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Psychotherapy and subjective experience.

D Shapiro

    Psychiatry
    |November 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Psychotherapy aims to help individuals confront internal conflicts by articulating unconscious feelings and thoughts. Therapist recognition of these pre-conscious elements is key to resolving neurotic self-estrangement and enhancing self-experience.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychotherapy
    • Psychoanalysis

    Background:

    • Neurotic individuals experience internal conflicts, leading to emotional and intentional estrangement.
    • Patients are aware of conflict symptoms but lack insight into the conflict's nature or resolution.

    Observation:

    • Psychotherapy's goal extends beyond diagnosis to expanding self-experience.
    • Articulating feelings and thoughts involved in conflict is crucial for resolution.

    Findings:

    • Therapist recognition of pre-conscious, yet unarticulated, patient feelings/thoughts enhances therapeutic effectiveness.
    • This process addresses a form of self-estrangement beyond traditional conscious/unconscious divisions.

    Implications:

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  • Highlights a nuanced level of subjective experience in psychotherapy.
  • Suggests a therapeutic approach focusing on articulating dynamically repressed, yet accessible, mental content.