The Dream of Being a Successful Self (Part 2)

Authors

  • Harry Merl

Abstract

The Dream of being a successful i.e. an important and able Self (DSS). and acknowledged as such by the individual itself and others in all areas of life is a constant demand fulfilled by beneficial information throughout life. Human beings invest energy in every area and try to gain control over it and with that creating field-typical patterns of success or failure of that dream with corresponding and clinically definable and social consequences, as briefly described for every field. A special effort to succeed is the building of ecologically compensating regulations (ECR) If an individual is trying to find out about the amount of success of his DSS in a field he has to go though a double examination by himself i.e. his PRMS, and the demands and expectations of the others.

To bring this to mind by drawing up an eco-systemic map of a person's DSS may help to find better strategies and improve communication as a way to Win-Win changes acceptable and favorable for all.

Keywords:
Human ecology; Self, Self-worth; Self development; Self confidence and clinical disturbance; Self in therapy; Communication.

Author Biography

Harry Merl

Harry Merl, Jg. 1934, Praktischer Arzt und FA für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, ehemaliger Leiter des Instituts für Psychotherapie der Landesnervenklinik Wagner-Jauregg des Landes OÖ, Univ.-Doz. für Psychotherapie an der Universität Graz, lehrte an den Universitäten Salzburg, Graz und lehrt derzeit an der Universität Wien für das Wahlfach Systemische Einzel- und Familientherapie und an der Universität Linz im Bereich Wirtschaftsinformatik „Ökosystemisches Denken". Gruppentherapeut und Psychoanalytiker (Lehranalytiker), seit 1969 Familien- und Systemtherapeut, Supervisor. Seit der Pensionierung freischaffend als systemischer Therapeut, Supervisor. Interessensschwerpunkte: Systemerkennung und Veränderung (bes. auch in Form der Teamsupervision). Humanökologie, Erhaltung und Wiederherstellung von Gesundheit (Einführung des „Gesundheitsbildes") insbesondere bei schweren psychiatrischen und körperlichen Erkrankungen (Schizophrenie, MDK, psychosomatische Erkrankungen, Krebs). Arbeit mit dem „Reflecting Team", Rolle des Selbst in der systemischen Therapie („Der Traum vom gelungenen Selbst"). Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen zum Thema Veränderung.

Korrespondenz: Dr. Harry Merl, Fazenystraße 9, A-4201 Gramastetten

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Published

2002-01-01

How to Cite

Merl, H. (2002). The Dream of Being a Successful Self (Part 2). Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 10(1), 46–63. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/490

Issue

No. 1 (2002): Psychotherapie Forum 10/1 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Special Issue

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