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Treatment of an avoidant patient with comorbid psychopathology: a plan analysis perspective
Author(s) -
Caspar Franz,
Ecker Sabine
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20448
Subject(s) - conceptualization , psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychotherapist , personality , psychopathology , personality disorders , avoidant personality disorder , variety (cybernetics) , plan (archaeology) , heuristic , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , history
Plan Analysis provides case conceptualization for psychotherapy patients in general and for personality disorders in particular. Plan Analysis emphasizes the instrumental aspect of behavior and emotions by asking what motives or goals do a patient's functioning serve. The authors briefly describe Plan Analysis and then illustrate it with the psychotherapy of Nicole, a young patient with avoidant personality disorder, personality disorder not otherwise specified, and major depression. The case illustrates a flexible procedure, dealing with different topics in parallel, and using techniques from a variety of treatment approaches in a heuristic way. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 64: 1–15, 2008.