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An Examination of Analytically Oriented Psychotherapy Process with a Discourse Analysis

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 18 - 37, 25.02.2019
https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.478123

Abstract

The setting of psychotherapy is constructed through language. Few studies are
focusing on the role of language within a real psychotherapy process. The aim of the
study is to investigate how the client has positioned himself/herself and the people in
his/her life during the analytically oriented psychotherapy process. Four
psychotherapy sessions were examined to attain that aim. Those sessions were
analyzed through a research method titled as discourse analysis. Specifically, the
determination of subject positions is the main focus of this study. The analysis of the
study has shown that there are four subject positions used by the client. These are 1)
Self as the Subject and Object of Inculcation, 2) Subject Positions as the Evaluator
and the Evaluated, 3) Subject Positions as the Director and the Directed, 4) The
Therapist seen by the Client as Knowing and Judging at the Same Time. The findings
of the study have been discussed in the results section within the scope of the existing
literature. Accordingly, it is revealed that the subject positions might yield
information about the client’s social relationships. It is indicated that these subject
positions can be questioned and transformed through the examination of these
positions in the psychotherapy setting. Furthermore, questioning which subject
positions have been used in the psychotherapy process and which kinds of
transformations these positions have gone through yield a wealth of information
about the psychotherapy process. It is thought that a reconsideration of the subject
positions in psychotherapy by additional studies would further contribute to the field. 

References

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  • Guilfolye, M. (2018). Constructing unfinalizability: A subject positioning analysis of a couple’s therapy session hosted by Tom Anderson. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 44(3), 426–437.
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  • Lewis, B. (1995). Psychotherapeutic discourse analysis. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 49(3), 371–384.
  • Madill, A., & Barkham, M. (1997). Discourse analysis of a theme in one successful case of brief psychodynamic-Interpersonal psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 232–244.
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  • Sutherland, O., & Strong, T. (2010). Therapeutic collaboration: A conversation analysis of constructionist therapy. Journal of Family Therapy, 33(3), 256–278.
  • Tamsin Dipper, L., & Pritchard, M. (2017). Discourse: Assessment and Therapy. Researchgate sitesinden alınmıştır: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319897864_Discourse_Assessment_and_Therapy
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Analitik Yönelimli Bir Psikoterapi Sürecinin Söylem Analiziyle İncelenmesi

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 18 - 37, 25.02.2019
https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.478123

Abstract

Psikoterapi ortamının temel materyali dildir. Alanyazın incelendiğinde psikoterapi
ortamındaki dil kullanımını ele alan az sayıda çalışmanın olduğu görülmektedir. Bu
çalışmanın amacı analitik yönelimli bir psikoterapi sürecinde, danışanın kendisini ve
ilişki içinde olduğu kişileri nasıl konumlandırdığını araştırmaktır. Bu amaca ulaşmak
için aynı danışanla yapılan dört psikoterapi seansı incelenmiştir. Söz konusu seanslar
söylem analizi araştırma yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Analitik odak olarak ise özne
pozisyonlarına odaklanılmaktadır. Analiz sonucuna göre dört özne pozisyonu tespit
edilmiştir. Bunlar sırasıyla şu şekilde adlandırılmıştır: 1) Telkin Eden ve Telkine Uyan
Özne Olarak Kendilik, 2) Değerlendiren ve Değerlendirilen Olarak Özne Pozisyonları,
3) Yöneten ve Yönetilen Olarak Özne Pozisyonları, 4) Bilen ve Hükme Varan Olarak
Görülen Terapist. Çalışmanın sonuçlar kısmında, elde edilen bulgular, konuyla ilgili
alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır. Buna göre, özne pozisyonlarının kişilerin içinde
bulundukları sosyal ilişkilere yönelik bilgi verebileceği öne sürülmektedir. Psikoterapi
ortamında özne pozisyonlarının ele alınması ile bu pozisyonların sorgulanabileceği ve
dönüşüme uğrayabileceği belirtilmektedir. Ayrıca, psikoterapide hangi özne
pozisyonlarının kullanıldığının ve bunların süreç içerisinde ne tür dönüşümler
geçirdiğinin tespit edilmesinin, psikoterapi süreci ile ilgili zengin bilgi verebileceği
düşünülmektedir. Psikoterapi ortamında kullanılan özne pozisyonlarının gelecek
çalışmalar tarafından da ele alınmasının bu alana katkı sağlayacağı öngörülmektedir.

