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1Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie. bernhard.strauss@med.uni-jena.de
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
|August 9, 2011
Summary
E.A. Dölle
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy Research
- Attachment Theory
Background:
- This paper explores the potential influence of John Bowlby on E.A. Dölle's work in psychotherapy research.
- Biographical information suggests encounters between Dölle and Bowlby occurred during Dölle's internment in a British war prison.
Discussion:
- The paper examines how these encounters may have shaped Dölle's later focus on value development and "sensitivity for sensitivity" among Catholic students at the Catholic University Eichstätt.
- Dölle's pedagogical approach aimed to foster ethical and emotional awareness in his students.
Key Insights:
- A significant, though indirect, link is proposed between Bowlby's attachment theory and Dölle's psychotherapeutic and educational endeavors.
- Dölle's emphasis on values and sensitivity highlights a unique contribution to psychotherapy research, potentially informed by attachment concepts.
Outlook:
- The paper speculates on Dölle's potential disappointment with contemporary scientific and societal trends.
- It suggests a need to re-evaluate the integration of values and sensitivity in modern psychological discourse and practice.
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