Възможности за интегриране на философията на ценностите в контекста на психотерапията
Possibilities for the Integration of the Philosophy of Values in the Context of Psychotherapy

Summary/Abstract: The present article considers the possibility of turning the active work with the processes of value formation into a key element in psychotherapy. It is based on observations of processes of value formation spontaneously occurring during psychotherapies with patients that cannot be explained by the theoretical framework of the psychodynamic method being used. These processes can be described in the following manner: 1) the detachment of the patient from his current situation and its recognition as contrary to his values and the will to change resulting from that; 2) the gradual realisation of what is most important in the life of the patient as a value around which he builds up his existential center which gives direction of his strivings and of the changes he undertakes an opens up future possibilities for his development. The values formed as a result of this process are personal as opposed to the generally accepted moral values of a given society or culture. In the article it is argued that the described processes can be understood from the perspective of the philosophy of values. It arrives at the conclusion that a psychotherapeutic method which actively engages these processes and grounded on the philosophy of values would be distinct from the already available methods even from those that already work with values or are founded on philosophy. For the formulation of such a method of work are necessary future analysis and research.

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