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[Authority and psychotherapy].

P B Schneider

    Schweizer Archiv Fur Neurologie, Neurochirurgie Und Psychiatrie = Archives Suisses De Neurologie, Neurochirurgie Et De Psychiatrie
    |January 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Physician and psychotherapist authority, though outdated, is desired by patients. Therapy aims to increase patient authority and power while reducing therapist power, exploring the dynamic between authority and power in psychoanalytic and group therapies.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Sociology
    • Psychotherapy Research
    • Clinical Psychology

    Context:

    • The concepts of authority and power are explored within medical and psychotherapeutic contexts.
    • Physicians and psychotherapists traditionally hold authority, often perceived with a 'magical' power desired by patients.
    • This dynamic is examined in relation to patient expectations and therapeutic relationships.

    Purpose:

    • To differentiate between authority and power in clinical practice.
    • To analyze the patient's desire for therapist power and the role of authority in treatment.
    • To investigate the dialectic between power and authority in psychoanalytically inspired and group psychotherapies.

    Summary:

    • The study distinguishes between outdated concepts of authority and power, asserting physician authority in medicine and psychotherapist authority in therapy.

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  • It highlights the patient's desire for therapist 'power' and explores how therapy can shift this dynamic by increasing patient authority and power while decreasing therapist power.
  • Subtle considerations on Freudian authority and the power sought by leaders of certain psychotherapy schools are discussed in relation to the power-authority dialectic.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a framework for understanding the complex interplay of authority and power in the therapeutic alliance.
    • Offers insights into patient expectations and how therapeutic goals can be reframed to empower patients.
    • Contributes to the theoretical understanding of psychoanalytically inspired and group psychotherapy dynamics.