World reconstruction in psychotherapy.
The purpose of this article is to articulate how we, as psychotherapists, can transform the worlds of our clients. In part one of the article, the concept of "world," the dynamics of how worlds operate, and the clinically relevant notions of "problematic worlds" and "impossible worlds" are explicated. In part two, therapeutic recommendations for helping clients to reconstruct their worlds are presented, with special emphasis on problems of grief post-traumatic stress disorder, and the experience of meaninglessness.
Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal 61790-4620, USA. rmbergn@ilstu.edu
Raymond M
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Bergner
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003243:Consciousness; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy