A Modified Grounded Theory Analysis of Luke’s Understanding Of His Thought Disorder
This current Clinical Research Project examines patterns of therapeutic processing in “Luke”, a male diagnosed with schizophrenia, and how his understanding of his psychotic breaks and mental illness evolved over the course of person-centered psychotherapy. A modified grounded theory approach was used by multiple coders to analyze transcribed text samples from selected archival therapy sessions selected between 1996 and 2019 to develop further hypotheses as to how "Luke" uses schizophrenic language to process experience in ways that are clinically effective as well as ways that hinder his understanding of his experience. Results of this study demonstrated that while Luke’s use of schizophrenic language and metaphacts remained stable, he employed them in more complex ways in segments focusing on his experience of his psychotic breaks.
Schizophrenia, Formal thought disorder, Client-centered, Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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