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Measurement of interpersonal power relations between the client and the therapist in Gestalt therapy session using metaphor; Chapter 14 / Laima Sapezinskiene, Julius Burkauskas, Kaylyn Kretschmer
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Knygos dalis / Part of a book (Y)
Author(s)
Kretschmer, Kaylyn | Private Practice, Canada |
Title
Measurement of interpersonal power relations between the client and the therapist in Gestalt therapy session using metaphor; Chapter 14 / Laima Sapezinskiene, Julius Burkauskas, Kaylyn Kretschmer
Extent
p. 244-269.
Is part of
Towards a research tradition in Gestalt therapy / Edited by Jan Roubal ; Philip Brownell, Gianni Francesetti, Joseph Melnick and Jelena Zeleskov-Djoric (Contributing Editors) ; Philip Brownell (Series Editor) ; Series: The World of Contemporary Gestalt Therapy. [Cambridge] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9781443807340.
Version
Originalus / Original
Description
Part III: Projects for Inspiration.
ISBN (10) 1-4438-0734-6
ISBN (13) 978-1-4438-0734-0
Bibliogr.: p. 261-269
Field of Science
Abstract
Introduction The concept of power Novelist Elias Canetti (1978) vividly illustrates the relationship between perceived power and vertical position. He notes that power might be perceived as not only having certain resources available, such as physical strength, but may also be a reflection of the subjective perception of social status. All these representations express themselves through the vertical dimension. Power as a concept exists on a continuum and is diametrically opposite to the concept of helplessness. Power is defined as the potential to influence or control others (French & Raven, 1960) and the ability to control resources and the outcome of events (Depretis & Fiske, 1993). On the contrary, helplessness is understood as lack of control and an inability to deal with available resources and/or the consequences of events (Wallerstein, 1992). French and Raven (1960) analyzed the concept of power by classifying it into various separate forms (e.g., legitimate, reward, coercive, etc.). This fractured approach to defining the concept of power has been criticized by many researchers (Kipnis, Schmidt, & Wilkinson, 1980; Podsakoff & Schriesheim, 1985; Yukl & Falbe, 1991). Critics have suggested that the concept of power should not be analyzed by splitting it into various dimensions, but rather should be understood holistically, as a broad- spectrum phenomenon (Anderson & Berdahl, 2002; Haidt & Rodin, 1999). Different authors point out that examining the link between perceived power and the vertical dimension might help us to understand and elaborate upon individual power representation through life (Barsalou, 1999; Schubert, 2005). Link between vertical position and perceived power Verticality can be expressed as being, or situated at, a right angle to the horizon; upright. In this context, the vertical dimension is understood as a spatial property of a place in which a client situates themselves by using m. [...].
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type::text::book::book part
ISBN (of the container)
9781443807340
Other Identifier(s)
(LSMU ALMA)990000917780107106
Coverage Spatial
Jungtinė Karalystė / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)
Language
Anglų / English (en)