Dependency and self-criticism in treatments for depression.

Chui, Harold; Zilcha‐Mano, Sigal; Dinger, Ulrike; Barrett, Marna S.; Barber, Jacques P.

doi:10.1037/cou0000142

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“…Further, there seems to be considerable inter-individual variability in the young persons' vulnerability for potential gender-role conflicts. Thus, we need more data with regard to culture, the two-configuration model, and type of intervention (for a recent contribution, see Chui et al 2016).…”

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Changes in Self-Representations Following Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Young Adults

Werbart¹,

Brusell²,

Iggedal³

et al. 2016

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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Changes in dynamic psychological structures are often a treatment goal in psychotherapy. The present study aimed at creating a typology of self-representations among young women and men in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, to study longitudinal changes in self-representations, and to compare self-representations in the clinical sample with those of a nonclinical group. Twenty-five women and sixteen men were interviewed according to Blatt's Object Relations Inventory pretreatment, at termination, and at a 1.5-year follow-up. In the comparison group, eleven women and nine men were interviewed at baseline, 1.5 years, and three years later. Typologies of the 123 self-descriptions in the clinical group and 60 in the nonclinical group were constructed by means of ideal-type analysis for men and women separately. Clusters of self-representations could be depicted on a two-dimensional matrix with the axes Relatedness-Self-definition and Integration-Nonintegration. In most cases, the self-descriptions changed over time in terms of belonging to different ideal-type clusters. In the clinical group, there was a movement toward increased integration in self-representations, but above all toward a better balance between relatedness and self-definition. The changes continued after termination, paralleled by reduced symptoms, improved functioning, and higher developmental levels of representations. No corresponding tendency could be observed in the nonclinical group.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in Self-Representations Following Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Young Adults

Werbart¹,

Brusell²,

Iggedal³

et al. 2016

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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“…any knowledge that could cause us to despise ourselves or to make us feel inferior, weak, worthless, evil, shameful” (p. 71). Cultivating self-compassion can result in lower self-condemnation and higher self-forgiveness (Cornish & Wade, 2015) as well as in decreased maladaptive dependency and increased sense of connectedness (Chui, Zilcha-Mano, Dinger, Barrett, & Barber, 2016).…”

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Maslow’s Unacknowledged Contributions to Developmental Psychology

Bland

DeRobertis

2017

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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Few readily identify Maslow as a developmental psychologist. On the other hand, Maslow’s call for holistic/systemic, phenomenological, and dynamic/relational developmental perspectives in psychology (all being alternatives to the limitations of the dominant natural science paradigm) anticipated what emerged both as and in the subdiscipline of developmental psychology. In this article, we propose that Maslow’s dynamic systems approach to healthy human development served as a forerunner for classic and contemporary theory and research on parallel constructs in developmental psychology that provide empirical support for his ideas—particularly those affiliated with characteristics of psychological health (i.e., self-actualization) and the conditions that promote or inhibit it. We also explore Maslow’s adaptation of Goldstein’s concept of self-actualization, in which he simultaneously: (a) explicated a theory of safety versus growth that accounts for the two-steps-forward-one-step-back contiguous dynamic that realistically characterizes the ongoing processes of being-in-becoming and psychological integration in human development/maturity and (b) emphasized being-in-the-world-with-others with the intent of facilitating the development of an ideal society by promoting protective factors that illustrate Maslow’s safety, belonging, and esteem needs. Finally, we dialogue with the extant literature to clarify common misgivings about Maslow’s ideas.

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“…Past studies have documented decreases in self‐criticism following a therapeutic intervention (Chui, Zilcha‐Mano, Dinger, Barrett, & Barber, ). The current study is among the first to show a consistent “natural” decrease in self‐criticism over a period of six years during young adulthood.…”

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The role of change in self‐criticism across young adulthood in explaining developmental outcomes and psychological wellbeing

Michaeli

Hakhmigari

Dickson

et al. 2018

Journal of Personality

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Objective Past research has confirmed the role of self‐criticism in numerous forms of psychopathology and negative interpersonal outcomes. However, the majority of these studies were cross‐sectional and have not addressed the role of possible changes in self‐criticism across time for future outcomes. The current study investigated the degree to which changes in self‐criticism during young adulthood precede better psychological outcomes beyond the contribution of their baseline levels. Method A total of 168 Israeli emerging adults were followed for 12 years. Participants completed assessments of self‐criticism at age 23, 24, 26.5, and 29, and of developmental tasks and psychological adaptation at age 35. Analyses assessed the extent to which the intercept and linear slope of self‐criticism were associated with assessments of coping with age‐related tasks and psychological well‐being at age 35. Results Findings indicated that decreases in self‐criticism between the ages of 23 and 29 were associated with better coping with age‐related task outcomes and psychological health at age 35. Conclusions These findings are among the first to show that decreases in self‐criticism serve as important precursors of coping with age‐related tasks and psychological outcomes and point to the positive contributions of changes in personality attributes for future development.

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Dependency and self-criticism in treatments for depression.

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Changes in Self-Representations Following Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Young Adults

Changes in Self-Representations Following Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Young Adults

Maslow’s Unacknowledged Contributions to Developmental Psychology

The role of change in self‐criticism across young adulthood in explaining developmental outcomes and psychological wellbeing

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