Ugazio, V., Negri, A. and Fellin, L. (2012) The semantics of phobic, obsessive, eating and mood disorders. In: Giliberto, M., Dell'Aversano, C. and Velicogna, F. (eds.) PCP and Constructivism: Ways of Working, Learning and Living: Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology. Florence: Libri Liberi. 9788884151018. pp. 69-100.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Abstract: | This study test the hypothesis that in the therapeutic conversation with patients with phobic, obsessive–compulsive, eating and mood disorders the semantics of “freedom”, “goodness”, “power” and “belonging” prevails respectively, the same ones that should dominate their family conversation. This hypothesis maintained by Ugazio (1998/in press, 2010) fits in with the line of research on meaning and psychopathology started by Liotti e Guidano (1983). To test this hypothesis we applied the Family Semantics Grid (FSG; Ugazio, Negri, Fellin, & Di Pasquale, 2009) to the transcripts of the 116 videotaped individual systemic therapies, the first 2 sessions of 58 clients (12 phobic, 12 obsessive–compulsive, 10 with mood disorders and 12 asymptomatic who compose the comparison group). The results confirm this clinical hypothesis: the semantics of “freedom”, “goodness”, “power” and “belonging” prevails respectively in conversation with phobic, obsessive–compulsive, eating and mood disorders clients. The other kinds of semantics prevail instead in the comparison group (patients with life problems) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Psychopathology, family semantic polarities, positioning theory, therapeutic conversation |
| Subjects: |
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC530 Neuroses > RC552 Eating disorders R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC530 Neuroses > RC537 Depression B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF698 Personality > BF698.9.P47 Personal construct theory R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC475 Therapeutics. Psychotherapy |
| Creators: | Ugazio, Valeria, Negri, Atta and Fellin, Lisa |
| Editors: | Giliberto, Massimo, Dell'Aversano, Carmen and Velicogna, Francesco |
| Publisher: | Libri Liberi |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Mental Health and Counselling Research Group University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Social and Cultural Research in Psychology Group University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 69-100 |
| Title of Book: | PCP and Constructivism: Ways of Working, Learning and Living: Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology |
| Event Title: | XVIIIth International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology |
| Event Dates: | 20-24 July 2009 |
| Place of Publication: | Florence |
| Event Location: | Venice, Italy |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Number of Pages: | 557 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9788884151018 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5480 |
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