Process evaluation in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in adolescence

Authors

  • Silvia Pereira da Cruz Benetti Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Maria Cristina Vieweger Mattos Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Nathália Bohn Silva Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Aline Alvares Bittencourt Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2017.2.24820

Keywords:

adolescence, therapeutic evaluation, psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Abstract

Dropout rates from psychotherapy among children and adolescents are high, however there fewer studies targeting these age groups. This paper investigates the therapeutic process of a dropout case in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in adolescence. For this purpose, 20 sessions of psychotherapy were evaluated using the Adolescent Psychotherapy Q-Set (APQ), an instrument that describes attitudes and behaviors of the patient and the therapist, and the therapist/patient interactions during the therapeutic sessions. The analysis of the instrument was integrated into the dynamic aspects of the patient and also associated with clinical notes provided by the therapist to elaborate the clinical understanding of the process. It was concluded that the impossibility of the patient’s insight acquisition combined with an immature defensive style, constituted predictive factors to psychotherapy dropout. Therefore, compared to many possibilities of understanding this phenomenon, there is the importance of conducting researches aimed at in-depth analysis of psychotherapeutic processes.

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Author Biographies

Silvia Pereira da Cruz Benetti, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS

PhD em Estudos da Família e da Criança, Syracuse University

Maria Cristina Vieweger Mattos, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Mestre em Psicologia

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS

Nathália Bohn Silva, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Acadêmica do Curso de Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Aline Alvares Bittencourt, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Mestre em Psicologia Clínica, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS

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2017-06-22

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Benetti, S. P. da C., Mattos, M. C. V., Silva, N. B., & Bittencourt, A. A. (2017). Process evaluation in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in adolescence. Psico, 48(2), 130–139. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2017.2.24820

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