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Therapists' questions in short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents

Dehl, Alice; (2022) Therapists' questions in short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents. Doctoral thesis (D.Psych), UCL (University College London). Green open access

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Abstract

Background Questions are an integral part of therapeutic exchanges, but little empirical work has been done on how questions are used within psychoanalytic psychotherapy sessions. Aim This study explores how therapists use questions in short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP) sessions with depressed adolescents. Method Three STPP cases were selected and questions asked by the therapist were identified, transcribed, and analysed in terms of type and function. A specific type of question (considered as ‘performative’) was noted as being of interest. These questions and the responses were analysed using Conversation Analysis (CA). Results A high number of questions was asked across all cases, with type and function generally comparable to findings from non-therapeutic conversational settings. The specific questions identified as ‘performative’ were used by the therapist to verbalise the patient’s unspoken negative thoughts and feelings towards the therapist. A high proportion of avoidant responses to these questions was found. Conclusion These results have consequences for refining clinical technique and the training of psychotherapists doing short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents, with particular reference to addressing the negative transference.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Qualification: D.Psych
Title: Therapists' questions in short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request.
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10156211
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