Toward an ecological theory for psychotherapy

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Toward an ecological theory for psychotherapy

• Dott.ssa Sara Zamperlin

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A frame of psychotherapy from the point of view
of human ecology

• Psychotherapy generically as psychotherapeutic
  activity, not connecting with different existent
  addresses

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Ecological theory

• A map that can be used to approach and to read
  any kind of reality
• A vision of man and world

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Ecological approach
Integration, within theoretical frame of the
ecology of human development (originally outlined
by Urie Bronfenbrenner), of contributes of many
disciplines
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• Behavioural genetic
• Evolutionism
• Infant research
• Dynamic system theory
• Developmental psychopathology
• Bio-psycho-social model

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• Human being a dynamic system, active in the
  relationship with the surrounding environment
• Ecological environment a dynamic and
  multidimensional system that operates within time
  and space. It can be schematically represented as
  a hierarchy of structures, visible as concentric
  circles, interconnected each-other (as originally
  proposed by Bronfenbrenner)

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Ecological environment
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Levels of ecological environment

• Microsystem
• Mesosystem
• Esosystem
• Macrosystema

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• Man and environment constantly act and interact
  regulating and modifying each-other

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An ecological reading of psycotherapy

• It can be placed at microsystemic level
• It has an high degree of complexity
• It provides stable and defined roles
• It favours role-transiction
• It has an its own microsystemic code

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For a good therapeutical relationship

• 1. To build a primary diade

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2. The quality of relationship

• AFFECTIVE AFFECTIVE POWER
• SIGN INTENSITTY
• RECIPROCITY
  EMOTIONAL
  POWER
• ATTACCHMENT BALANCE
  
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• ANTAGONISM/
  INDIFFERENCE
  LACK OF
• OSTILITY POWER BALANCE

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• 3. To function as a support link (not taking
  directly part in environmental situations uotside
  microsystem)