Ecological psychotherapy : developing by shaping the personal niche

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    • Willi, Jürg

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Ecological psychotherapy : developing by shaping the personal niche

Jürg Willi

Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, c1999

Other Title

Ökologische Psychotherapie

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Ökologische Psychotherapie

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index

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Description

This text describes an approach to psychotherapy that includes an ecological dimension. It takes into account the fit between the capacities of the individual and the corresponding properties of the environment. Personal growth is promoted when the individual shapes his or her environment into a "personal niche". The development of the individual takes place in interaction with the development of this niche. All forms of mental disorder impair the individual's effectiveness in creating the niche, and every impairment of the niche is a risk factor for mental health. After looking at the theoretical principles behind ecological psychotherapy, the book goes on to show exactly how the concepts of this approach can be applied in clinical practice. Three main aspects of the ecological psychotherapy approach are described here: the ecological concept of supportive therapy, which is concerned with supporting the patient in shaping the personal niche that he or she uses for psychological regulation; coevolutionary focal therapy, which focuses on the observation that when psychological decompensation occurs, it has generally been preceded by a change in an important relationship that required a developmental step (which was not taken); and coevolutionary focus formulation, which allows a case conceptualization that is usable in individual, couple and family work. By including an ecological dimension, the concepts formulated in this book open up a new way of accessing and understanding patients. This independent therapeutic approach is also eminently suitable for inclusion in existing approaches.

Table of Contents

  • Theory of ecological psychotherapy: the theoretical principles in ecological psychotherapy
  • the key element in ecological theory - the individual's effectiveness in the personal niche
  • healthy and unhealthy regulation of the personality through interactive effectiveness
  • dyadic coevolution and collusion
  • family coevolution. Practical applications of ecological psychotherapy: ecological supportive psychotherapy for patients with severe personality disorders
  • ecological brief therapy with individuals
  • coevolutive focus formulations in ecological couples or family therapy - working in the individual, couples or family setting
  • the ecological dimension as a supplement to other therapeutic approaches.

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