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- Title
The operational diagnosis and the implicit contract of a patient with panic disorder. A case study.
- Authors
Dimitriu, Iulia-Odette
- Abstract
Resistance in therapy is defined differently among psychotherapists, according to their theoretical orientation. Eventually, resistance implies the unwillingness of the patient to change and grow during the therapeutic process. The question is whether this resistant behavior of the patient represents a negative sequence in the development of therapy. In the presented case study, I suggest that the resistance that appeared even since the beginning of the therapy may be associated with positive results. The key of the therapeutic success is establishing a correct operational diagnosis, as well as the implicit contract of the patient. The panic disorder disappeared and the patient learned to acquire a repertory of alternative responses to threats of abandonment. The therapeutic techniques used were cognitive, behavioral and experiential (Schema Therapy).
- Subjects
PANIC disorders; PATIENTS' attitudes; RESISTANCE in psychotherapy; COGNITIVE therapy; BEHAVIOR therapy; EXPERIENTIAL psychotherapy; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2, p71
- ISSN
2247-6377
- Publication type
Article