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Dialogical Sequence Analysis and the Zone of Proximal Development as Conceptual Enhancements to the Assimilation Model: The Case of Jan Revisited

Leiman, M., Stiles, W.B.·2001·Psychotherapy Research

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The assimilation model has proposed a set of developmental stages through which a client's problematic experiences pass in successful psychotherapy. We present 2 conceptual additions to the model. First, we examine the client's problematic experiences using dialogical sequence analysis, an intensive method for studying the moment-to-moment process. Second, we extend the developmental stages to describe the intersubjective exchange between client and therapist by introducing Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development. We illustrate the application of the new conceptual tools by presenting 3 excerpts from the 1st session with Jan, a 42-year-old woman whose therapy has been studied previously. Our analysis suggested that, during the 1st session, Jan's problems reached higher developmental stages in the joint exchange with her therapist (i.e., in the zone of proximal development) than in her internal assimilation.

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  • Re-conceptualization IMs are akin to what Hermans has called a metaposition, a position from where other I-positions can be seen and evaluated.

    “Re-conceptualization IMs are also akin to what Hermans (2003) has called a metaposition, a position from where the other I-positions can be seen and evaluated (see also Dimaggio, Salvatore, Azzara & Catania;Leiman & Stiles, 2001).”

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Authors
Leiman, M., & Stiles, W. B.
Venue
Psychotherapy Research
Published
2001-09-01
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
311-330
ISSN
  • 1050-3307 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4381
OpenAlex
W2065593551
Cited by
209
References
32
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FWCI
5.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
Keywords
zone of proximal development, assimilation model, Vygotsky, therapeutic relationship, developmental stages, first session, therapeutic process

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