人際關(guān)系療法pptx課件

1、精選ppt課件1Interpersonal TherapyLaura WilliamsPSY 4930Nov. 1, 2005精選ppt課件2Interpersonal TheoryFocus on the importance of interpersonal relationships in determining behavior and psychopathologyHarry Sullivan, Adolf Meyer (1950s)Sullivan (1940): personality is: “the relatively enduring pattern of recurre

2、nt interpersonal situations which characterize a human life” (p. xi)精選ppt課件3Interpersonal TheoryAlthough childhood experiences are important, IPT regards current relationships as more importantFamily systems theories are also based on IPTFamily relationships are interdepedent Family systems tend to

3、maintain a certain structure or homeostasis 精選ppt課件4Interpersonal TheoryIPT does not necessarily assert that psychopathology arises from impaired relationshipsBut, problems are manifested in these relationshipsResearch has supported this ideaIndividuals with depression have less supportive relations

4、hipsIndividuals with other problems (e.g., alcohol abuse) more frequently have marital difficultiesRisk of relapse in depression and schizophrenia increases when patients live with critical, negative family members精選ppt課件5Interpersonal TherapyOriginally developed by Klerman & Weissman for treatm

5、ent of depressionTherapist must actively gather information about a patients interpersonal interactions and relationshipsUsually brief in lengthEducate patient about nature of depression精選ppt課件6Interpersonal TherapyMajor goal of treatment= change interpersonal functioning by encouraging:More effective communicationEmotional expressionIncreased understanding of behavior in interpersonal settingsIPT assumes that by improving relati