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Time-limited psychotherapy with university students.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|September 1, 1978
Summary
This study re-conceptualizes time-limited psychotherapy for university students, shifting focus from conflict to the therapeutic relationship and the central issue of autonomy development. Reciprocity emerges as a key relational dynamic.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy Research
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Initial observations in time-limited psychotherapy with university students.
- Exploration of therapeutic process beyond focal conflict models.
Observation:
- Therapeutic relationship development as a core process.
- Autonomy as a central issue in student psychotherapy.
- Noted similarity between therapeutic relationship patterns and autonomy growth models.
Findings:
- Conceptualization of psychotherapy shifted to relationship development.
- Autonomy growth models informed the understanding of therapeutic relationships.
- Reciprocity identified as a key focus within the relationship dimension.
Implications:
- Therapeutic and theoretical implications of viewing psychotherapy through the lens of autonomy and reciprocity.
- Discussion on the significance of time and separation in the therapeutic process.
- Case illustration demonstrating the application of these concepts.