Therapists’ problematic experiences when working with obsessive-compulsive disorder
A qualitative investigation of schema modes, mode cycles, and strategies to return to healthy adult mode
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15525829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzana Semeniuc (0000-0002-3414-5166, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, corresponding author), Maria Cristina Sterie (0000-0001-5879-7284, Romanian Academy), Camelia Soponaru (0000-0001-5195-3109, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University), Simona Butnaru (0000-0002-2077-7859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University), Ovidiu Gavrilovici (0000-0002-0414-9772, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 1157553-1157553 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1157553 |
| PMID | 38161727 |
| OpenAlex | W4389785966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
For therapists working with clients with OCD, two main categories of triggers have been identified: Perceived resistance to change and Superiority. Two other categories, Client immobilized by conflict and Abusive, emerged from our analysis. Therapists' reactions to triggers were synthesized into mode processes that (1) were not acted on and (2) were displayed in relation with the client. For mode processes that therapists did not explicitly act on, there was triggering of the Vulnerable Child in relationship with a Demanding Parent, followed by various coping modes, depending on the category of trigger, and in the displayed mode, most therapists operated in the Healthy Adult mode. With respect to the process, strategies used by therapists to return to Healthy Adult mode that stood out were: focusing on the process, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and somatic grounding strategies, and focusing on the client's resources
Coping (psychology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Perception · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Schema (genetic algorithms · Thematic analysis · Therapeutic relationship · Clinical Psychology · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |