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Liisa Voutilainen¹, Anssi Peräkylä¹

¹University of Helsinki.

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Psychotherapy involves changes in both patients and their relationships. This study distinguishes between "open therapies" with varied interactions and "closed therapies" with stable patterns, linking interactional variety to therapeutic phases and patient change.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychotherapy Research
Interactional Dynamics

Background:

Psychotherapy aims to facilitate patient change by increasing emotional contact and self-reflection.
Therapeutic interactions evolve, influencing both patient's inner experience and the participant relationship.
Understanding the dynamics of therapist-patient interaction is crucial for effective psychotherapy.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a framework for describing therapist-patient interaction dynamics.
To differentiate between 'open' and 'closed' therapies based on interactional patterns.
To explore the relationship between interactional variety, therapeutic phases, and patient change.

Main Methods:

Analysis of interactional moves within five psychodynamic psychotherapy dyads.
Quantification of sequential variation in therapist-patient talk turns.
Categorization of therapies as 'open' (high sequential variation) or 'closed' (stable sequential patterns).

Main Results:

A distinction was made between 'open therapies' characterized by varied interactional sequences and 'closed therapies' with stable patterns.
The degree of sequential variation in therapist-patient interaction was identified as a key differentiator.
Higher interactional variety was proposed to correlate with the typical phasic organization of psychotherapy.

Conclusions:

The proposed 'open' and 'closed' therapy distinction offers a novel way to analyze therapist-patient interaction dynamics.
Sequential variation in interaction is linked to the progression through therapeutic phases (beginning, middle, end).
Interactional patterns may reflect and influence changes in the patient's internal world during psychotherapy.