Core Self, Sense of Self, and Whole Self
The Potential for Harm in Using Personality Disorder Diagnoses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beren Aldridge (nLIGHT (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-62 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/03621537.2020.1853351 |
| OpenAlex | W3124287118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article explores how the use of personality disorder diagnoses can contribute to the pathologizing of trauma and distress and result in labeling and the subsequent marginalization of survivors of childhood trauma. The author considers the theory and practice of transactional analysis (TA) and how TA practitioners may collude with these norms. An alternative framework for working with people diagnosed with a personality disorder is proposed. The author identifies the value of clarifying the term self within transactional analysis theory, using the model of self and ego developed by Cox to map concepts of self proposed by Berne. Using case material from a TA-based therapeutic community, the author demonstrates how differentiating between the concepts of core self, a sense of self, and whole self can aid resilience, recovery, and empowerment in people who have been diagnosed with personality disorders
Distress · Id, ego and super-ego · Personality · Personality disorders · Personality pathology · Psychological resilience · Psychology of self · Psychotherapist · Self · Transactional analysis · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
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Treatment of Borderline Conditions
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Redecision Therapy with Personality Disorders
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The Life Script Trilogy
The Management of Erotic/Sexual Countertransference Reactions
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Personal Identity and Moral Discourse in Psychotherapy
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Borderline Disorders of the Self
Feminist therapy
The concept of the fully functioning person
Infant–mother attachment
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |