A Life Yet to Be Found

On the Necessity and Fragility of Self-Inquiry

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20177682
AutoresDiana Deaconu (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen46
Número4
Páginas299-310
Fecha de publicación2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/0362153716661722
OpenAlexW2496518477
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

The author describes her own experience with vulnerability in the clinical setting, elaborating on three of its constitutive sources: specific aspects of the clinical work, the practitioner’s idiosyncratic characteristics, and significant historical events. She focuses on psychotherapeutic work with clients who present a marked difficulty in maintaining a sense of internal aliveness. Aspects of the practitioner’s vulnerability are discussed in relation to the challenges that arise in the presence of such persistent lack of vitality. The final part of the article emphasizes the ethical necessity of the practitioner both bearing the vulnerability inherent in this work and developing resilience. A case example illustrates the author’s understanding of such complex work

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Psychological resilience · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Vitality · Computer Science · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy