Treatment of Borderline Conditions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20178886
AutoresKen Woods, Mary Woods (0000-0002-4138-9599)
Año1982
Volumen12
Número4
Páginas288-300
Fecha de publicación1982-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/036215378201200415
OpenAlexW2579565417
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

An arrest-in-development at the symbiotic stage characterizes borderline conditions. Use of this model, rather than the more familiar triadic Parent-Adult-Child, facilitates work with these clients. Adaptation to powerful figures is not a new response for them. A recognition important for the therapist to retain is that the dynamics and structural aspects of the borderline are consistent, rather than being chaotic as their appearance often suggests. Describes a “cookbook” approach developed for working with borderlines. The approach emphasizes analyzing: 1. observable power plays; 2. acting out; 3. symbiosis, and 4. ego splitting and ego boundaries. Elements of the cookbook are discussed in detail, and illustrative examples provided. Appropriate and effective variations of each element are described, together with the necessary caveats

Chaotic · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Id, ego and super-ego · Child Therapy and Development · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence