Rankian psychotherapy
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Rankian psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach developed from Otto Rank’s ideas that emphasizes creativity, will, and the client’s here-and-now experience in reshaping their life narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanistic psychotherapy
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psychotherapeutic approach ⓘ |
| acknowledges | impact of early relationships ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance creative living
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reframe the client’s life story ⓘ strengthen the client’s sense of agency ⓘ |
| basedOnIdeasOf | Otto Rank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualizesChangeAs |
creative re-choosing of one’s life direction
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strengthening of will ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | classical Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| deemphasizes |
drive theory
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long-term reconstruction of childhood ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Rankian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
client subjectivity
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creativity ⓘ experiential change ⓘ here-and-now experience ⓘ life narrative ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ therapeutic relationship ⓘ will ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
client’s will to change
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creative self-expression ⓘ present experience ⓘ reshaping life narrative ⓘ |
| highlights |
client-therapist collaboration
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creative will ⓘ existential choice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Otto Rank’s concept of creativity
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Otto Rank’s concept of will ⓘ Otto Rank’s here-and-now focus ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Otto Rank’s late psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| prioritizes | current relational patterns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
existential psychotherapy
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humanistic psychology ⓘ relational psychotherapy ⓘ |
| therapeuticSetting | individual psychotherapy ⓘ |
| timeOrientation | present-focused ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
creative reframing of personal narratives
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dialogue about choices and will ⓘ exploration of present feelings in the session ⓘ |
| viewsClientAs |
active agent in change
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author of their life narrative ⓘ |
| viewsSymptomAs |
expression of blocked creativity
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expression of conflicted will ⓘ |
| viewsTherapistAs |
collaborator
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creative partner ⓘ |
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