emotional state may have an influence on their physical recovery, but there are relatively few psychological interventions specifically developed to support their healing process. The aim of our study was to explore the effectiveness of a positive psycholog y intervention programme on the pre- and postoperative psychological state of kidney transplant patients. Clinical trial registration number: NEP-PSZICH-001, 13.15.2014. A total of 40 kidney transplant patients were assessed using the Spielberger...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Socratic Questioning and Irony in Psychotherapeutic Practices
AbstractSocratic questioning is employed in therapeutic interventions when the beliefs that clients express are critically evaluated using reason and logic. In this paper, that critical lens is turned back on the use of Socratic questioning to examine problems in its philosophical grounding. This critique is informed by our historic and cultural understanding of the life of Socrates. The therapeutic value of a ‘not knowing’ position is observed, and the question of whether this position is genuine or feigned is explored. Socratic questioning and irony are thereby considered in relation to agency and veiled attacks. A p...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Using Positive Psychological Interventions to Improve Well-Being: Are They Effective Across Cultures, for Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples?
This article evaluates whether PPIs would be effective for everyone, across different cultures. It starts by reviewing the effectiveness of PPIs among the general population, as well as their effectiveness in ameliorating depressive symptoms and increasing well-being among clinical samples. Though generally beneficial, PPIs however, may not be equally effective across cultures. We present evidence showing that certain types of PPIs may be less effective for Asians than those from Western cultures. Next, the article examines whether prosocial behavior may be a PPI that is universally beneficial and the possible explanations...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Metaphors in Mentalization-Based Treatment: Reintroducing the Language of Change in “Plain Old Therapy”
AbstractMetaphors, a central conduit of change in psychotherapy, have not been taken adequately into account in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). Despite successfully utilized by other evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD), MBT considers metaphors confusing for patients with low mentalizing abilities. For metaphors and teaching stories to stimulate growth within the window of tolerance, interventions should be responsively tailored (e.g., explained). Metaphors might be a route to making spoken matter more apprehensible, and bridge emotions with cognitive content. They hold the potential for...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - June 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Intervention Model to Facilitate Hope and Subjective Well-being Among Trauma Survivors
AbstractThere are increasing calls for brief, strength-based trauma interventions. We propose a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention model that may facilitate hope and subjective well-being among trauma survivors. Based on our research among South African trauma survivors, the proposed model, “Journey of Possibilities”, focuses on eliciting clients’ desired outcome, describing the presence of their desired outcome, and utilising clients’ resources to move towards the desired outcome. It is distinct from other SFBT models, as it explicitly identifies the therapeutic relationship a nd collaborative lang...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - June 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Correction to: The 4th Annual & quot;Psyche & quot; Awards for Valuable Contributions to Psychotherapy: Encouraging the Integration of Science and Practice
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-021-09509-4 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - May 31, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Progress in Resolving Splitting Tendencies: A Qualitative Case Report of Facing Conflicting Fears with Relationality, Humility, and Patience
AbstractSplitting as a psychological defence by patients who struggle to process dichotomies remains an important focus in current therapy trials. Such case research done in a cross-cultural context of therapist and patient is limited. The present qualitative case report involves a 44-year-old male who had two conflicting fears, inherently making those fears inaccessible since resolving one fear exacerbated the other opposing fear. We provide a narrative discussion of the case learning from the therapist-in-training and her supervisor. Building a solid relational focus grounded in a social constructionist approach played a...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - May 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The 4th Annual & quot;Psyche & quot; Awards for Valuable Contributions to Psychotherapy: Encouraging the Integration of Science and Practice
AbstractPsychotherapy relies on a strong integration of theory, empirical research, and clinical experience. Furthermore, publishing journal articles on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness requires creativity, persistence and a scientific approach. The present article examines recent publications on assessment and diagnosis, case conceptualization and treatment planning and generic issues related to the therapeutic alliance. The article includes a review of papers on common diagnostic problems including anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, addictions, and personality pathology. In each of ten categori...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - May 18, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Guided Goal Setting in Therapy Towards Being Fully Functioning
AbstractThis qualitative study considered whether the provision of a framework of potential goals based on Rogers ’ idea of the fully functioning person would be of any benefit to therapy clients in their goal setting process. It also considered addressed whether client goal setting was methodologically acceptable to integrative therapists who used Rogers’ non-directive principles as the foundation to their approach. We provided a goal setting instrument to 9 therapists and 23 of their clients, enabling them to define therapy goals, and feedback on the process. The clients set their goals using the instruments, before ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - May 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research