“I Am Longing and Afraid to Depend on You”: A Case Report on Breakdowns of Therapeutic Alliance and Interpersonal Cycles in Complex Trauma

“I Am Longing and Afraid to Depend on You”: A Case Report on Breakdowns of Therapeutic Alliance and Interpersonal Cycles in Complex Trauma

Background: Patients with Complex Trauma (CT) may have an impaired ability to trust others and build intimate relationships due to non-integrated representations of self and others. This sometimes leads to an oscillation between needing and fearing intimacy in their adult relationships. This dynamic...

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Main Authors: Carolina Papa, Erica Pugliese, Claudia Perdighe, Ramona Fimiani, Francesco Mancini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
complex trauma
pathological affective dependence
fear of intimacy
therapeutic alliance
therapeutic relationship
interpersonal cycles
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/12/1207
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