The Relevance of Culture and Relationship Dynamics for Closing Escape Hatches in Therapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita Mountain (0000-0003-4214-7556, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-168 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036215370003000209 |
| OpenAlex | W2579557199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article considers the potential dangers of routinely closing escape hatches in therapy as recommended by Boyd and Cowles-Boyd (1980). Particular attention is paid to clients who express the wish to commit suicide, although the escape hatches of harming self, others, or going crazy are also discussed. The relationship of script to escape hatches is explored along with cultural views of death and dying. It is the author's contention that therapists often fail to take into account a client's cultural background and environment, and that early escape hatch closure can prevent exploration of views on death and dying, leaving the client feeling misunderstood. The concept of hope is viewed as a necessary prerequisite to closing escape hatches and achieving autonomy, and it is suggested that the way to foster hope is by offering clients their developmentally needed relationship
Autonomy · Commit · Feeling · Political science · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |