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Original Articles

Toward an integrative understanding of narrative and emotion processes in Emotion-focused therapy of depression: Implications for theory, research and practice

In Richtung eines einheitlichen Verständnisses von Narration und Emotionsprozessen im Rahmen einer emotionsfokussierten Therapie bei Depression: Implikationen für Theorie, Forschung und Praxis

Para uma compreensão integrada dos processos narrativos e emocionais na terapia centrada nas emoções para a depressão: Implicações para a teoria, investigação e prática

Pages 367-380 | Received 25 Oct 2011, Accepted 05 Apr 2012, Published online: 30 May 2012
 

Abstract

This paper addresses the fundamental contributions of client narrative disclosure in psychotherapy and its importance for the elaboration of new emotional meanings and self understanding in the context of Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) of depression. An overview of the multi-methodological steps undertaken to empirically investigate the contributions of client story telling, emotional differentiation and meaning-making processes (Narrative Processes Coding System; Angus et al., 1999) in EFT treatments of depression is provided, followed by a summary of key research findings that informed the development of a narrative-informed approach to Emotion-focused therapy of depression (Angus & Greenberg, 2011). Finally, the clinical practice and training implications of adopting a research-informed approach to working with narrative and emotion processes in EFT are described, and future research directions discussed.

Zusammenfassung

Dieser Artikel adressiert die fundamentalen Beiträge von narrativen Selbstöffnungen von Klienten während einer Psychotherapie und deren Wichtigkeit für die Elaboration neuer emotionaler Bedeutungen und für das Verständnis der eigenen Person im Rahmen einer Emotions-Fokussierten-Therapien (EFT) bei Depression. Neben der Darstellung eines Überblicks von multi-methodischen Schritten zur empirischen Untersuchung der Beiträge von Narrationen der Klienten, der emotionalen Ausdifferenzierung und des Prozesses der Bedeutungszuschreibung (Narrative Processes Coding System; Angus et al., 1999) in EFT Behandlungen bei Depression, werden grundlegende Forschungsergebnisse, welche die Entwicklung des narrationsbasierten Ansatzes in der emotionsfokussierten Therapie bei Depression förderten (Angus & Greenberg, 2011), zusammenfassend vorgestellt. Abschließend werden die Implikationen für die Anwendung eines forschungsbasierten Ansatzes zur Arbeit mit Narrations- und Emotionsprozessen im Rahmen von EFT in der klinischen Praxis und Ausbildung beschrieben und zukünftige Forschungsrichtungen diskutiert.

Este artigo aborda as contribuições fundamentais das revelações narrativas do cliente em psicoterapia e a sua importância para a elaboração de novos significados emocionais e do autoconhecimento no contexto da terapia focada nas emoções (TFE) par a depressão.Será feita uma revisão dos passos multi-metodológicos levados a cabo para investigar empiricamente as contribuições do cliente “contador de histórias”, a diferenciação emocional e o processo de construção de significado (Narrative Processes Coding System; Angus et al.,1999) em tratamento TFE para a depressão, seguida de um sumário de resultados de investigação chave que informam sobre o desenvolvimento de uma abordagem baseada na narrativa para a terapia focada nas emoções para a depressão (Angus & Greenberg, 2011).

Por fim, são descritas as implicações para a prática e treino clínico da adoção de uma abordagem baseada na investigação para trabalhar com processos narrativos e emocionais na TFE, e serão discutidas futuras direções de investigação

Este tabajo procura jerarquizar la importancia capital de la narrativa a través de la cual el paciente se muestra en la psicoterapia y su importancia para la elaboracion de nuevos signifcados emocionales, así como de la posibilidad de auto-comprensipon en el marco de la Terapia Focalizada en las Emociones (EFT) para la depresión. Se presenta una visión panorámica de la utilización de múltiples metodologías que se han procurado para comprender la contribución del relato de historias, discriminación emocional y procesos de construcción de un sentido por parte del paciente en EFT (Sistema de Codificación del Proceso Narrativo, Angus et al 1999). Se presenta también un resumen de los hallazgos clave en las diferentes investigaciones que condujeron a un abordaje basado en las narrrativas en la EFT. Finalmente, se discuten las implicaciones de trabajar clínicamente o entrenar futuros terapeutas para trabajar en EFT con un enfoque basado en los resultados de las investigaciones científicas. Se discuten tambien líneas posibles de investigación a ser exploradas.

Acknowledgments

I am deeply indebted to an exceptional team of graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows—Pavel Blagov, Jackie Brunshaw, Tali Boritz, Beverley Bouffard, Emily Bryntwick, Naomi Carpenter, Kevin Grant, Karen Hardtke, Laurie Hollis-Walker, Heidi Levitt, Jenny Lewin, Kathrin Moertl, Debra Rotondi and James Watson-Gaze—who have contributed to the evolution of the Narrative Processes research program, over the past 20 years. Thank you all.

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