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Relationship schema formulation: role-relationship models and intrapsychic conflict.
1Center for the Study of Neuroses, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
Psychiatry
|August 1, 1989
Summary
This study introduces Role-Relationship Models (RRM) to formulate intrapsychic conflicts in personality disorders. This system helps understand recurring maladaptive relationship patterns in psychotherapy.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy Research
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Recurrent maladaptive interpersonal patterns are key in personality disorders.
- Dynamic, cognitive, and family therapies focus on these patterns.
- Dynamic formulations examine conflict via wishes, fears, and defenses at various levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a system for formulating intrapsychic conflicts.
- To focus on the level of person schemas for conflict formulation.
- To introduce Role-Relationship Models (RRM) as a novel unit of analysis.
Main Methods:
- The paper proposes a system for intrapsychic conflict formulation.
- It utilizes Role-Relationship Models (RRM) as specific units.
- The system operates at the level of person schemas.
Main Results:
- A system for formulating intrapsychic conflicts at the person schema level is presented.
- Role-Relationship Models (RRM) are introduced as the core units for this formulation.
- This approach offers a structured way to analyze complex internal conflicts.
Conclusions:
- Role-Relationship Models (RRM) provide a framework for understanding intrapsychic conflicts.
- This system aids in analyzing the root of maladaptive interpersonal patterns in personality disorders.
- The proposed method enhances dynamic formulations in psychotherapy.