Learning to 'live upside down': Experiencing the true and false self in psychotherapy training
| Autor: | Helen Swaby |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Multidisciplinary 030504 nursing Interpretative phenomenological analysis media_common.quotation_subject Psychotherapy Training 05 social sciences Significant part Shame BF Superordinate goals 03 medical and health sciences Phenomenon H1 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology Qualitative research media_common |
| ISSN: | 1476-9263 |
| Popis: | The emergence of the true self is often a significant part of training to become a psychotherapist. Yet the challenge this presents, particularly in relation to the movement between a true and false self has been largely unacknowledged. This study aimed to explore UK trainee psychotherapists’ first-hand experiences of this, to understand how the phenomenon is experienced, and to explore the impact on trainees’ development. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with five trainee integrative psychotherapists who identified with this struggle. Interpretative phenomenological analysis illuminated two superordinate themes: The tensions of psychotherapy training and “dropping the shackles”: The journey to self-acceptance. Findings highlight the many challenges of the psychotherapy trainee, illustrating how a conflicting need to be ‘true’ alongside an impossible prospect of letting go of adaptations induces shame and judgments. Findings also highlighted the liberating processes of letting go of old constraints, through a journey of self-acceptance and awareness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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