A Case Study Based on Attachment Theory

Abstract

The current paper focuses on a psychotherapeutic process of a patient who has consulted about her feelings of distress, panic, emptiness, and loneliness. The patient had a preoccupied attachment style. The psychotherapeutic process of this patient involved 110 sessions that was carried out with Attachment Theory. As a result of this process, the patient is thought to have important positive personal gains.

Keywords

• Psychotherapy,Attachment Theory,preoccupied attachment

Bağlanma Kuramı Temelinde Gerçekleştirilen BirVaka Çalışması

Abstract

Bu makalede tüm güne yayılan panik, boşluk, yalnızlık ve sıkıntı hisleri psikoterapi için başvuran bir hasta ile Bağlanma Kuramı temelinde gerçekleştirilen psikoterapi sürecine odaklanılmıştır. Saplantılı bağlanma örüntüsüne sahip olan hasta ile Bağlanma Kuramı’nın önerdiği psikoterapi görevlerinin nasıl ele alındığı ayrıntılı şekilde anlatılmıştır. 110 seanstan oluşan uzun süreli psikoterapi süreci sonunda, hastanın önemli olumlu kazanımlar elde ettiği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Psikoterapi, Bağlanma Kuramı, saplantılı bağlanma

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