References

  • Antaki, C., Billig, M., & Potter, J. (2003). Discourse Analysis Means Doing Analysis: A Critique of Six Analytic Shortcomings. Researchgate sitesinden alınmıştır: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307781012_Discourse_Analysis_Means_Doing_Analysis_A_Critique_Of_Six_Analytic_Shortcomings
  • Arkonaç, S. (2008). Sosyal Psikolojide Insanları Anlamak. Ankara; Nobel Yayın Dağıtımı.
  • Arkonaç, S. (2012). Söylem Çalışmaları. Ankara; Nobel Yayın Dağıtımı.
  • Avdi, E. (2005). Negotiating a pathological identity in the clinical dialogue: Discourse analysis of a family therapy. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 78, 493–511.
  • Avdi, E. (2018). Analysing talk in the talking cure: Conversation, discourse, and narrative analysis of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. European Psychotherapy, 8(1), 69–87.
  • Avdi, E. (2012). Exploring the contribution of subject positioning to studying therapy as a dialogical enterprise. International Journal for Dialogical Science, 6(1), 61–79.
  • Avdi, E., & Georgaca, E. (2007). Discourse analysis and psychotherapy: A critical review. European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 9(2), 157–176.
  • Buja, E. (2010). The discourse analysis of a newspaper article. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae Philologica, 2(2), 259–271.
  • Edward, D. (2012). Discursive and scientific psychology. British Journal of Social Psychology, 51, 425–435.
  • Guilfolye, M. (2018). Constructing unfinalizability: A subject positioning analysis of a couple’s therapy session hosted by Tom Anderson. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 44(3), 426–437.
  • Guilfoyle, M. (2016). Subject Positioning: Gaps and stability in the therapeutic encounter. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 29(2), 123–140.
  • Leahy, M. M. (2004). Therapy talk: analyzing therapeutic discourse. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 35(1), 70–81.
  • Lewis, B. (1995). Psychotherapeutic discourse analysis. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 49(3), 371–384.
  • Madill, A., & Barkham, M. (1997). Discourse analysis of a theme in one successful case of brief psychodynamic-Interpersonal psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 232–244.
  • Mondada, L. (1998). Therapy interactions: specific genre or "blown up" version of ordinary conversational practices? Pragmatics, 8(2), 155–166.
  • Sutherland, O., & Strong, T. (2010). Therapeutic collaboration: A conversation analysis of constructionist therapy. Journal of Family Therapy, 33(3), 256–278.
  • Tamsin Dipper, L., & Pritchard, M. (2017). Discourse: Assessment and Therapy. Researchgate sitesinden alınmıştır: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319897864_Discourse_Assessment_and_Therapy
  • Taylor, M., & Loewenthal D. (2001). Researching a client’s experience of preconceptions of therapy. Psychodynamic Counselling, 7(1), 63–82.
  • Tehdit Etmek (2018). Türk Dil Kurumu’nın sitesinden alınmıştır: http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php option=com_bts&view=bts&kategori1=veritbn&kelimesec= 306692
  • Telkin (2018). Türk Dil Kurumu’nın sitesinden alınmıştır: http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_gts&kelime=TELK%C4%B0N
  • Van Dijk, T. A. (1985). Handbook of Discourse Analysis. London: Academic Press
  • Weiste, E., & Perakyla, A. (2014). Prosody and empathic communication in psychotherapy interaction. Psychotherapy Research, 24(6), 687–701.
  • Wetherell, M. (2001). Themes in discourse research: The Case of Diana. In Wetherell, M., Taylor, S., & Yates, S. J., (Ed.), Discourse as data: A guide for analysis (pp. 189-228), London: Sage Publication.
  • Willig, C. (2001). Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology: Adventures in Theory and Method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Psychology
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Felek Yoğan 0000-0001-5246-9183

Publication Date February 25, 2019
Submission Date November 2, 2018
Acceptance Date February 11, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 6 Issue: 1

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APA Yoğan, F. (2019). Analitik Yönelimli Bir Psikoterapi Sürecinin Söylem Analiziyle İncelenmesi. AYNA Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi, 6(1), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.478123