Psychotherapy Process Analysis: Application of the Qualitative Research Methods to Psychotherapy Research

Abstract

This article focused on discourse, narrative and conversational analysis to investigate the change of meaning in psychotherapy research. Psychotherapy process research was reviewed based on different epistemological stances that accepted and challenged psychotherapeutic assumptions. In this regard, the psychotherapy research concerning client’s problems, emotions, cognitive processes; psychotherapy research focusing on therapeutic interaction, and psychotherapy research investigating cultural context, power relations and ideology were analyzed. Lastly, ethical dilemmas and quality of research in psychotherapy research were discussed.

Keywords

• Psychotherapy research,discourse analysis,narrative analysis,conversational analysis,qualitative research methods

Psikoterapide Süreç Analizi: Nitel Araştırma Yöntemlerinin Psikoterapi Araştırmalarına Uygulanışı

Abstract

Bu makale psikoterapi araştırmalarında söylem, anlatı ve konuşma analizinin kullanımı ile psikoterapide değişen anlamın incelenmesine odaklanmıştır. Psikoterapi sürecinin incelendiği araştırmalar terapötik varsayımların kabul edildiği ve sorgulandığı farklı epistemolojik duruşlar esas alınarak aktarılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, vakaya odaklanan ve danışanın problemini, içsel duygu durumunu, bilişsel sürecini yansıtan araştırmalar, terapi ilişki ve terapi etkileşimine odaklanan araştırmalar ve kültürel bağlam, güç ilişkisi, ideoloji gibi makro seviyede psikoterapi sürecini ele alan araştırmalar incelenmiştir. Son olarak psikoterapi araştırmalarında etik ikilemler ve araştırmanın niteliği konuları tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• Psikoterapi araştırmaları,söylem analizi,anlatı analizi,konuşma analizi,nitel araştırma yöntemleri

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