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Dysfunctional interactional styles of clients with narcissistic and histrionic personality disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R. Sachse
R. Sachse*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychological Psychotherapy (IPP), Germany Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany

Abstract

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In a psychotherapy study the interactional behavior of clients within the therapeutic process was analysed with the “Bochumer Bearbeitungs- und Beziehungs-Skalen” (BBBS).

The interactional styles of clients with anxiety disorders and clients with narcissistic or histrionic personality disorders have been compared.

The theory of Sachse (1992) leads to the hypothesis, that clients with personality disorders clearly show more dysfunctional styles of interaction at the beginning of psychotherapy (high images, high appeals, manipulative strategies) than clients with anxiety disorders. This hypothesis could be verified empirically: clients with personality disorders show problematic patterns of interaction concerning the interpersonal level; beyond that they also show a higher level of avoidance and a lower level of explication.

Therapeutic consequences of the results will be discussed.

Type
S37. Symposium: Cognitivebehavioral Approaches to the Therapy of Personality Disorders
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S59
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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