To which extent does the sociometric position in the therapeutical group influence the patient’s subjective assessment?

Authors

  • Christian Pajek

Abstract

According to the model of the ward of inpatient short-time psychotherapy at the hospital Hall in Tyrol, the patients undergo an eight-week programme of psychodramatic group therapy as an essential part of their therapy. Comparing the quantitative sociometric status with the individual patients' subjective assessments (N = 114), it was evident that the sociometric position in the therapeutical group definitely influences the individual patient's assessment: the more votes obtained the higher or better is the subjective assessment of the success of the therapy, and vice versa, the lower the sociometric status the smaller is the assessment of the success of the treatment. These clear results make it advisable to consider this increasingly practically as well as theoretically.

Key words:

Psychodrama; Sociometry; Group psychotherapy; Rank dynamics; Success of treatment; Inpatient psychotherapy.

Author Biography

Christian Pajek

Christian Pajek, Dr. phil., Psychotherapeut, Klinischer und Gesundheitspsychologe, Lehrbeauftragter der Fachsektion Psychodrama im ÖAGG, Therapeutische Leitung der Fachstation für stationäre Psychotherapie im PKH Hall, Psychotherapeut und Supervisor in freier Praxis.

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Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

Pajek, C. (2005). To which extent does the sociometric position in the therapeutical group influence the patient’s subjective assessment?. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (1), 3–11. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/374

Issue

No. 1 (2005): Psychotherapie Forum 13/1 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Special Issue

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