Cómo Lidiar con la Ambivalencia en Psicoterapia: Un Modelo Conceptual para la Formulación de Caso
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v27i104.122Palabras clave:
ambivalencia, psicoterapia, cambio, momentos de innovación, formulación de casoResumen
Se ha considerado que la ambivalencia ejerce un rol determinante en el proceso y en el resultado terapéutico. A lo largo del proceso los clientes suelen adoptar dos posiciones opuestas acerca del cambio. Por un lado, piensan en la necesidad de cambio, por el otro, la rechazan. Investigaciones empíricas precedentes han sugerido que la ambivalencia es un proceso común, tanto en casos de buen y mal resultado, sin embargo, cuando ésta no se resuelve, el proceso terapéutico tiende a fracasar. En este sentido, la comprensión de este fenómeno tiene el potencial de promover mejores resultados en la práctica clínica. En este artículo presentamos un marco conceptual transteórico que terapeutas de diferentes orientaciones pueden utilizar para conceptualizar la ambivalencia en psicoterapia. Específicamente discutimos: a) los movimientos a favor del cambio; b) los movimientos que en contra del cambio; c) los procesos involucrados en la resolución de la ambivalencia. Se utiliza un caso de psicoterapia para ilustrar nuestra propuesta y se sugiere un conjunto de guías para ayudar a los terapeutas a conceptualizar y a lidiar con uno de los procesos más asociado al fracaso terapéutico.Descargas
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