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A model of change in a relationship schema is specified in the framework of Piagetian theory and theories of self-organizing processes. This model is illustrated using three passages taken from three consecutive sessions from the middle phase of a short-term psychotherapy. An analogy is drawn between the process of change in a relationship schema and the process of nest-building in termites in order to highlight the aspects of immediate therapeutic interaction which are pertinent to understanding change in intrapsychic structures as a self-organizing process.
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Schneider, H. (1992). Theories of Self-Organizing Processes and the Contribution of Immediate Interaction to Change in Psychotherapy. In: Tschacher, W., Schiepek, G., Brunner, E.J. (eds) Self-Organization and Clinical Psychology. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 58. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77534-5_14
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