Change in self-concept differentiation after psychotherapy and its relation to psychological maladjustment.
The research was carried out with a group of 105 psychotherapy participants, diagnosed with neurosis or personality disorders, and 36 controls. Analysis supported the hypotheses that self-concept differentiation (SCD) decreases after psychotherapeutic interventions and that the reduction in SCD is positively correlated with an improvement in neurotic symptoms and neurotic personality traits.
Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland. rstyla@psych.uw.edu.pl
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult