Psychotherapy in the Circuit of Contradictions

A.I. Sosland

Psychology
2006. Vol. 3, no. 1, 46–67

Psychotherapy in the Circuit of Contradictions

Abstract

The author discusses psychotherapy's state of the art in the year of Freud's 150th anniversary. He raises the issues of legitimacy, efficacy and institutionalization of therapeutic practice and analyses a number of problems in psychotherapy studies. The author reviews critically some attempts at constructing a «general theory» of therapy. He discusses a new approach, interactive-analysis, and describes particular features of therapeutic community using the notion of «ideoballic community». He exposes many contradictions in both therapeutic knowledge and professional community.

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Journal rubric: Theoretical-Empirical Studies

For citation: Sosland A.I. Psychotherapy in the Circuit of Contradictions . Psychology, 2006. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 46–67. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

Information About the Authors

Alexander I. Sosland, PhD in Psychology, Assistant Professor at the World Psychotherapy Chair, a Member of the Academic Counsil of the Psychological Councelling Faculty, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia

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