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Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2, Task-Force, 2008) Generic Change Indicators (GChI, Krause, et al., 2007) Foci Presence Scale (FPS, Dagnino & de la Parra, 2010) ;&2-5.2!
With only four processes analyzed, we have found that: In general, foci presence concentrated more on the middle phase of psychotherapy in comparison to the initial and final phases. The focus on the dysfunctional relational patterns had more presence during the initial phase. In the case of inner conflict focus its presence was stable during all the phases, and the structural vulnerabilities focus showed that its presence increased through the process. Regarding the relationship among the types of foci and their subjective change, it was found that during the middle phase the presence of the relational pattern focus and the conflict focus relates to higher levels of subjective change. @)15-1.*$#!! To examine the patient's foci as usual, that is the therapist without the knowledge of the OPD system, is of both clinical and research importance but the examination of the foci throughout the therapeutic process becomes even more important since the study of the process leads to really comprehend how therapy generates changes in patients' difficulties. Therefore, studying the process of foci change is of fundamental importance for advancing in the science of psychotherapy. The results confronted us with the question about how foci would develop in unlimited dynamic psychotherapies. Also no observations were made on other segments of the process that would function as control segments (e.g. stuck episodes) or in unsuccessful therapies. And it would be interesting to identify the foci in patients with a different structural level, and study how the presence of the foci relates with other process variables (alliance, outcome, etc.) G$#.1/.\!!
Paula Dagnino - padagnin@uc.cl
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