Loneliness as a Clinical Fact: Loneliness and Psychological Disorders

Abstract

Rapid changes in structure of society varying between life styles to work conditions to overcrowding makes loneliness a common problem of urban life. Research has shown that loneliness is directly related to psychological disorders. Although loneliness in psychological disorders can be described objectively, it is very difficult for clinicians and researchers to define the nature of this experience, since the experience itself is subjective. In the light of existing literature, the qualitative characteristics and origins of the loneliness experienced in psychological disorders for the cases seen at the City Women's Counseling Center for help are discussed. Loneliness is a basic symptom in selected psychological disorders, or the person may experience loneliness as a severe problem throughout their life with disorder. Psychological disorders identified include: schizophrenia, social anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, withdrawn personality disorder, and dependent personality disorder. Case examples presented in this article were randomly selected from the clients who applied for counseling to the City Women's Counseling Center and met the diagnostic criteria based on DSM-V. It is hoped that the case examples discussed in this article will assist counselors in determining intervention methods that will ensure that the client's needs are appropriately meet. 

Keywords

• loneliness,aloneness,psychological disorders

Klinik Bir Olgu Olarak Yalnızlık: Yalnızlık ve Psikolojik Bozukluklar

Abstract

Yalnızlık, içinde bulunduğumuz yüzyılda, hızla değişen çevresel ve toplumsal koşullar nedeniyle her geçen gün daha fazla sorun haline gelmektedir. Yapılan araştırmalar yalnızlığın psikolojik bozukluklarla doğrudan ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Psikolojik bozukluklarda yaşanan yalnızlık objektif olarak tanımlanabilmesine rağmen, deneyimin kendisinin sübjektif olmasından dolayı klinisyenler ve araştırmacılar tarafından bu deneyimin niteliğinin tanımlanması oldukça güçtür. Bu makalede, yardım almak amacıyla danışma merkezine başvuran vakalar üzerinden, psikolojik bozukluklarda yaşanan yalnızlığın niteliksel özellikleri ve kökenleri literatürdeki bilgiler ışığında tartışılmıştır. Seçilen psikolojik bozukluklarda yalnızlık temel bir bulgudur ya da bozukluğu yaşadığı sürede, kişi yalnızlığı ciddi bir sorun olarak deneyimlemektedir. Belirlenen psikolojik bozukluklar şunlardır: şizofreni, sosyal kaygı bozukluğu, otizm spektrum bozukluğu borderline kişilik bozukluğu, narsistik kişilik bozukluğu, şizoid kişilik bozukluğu, çekingen kişilik bozukluğu ve bağımlı kişilik bozukluğu. Makalede sunulan vaka örnekleri, Belediye’ye bağlı kadın danışma merkezine yardım almak amacıyla başvuran ve tanı kriterlerini karşılayan danışanlar arasından rastgele seçilmiştir. Başvuran danışanların tanı kriterlerini karşılayıp karşılamadığına DSM-5 Tanı Ölçütleri Başvuru El Kitabı kullanılarak bakılmıştır. Bu makalede tartışılan vaka örneklerinin alanda çalışan kişilerin, danışanın ihtiyacını ona uygun ve doğru bir şekilde karşılamasını sağlayacak müdahale yöntemlerini belirlemesine katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmüştür. 

Keywords

• yalnızlık,tek başınalık,psikolojik bozukluklar

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