The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: implications for psychotherapy

Titolo Rivista QUADERNI DI PSICOTERAPIA COGNITIVA
Autori/Curatori Richard Cheston
Anno di pubblicazione 2015 Fascicolo 2015/37
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 21 P. 45-65 Dimensione file 181 KB
DOI 10.3280/QPC2015-037003
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Lo studio della consapevolezza di malattia in persone affette da demenza circa il loro stato patologico in termini sociali e psicologici può essere affrontata ponendo attenzione all’analisi dei cambiamenti dei processi psicologici nel loro verificarsi, sia nel contesto psicoterapeutico che nella vita quotidiana. Il Modello dell’Assimilazione (Assimilation Model) descrive una serie di stadi ipotizzati come il percorso di assimilazione delle esperienze problematiche che il paziente effettua nel corso di un trattamento psicoterapico efficace. Gli indicatori degli stadi dell’assimilazione fanno riferimento a tipi di eventi, riconoscibili nel discorso psicoterapeutico, associati a quegli stadi, e che possono risultare utili sia nella clinica che nella ricerca. Questo lavoro descrive i modi in cui l’azione del marcatore "timore di perdere il controllo" diventa riconoscibile nelle narrative autobiografiche delle persone affette da demenza. L’analisi di esempi del marcatore "timore di perdere il controllo" suggerisce che esso possa essere associato all’evitare di far riferimento alla demenza chiamandola con il suo nome (ciò che qui definiamo fenomeni Voldemort), oppure alle esperienze di vergogna, nonché ai timori della perdita del sé, espressi per esempio attraverso la paura di impazzire. Vengono discusse le implicazioni rispetto alla presa a carico e alla terapia da intraprendere dopo la diagnosi.

Keywords:Demenza, Malattia di Alzheimer, psicoterapia, assimilazione, perdita di controllo.

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Richard Cheston, The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: implications for psychotherapy in "QUADERNI DI PSICOTERAPIA COGNITIVA" 37/2015, pp 45-65, DOI: 10.3280/QPC2015-037003