dimanche 3 novembre 2013

Let Relational Psychotherapy Improve Your Friendships

By Allyson Burke


Psychotherapy is about the connection between a patient and their analyst. Relational psychotherapy looks at how the patient relates to other people when treating their illness. It is a relatively new branch of psychoanalysis but is thought to be a crucial new development.

It was first introduced during the nineteen eighties and was an attempt to recognize the importance of an individual's internal relationships with people. Supporters of the therapy argued that the personality is formed in response to our very earliest relationships with family members and other people we may have come into contact with.

Relational theory departs from other types of psychotherapy because it doesn't view a person's instincts as the their primary motivation for action. Freud suggested that instincts were fundamental to who we are and were not created by our experiences. Advocates of relational psychotherapy said that individuals are motivated by the relationships they would like to have with other people. Also, they said that people attempt to reconstruct their early relationships in order to get what they want.

Psychoanalysts employing relational methods often reject Freud's use of free association. As an alternative, they put their effort into building a good rapport with their patients. They think that psychotherapy is most effective when the relationship with the patient is a healing one. As a result, they think that they can help by breaking the patient's habits.

Therapists look at the friendships which have impacted their client negatively. They look for any patterns within the friendships which are reminiscent of childhood. These childhood experiences are then analyzed in an attempt to understand how they might have affected their client's view of life and of themselves.

It tends to be associated with social constructionism. This is a theory that we do not define our ideas about the world on our own. It says that we tend to form them with other people. There are two important aspects of it. The first is that we come to terms with our experiences by creating a model for how we think the world works. Second, that language is the most important way in which we define our reality.

A lot of people want better relationships with the people around them. They engage in relational therapy because it helps them overcome stress. They see it as an obstacle to their own happiness and contentment. A lot of therapists believe that seeking out help is a very courageous thing to do because it shows that you are willing to confront your issues. However, you would need to go to at least six sessions to see if the treatment works for you.

The relationship a client has with their therapist is very important in relational psychotherapy. It's crucial that the client's problem is properly understood otherwise the treatment will not work. One danger is that the sessions become about the therapists agenda and not the client's. This is why the sessions need to have an atmosphere of trust. For some people it just does not work and they need to seek an alternative form of therapy.




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