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Cognition, emotion and defence: Processes and mechanisms of change in a brief psychotherapy for depression
Author(s) -
Hingley Susan M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.5640020207
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , psychology , psychodynamics , cognition , psychotherapist , psychodynamic psychotherapy , depression (economics) , object relations theory , relevance (law) , cognitive therapy , clinical psychology , psychoanalytic theory , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
A brief psychodynamically oriented therapy with a female client was monitored using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The Object Relations Technique (ORT) and the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) were used pre and post therapy to reflect changes in variables of relevance to psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives of depression. The data indicated changes in depression, cognitions and defences, and are used to support a theoretical discussion of potential relationships between cognitive and psychodynamic formulations. Aspects of therapy process are discussed in terms of possible underlying mechanisms, examining the importance of different characteristics of therapy in promoting change. The potential contribution of psychodynamic mechanisms to a recent model from cognitive science is considered.