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[Patterns of Change--Transitions between "States of Mind" in a solution oriented brief therapy]
1Forschungsinstitut für Komplexe Systeme in den Humanwissenschaften, Technische Universität München, Germany.
Summary
This study explores "states of mind" in psychotherapy, defining them as complex dynamic systems. Psychotherapy facilitates changes in these states, impacting personality structures.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy Research
- Complex Systems Theory
Context:
- Phenomenological description of psychotherapy processes.
- Utilizes M. J. Horowitz's configurational analysis.
- Exemplified by a single case analysis of solution-oriented therapy.
Purpose:
- To provide a comprehensive phenomenological description of psychotherapy processes using the states of mind concept.
- To integrate the states of mind approach with self-organization and complex dynamic systems.
- To analyze state-transitions and state-cycles within a therapeutic context.
Summary:
- The states of mind approach offers a detailed phenomenological account of psychotherapy.
- A 13-session solution-oriented therapy case illustrates representative state-transitions and cycles.
- States of mind are conceptualized as attractors in interconnected physiological, mental, and social systems.
Impact:
- Psychotherapy is understood as a process of changing attractor constellations.
- This framework offers insights into personality structure and change.
- The study links micro-level therapeutic processes to macro-level personality dynamics.
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