A dynamic look at narrative change in psychotherapy: A case study tracking innovative moments and protonarratives using state space grids

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-69

  Ribeiro, António P ^a   Bento, Tiago ^b   Salgado, João ^b   Stiles, William B ^c   Gonçalves, Miguel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovative moments; Narrative; Process research; Protonarratives

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CONTROL; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; AFFECT; ASSERTIVENESS; AWARENESS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARRATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951715220     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.504241     Document Type: Article

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