Open AccessAnalytical Work with a Teenager Close-Up (A Case Study)
Author(s) -
A V Sorin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
konsulʹtativnaâ psihologiâ i psihoterapiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2311-9446
pISSN - 2075-3470
DOI - 10.17759/cpp.2016240109
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , object (grammar) , personality , adaptation (eye) , borderline personality disorder , quality (philosophy) , object relations theory , cognitive psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychoanalytic theory , epistemology , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , neuroscience
Three psychoanalytical sessions of a teenager with symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are described. BPD is interpreted as an independent syndrome, characterized by a specific background, which needs certain strategies of psychological assistance. Characteristics of this syndrome and related psychological defense mechanisms are described. Strategy, tactics and technique of consulting are based on the goal — to enhance the quality of client’s adaptation to reality, which is not identical to the experience acquired in the family. Theoretical basis of consulting is object relations theory; the idea of containment is regarded as a determinant of overcoming primitive defenses and reconstruction of integral perception of reality by borderline personality.