A case illustration of resistance from a gestalt-experiential perspective.

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The case of Victoria illustrates psychotherapy with a woman faced with a difficult and unexpected divorce. The authors present a summary of typical struggles faced by Victoria through three phases of therapy. The therapy focused initially on coping with the divorce, then moved to work on her career dissatisfaction, and finally to her efforts to develop a new relationship. The case presentation illustrates resistance as it manifested itself in both a behavioral manner and as in-session resistance to awareness of internal states. The behavioral mode of resistance is manifested by her inability to follow through on decisions made in therapy sessions and by her interruptions of ongoing therapy. A transcript of a typical in-session exchange illustrates the resistance to awareness. The authors also describe interventions intended to work with the resistance.Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Author/s: Engle, David (D); Holiman, Marjorie (M);

Affiliation: 6420 N. Avenida Manzana, Tucson, AZ 85741-2934, USA. engdav4(-atsign-)aol.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical psychology (J Clin Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 58 (issue 2) : pp 151-6

Dates: Created 2002/01/16; Completed 2002/03/06; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11793327, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: J Clin Psychol. 2002 Feb;58(2):157-63. (PMID: 11793328)

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