Extending the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale: Commentary on the special issue

Stiles, William B.

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“…Another important issue was the sawtooth pattern, or the irregularities or setbacks in the assimilation progress that have appeared as in other APES studies (see, e.g., Osatuke et al, 2005;Stiles, 2005). How can these be explained?…”

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“…One hypothesis (Leiman & Stiles, 2001;Osatuke et al, 2005;Stiles, 2005) for explaining the setbacks is based on the concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), taken from Vygotsky (1978). According to this hypothesis, progress in assimilation observed during sessions represents the progress in the patient Átherapist dyad working in the ZPD more than progress by the patient alone.…”

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The assimilation of problematic experiences in linguistic therapy of evaluation: How did maría assimilate the experience of dizziness?

Gabalda

2006

Psychotherapy Research

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The assimilation model proposes eight stages through which patients with problematic experiences pass during assimilation, ranging from suppression or dissociation to mastery. These are summarized in the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale (APES). The assimilation model and the APES have been developed through intensive qualitative study of significant therapeutic events. This article describes the process of assimilation of the problematic experiences of dizziness in a patient, María, treated with linguistic therapy of evaluation. All treatment sessions were analyzed with the goals of describing the process of assimilation and connecting this process with the therapeutic change. The results showed that the assimilation process includes setbacks within a general pattern of progress through the APES stages. The process of assimilation was associated with the changes in María's life.

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The assimilation of problematic experiences in linguistic therapy of evaluation: How did maría assimilate the experience of dizziness?

Gabalda

2006

Psychotherapy Research

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“…Se han presentado diversas hipótesis sobre el por qué de estos retrocesos, revisadas inicialmente por Stiles (2005). Estudios recientes explican dichos retrocesos en un contexto terapéutico de tipo cognitivo mediante dos explicaciones principales que suponen, ambas, el juego y la dinámica de interacción paciente-terapeuta, así como la multiplicidad de voces en el sí mismo de los pacientes (Caro Gabalda & Stiles, remitido para su publicación).…”

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La asimilación de experiencias problemáticas a través de narraciones: un estudio de caso.

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Resumen: En este trabajo se busca describir el proceso de asimilación a través de narraciones de una participante, Mónica, que tenía problemas de tipo oncológico y el beneficio de emplear narraciones para dicha asimilación. Mónica escribió 31 narraciones, durante 8 meses, sobre su experiencia con diversos fibroadenomas y tumores benignos. Estas narraciones se analizaron mediante el modelo de asimilación y la Escala de Asimilación de Experiencias Problemáticas o APES. El procedimiento de preparar los datos para el análisis con la APES dio como resultado 373 párrafos que fueron codificados con la APES y en relación a ocho temas distintivos y sus correspondientes voces dominantes y no dominantes, relacionados con sus experiencias problemáticas. Los resultados muestran que Mónica alcanzó niveles elevados de asimilación en siete de sus ocho experiencias problemáticas. A pesar de esta asimilación, los datos muestran notables retrocesos, es decir, saltos entre distintos niveles APES. Palabras clave: Modelo de asimilación; APES; narraciones; investigación de procesos. Title:The assimilation of problematic experiences through narratives: A case study. Abstract: In this study we aim to describe the assimilation process through our participant narratives, Mónica, who had oncological problems and to explore the advantages of the use of narratives for assimilating these experiences. Mónica wrote 31 narratives during 8 months about her experiences of having fibroadenomas and benign tumors. These narratives were analized by the assimilation model and the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale or APES. The procedure to obtain the data ended with a sample of 373 passages that were analized with APES. Those passages were related to eight different topics and their corresponding dominant and non-dominant voices, from their problematic experiences. Results showed that Mónica reached high levels of assimilation in seven of her eight problematic experiences. Despite this assimilation, data showed remarkable setbacks, in other words, a return from a higher to a lower stage of the APES. Key words: Assimilation model; APES; narratives; process research. IntroducciónEl presente trabajo se centra en el modelo de asimilación, aunque estudiado con un foco diferente a las investigaciones realizadas hasta la fecha. El modelo de asimilación es de tipo procesual y permite explorar y describir el cambio terapéuti-co, entendido éste como asimilación de experiencias problemáticas. El modelo desarrollado por el grupo de Stiles (Stiles et al., 1990(Stiles et al., , 1991 se ha aplicado a una amplia variedad de muestras y tipo de pacientes (Stiles, 2002), e incluso se ha utilizado para estudiar el proceso de aculturación mediante entrevistas (Henry, Stiles & Biran, 2005). Con el modelo se ha podido explicar el cambio terapéutico en diversos enfoques, como humanistas y experienciales (Honos-Webb, Surko, Stiles & Greenberg, 1999), psicodinámicos (Knobloch, Endres, Stiles & Silberschatz, 2001), cognitivos (Caro Gabalda, 2006a, b, 2007, y cognitivo...

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“…Stiles (2005) the APES model was employed to analyze a case of dissociative identity disorder (DID). In this paper the case of Kristen (the host personality) is analyzed along her therapeutic progress through a treatment of 36 months in the context of a humanistic-style therapy.…”

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Introduction to the special symposium issue on the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale: Expanding possibilities

Gabalda¹

2005

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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This paper introduces the Special Symposium Issue on the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences and on the Assimilation Model. The main context of these studies is the process research trend in psychotherapy. Process research keeps a direct connection with outcome research and it tries to explore (in many different ways) how patients and therapists are involved and related in therapy and what kind of therapeutic activities, operations or variables are influencing the therapeutic change. In this process context qualitative studies are contributing greatly to give a more detailed explanation of the process of change. The Assimilation Scale and the Model developed by Stiles and his group are embbeded in this qualitative stance. So, in this introduction some of the main concepts and theoretical foundations of the Assimilation Model will be addressed as well the main conclusions of the papers edited.

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Extending the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale: Commentary on the special issue

Cited by 32 publications

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The assimilation of problematic experiences in linguistic therapy of evaluation: How did maría assimilate the experience of dizziness?

The assimilation of problematic experiences in linguistic therapy of evaluation: How did maría assimilate the experience of dizziness?

La asimilación de experiencias problemáticas a través de narraciones: un estudio de caso.

Introduction to the special symposium issue on the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale: Expanding possibilities

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