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1、Interpersonal TherapyLaura WilliamsPSY 4930Nov. 1, 2005Interpersonal TheoryFocus on the importance of interpersonal relationships in determining behavior and psychopathologyHarry Sullivan, Adolf Meyer (1950s)Sullivan (1940): personality is: “the relatively enduring pattern of recurrent interpersonal
2、 situations which characterize a human life” (p. xi)Interpersonal TheoryAlthough childhood experiences are important, IPT regards current relationships as more importantFamily systems theories are also based on IPTFamily relationships are interdepedent Family systems tend to maintain a certain struc
3、ture or homeostasis Interpersonal TheoryIPT does not necessarily assert that psychopathology arises from impaired relationshipsBut, problems are manifested in these relationshipsResearch has supported this ideaIndividuals with depression have less supportive relationshipsIndividuals with other probl
4、ems (e.g., alcohol abuse) more frequently have marital difficultiesRisk of relapse in depression and schizophrenia increases when patients live with critical, negative family membersInterpersonal TherapyOriginally developed by Klerman & Weissman for treatment of depressionTherapist must actively gat
5、her information about a patients interpersonal interactions and relationshipsUsually brief in lengthEducate patient about nature of depressionInterpersonal TherapyMajor goal of treatment= change interpersonal functioning by encouraging:More effective communicationEmotional expressionIncreased understanding of behavior in interpersonal settingsIPT assumes that by improving relationships, symptoms and the patients life in general will improveA Case Example
