12. the conclusion of Gabbard’s paper
(p.837)
Here, I quote some of his
statements.
“There is no single
path to, or target of, therapeutic change”.
“Any time we are
tempted to propose a single formula for change, we should take this as a clue
that we are trying to reduce our anxiety about uncertainty by reducing
something very complex to something very simple”.
“Various goals of
treatment and techniques useful for facilitating therapeutic change might not be
free of elements that are conflicting or at cross purposes.”
Gabbard then said (p.826) ; Fonagy and Target (1996) characterize this
process as expanding psychic reality by mentalizing, or developing reflective
function. A principal mode of therapeutic action involves the patient’s
increasing ability to perceive himself in the analyst’s mind
while simultaneously developing a greater sense of the separate subjectivity of
the analyst. (Fonagy P, Target M (1996). Playing with reality, I: Theory of
mind and the normal development of psychic reality. Int J Psychoanal 77: 217–33.)
I basically agree with Gabbard
and consider mentalization based treatment as a basic method that we can use in
order to prowl forward in our analytic treatment.
I basically agree with Gabbard
and consider mentalization based treatment as a basic method that we can use in
order to prowl forward in our analytic treatment.