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Published on: March 8, 2018
[The body in Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics (OPD)--its representation on the axes "Conflicts" and
Gudrun Schneider1, Till Mendler, Gereon Heuft
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie am Universitätsklinikum Münster. schneig@mednet.uni-muenster.de
Objective:
To investigate criteria-related validity of the operationalization of body/sexuality in OPD-2 in relation to the patient's self assessment of the Frankfurt Body Concept Scales.
Methods/Sample:
105 psychotherapy inpatients were examined by the Frankfurt Body Concept Scales (self-assessment) and OPD-1 research interviews were videotaped in the first week after admission. Two OPD-certified raters rated the interviews first independently, then in a consensus rating.
Results:
Due to the different frequency of the main conflict and mode, evaluation of psychodynamic hypotheses concerning 4 of 7 conflicts and the structure levels good integration (1) to low integration (3) was possible. The a priori hypotheses could be confirmed for both modes of the conflicts Dependence vs. Autonomy, Submission vs. Control, Self-Value, the passive mode of Desire for Care vs. Autarchy and the levels of structural integration.
Discussion:
The deviating results of the active mode of the conflict Desire for Care vs. Autarchy can be explained plausibly. Confirmation of most of the a priori hypotheses indicates validity of the operationalization of "body/sexuality" and "body self" in OPD-2.
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