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Abstract
Self psychology is a theoretical and clinical school of psychological thought conceptualized by Heinz Kohut, MD (1913-1981), and provides the theoretical basis for most of the therapeutic benefits of contemporary psychoanalysis. Self psychology is widely accepted today as one of the central psychoanalytic theories.While object relations theory emphasizes the internalized relationships between representations of self and object, self psychology stresses how external relationships help maintain self-esteem and self-cohesion.
Self psychology defines three basic lines of selfobject development (called selfobject needs): mirroring, idealizing and twin-ship.Selfobject needs may not be met because of real relationship failures or because- of transferential distortion. Consistent failure to meet selfobject needs leads to developmental arrest and resultant defensive reaction, and ”good enough” availability of self-selfobject relationships facilitates healthy growth and development throughout the life cycle.
The overall aim of this study was to investigate the major research question “How can the basic principles of self psychology be elaborated, applied and worked through in dynamic integrative group therapy?”
This was performed via selecting and qualitatively analyzing a number of therapeutic interactions from Audio and video recordings of the group sessions of Minia Group Psychotherapy Training Program.
The material for the current research- was derived from sessions of the therapy groups for both adult female and difficult adult female patients. Data collection started from 13-11-2009 and ended by 14-11-2010.Analysis of the selected interactions was done using a modified version of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Analysis of the studied group transcripts showed a rich amount of emerging themes from sides of the therapist, trainees, and group members in regard to the core basic principles of self psychology.
Through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the data, we have reached some clinically based formulations in the following domains:
1-What are the parental factors that would probably play a significant role in psychopathology formation from a “self psychology” point of view?
2-What are the rationals that might help patients work through their deficient self-object needs and to feel worthy?
3-What are the fears that hinder patients from actualizing their wants to feel worthy?
4-What are the real or imagined obstacles that would better be overcome by patients in order to practice their rights for fulfilling their deficient self-object needs and feeling worthy?
5-What therapeutic decisions need to be taken in order to regain patients’ sense of self-worth and self value?
6-In which ways can the therapist intervene in order to help patients work on their issues of deficient self-object needs and self-worth?
7-How can trainees and other group members share in the process of working through patients’ difficulties in purpose of change?
Through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the studied data, the researcher could reach the following scheme:
Suggested Pathological Process (from a self-psychology view):
1-Deficient idealizing need: Father not following ethics or ideals Mother not following religious instructions
2-Deficient mirroring need: Non supportive father. Careless father, Careless mother.
3-Deficient twinship need: Psychologically distant mother.
Suggested therapeutic Process (from a self-psychology view):
1-Fulfilling idealizing need: Culturally appropriate therapist’s leadership style:
2-Fulfilling mirroring need: Positive regard from therapist, trainees and other group members.
3-Fulfilling twinship need: Mutual help which leads to Regained self-worth and Healthy relations with self, others and God.