Panic disorders and self-concept. Person-centered psychotherapy of panic disorders

Authors

  • Christine Wakolbinger

Abstract

Based on Carl R. Rogers theory of personality the present contribution deals with panic disorders from a phenomenological-hermeneutic point of view. Common characteristics in the development of the self of clients with panic attacks are investigated and the specific conflict between self-concept and organismic experiences is described. Panic attacks manifest themselves as symptoms of a fundamental conflict between a striving for autonomy on the one hand and for security and safety on the other hand. Further a description of the development of incongruence out of the personal biography is attempted. The final section deals with the relevant aspects of the therapeutic relationship and describes the course of the psychotherapeutic process.

Keywords:
Panic disorders, self-concept, personcen-tered psychotherapy.

Author Biography

Christine Wakolbinger

Mag. Christine Wakolbinger, geboren 1960, klinische Psychologin und personzentrierte Psychotherapeutin. Tätigkeit in freier Praxis in Wien und Niederösterreich.

Korrespondenz: Mag. Christine Wakolbinger, Fillgradergasse 9/9, A-1060 Wien

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Published

1996-01-01

How to Cite

Wakolbinger, C. (1996). Panic disorders and self-concept. Person-centered psychotherapy of panic disorders. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 4(1), 43–47. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/659

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No. 1 (1996): Psychotherapie Forum 4/1 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Original Work

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