Psihoterapija, Vol. 35 No. 1-2, 2021.
Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.115
SETTING THEN AND NOW
Ljiljana Moro
; member of the IGA and HDPP.
Sažetak
This article is divided into three parts. In the first part, we are reminded of the basic systems
of the setting in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group analysis and of the psychodynamic
understanding of the said systems for the development of the psychotherapeutic process.
The second part presents the important elements of the setting, as well as the responsibility
of the psychotherapist and the patient, the problem of the setting in an institution, how
the psychotherapist crosses the boundaries of the setting, and the most common cases of
nonadherence to the setting. The third part discusses a new change of the setting caused
by the coronavirus outbreak. In the conclusion, it is discussed that a psychotherapist is
more active and exposed in a virtual, online setting as it takes more energy to sustain the
boundaries of the setting. In the individual approach, some patients cannot accept virtual
psychotherapy at all, some have a problem with privacy as they feel they are disturbed by
their family members while others accept virtual psychotherapy due to their suffering or, if
they have already experienced the process, trust their psychotherapist and continue working
on themselves. In group analysis, the group that is in the phase of becoming more intimate
has an easier transition to a virtual setting. It is vital to hold virtual meetings in order to keep track of psychotherapists’ observations, summarise their experience, and suggest ideas for
long-term virtual therapy considering the fact that nobody was prepared for the new setting.
Ključne riječi
setting; psychoanalysis; psychotherapy; group analysis; virtual; online; coronavirus (COVID-19)
Hrčak ID:
270471
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.1.2022.
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