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Inquiry, Attunement, and Involvement in the Psychotherapy of Dissociation

Pages 184-190
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Dissociation is a psychological process that cognitively and emotionally allows a person to defend against an experience or memory. Dissociation occurs during traumatic experiences in which there is also the lack of a reparative relationship. A contact-oriented relationship therapy allows for the dissolution of dissociation and integration of the trauma. This article describes the therapeutic engagements of inquiry, attunement, and involvement and relates the concept of juxtaposition to therapeutic interruptions and countertransference. In addition, acknowledgment, validation, normalization, and presence are described in relation to permission, potency, protection, and intrapsychic punishment.

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Richard G. Erskine

Richard G. Erskine, Ph.D., is Training Director of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, New York, New York. He is a Clinical Transactional Analyst Instructor and Supervisor.
 

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