Psychotherapeutic change and the experience of dwelling.
The theme of dwelling is a rich metaphor for issues of containment, safety, entrapment, building, and hiding. Over the course of four years of individual psychotherapy, a young woman described the changes in her experience of dwelling in the family home where she grew up. These changes mirrored the transformation of her sense of identity to provide a record of psychological growth.
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Eating Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004532:Ego; D004777:Environment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010550:Personal Space; D011613:Psychotherapy