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World reconstruction in psychotherapy.

Raymond M Bergner1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal 61790-4620, USA. rmbergn@ilstu.edu

American Journal of Psychotherapy
|March 25, 2006
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Psychotherapists can help clients transform their "worlds" by understanding problematic and impossible worlds. This guide offers therapeutic strategies for reconstructing these worlds, addressing grief, post-traumatic stress, and meaninglessness.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Explores the concept of a client's "world" and its operational dynamics.
  • Introduces clinically relevant notions of "problematic worlds" and "impossible worlds."

Observation:

  • Focuses on the psychotherapist's role in client world transformation.
  • Highlights the subjective experience of clients within their constructed realities.

Findings:

  • Defines and explicates the concepts of "problematic" and "impossible" client worlds.
  • Presents therapeutic recommendations for world reconstruction.

Implications:

  • Offers practical guidance for psychotherapists working with complex client issues.

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  • Addresses specific challenges including grief, post-traumatic stress disorder, and existential meaninglessness.