Esra Nihan BRİDGE

DUYGUSAL ODAKLI ÇİFT TERAPİSİ: BİR ÇİFTİN ALDATMA İLE MÜCADELESİ

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Duygusal Odaklı Çift Terapisinin teorisini, uygulamasını ve sonucunu göstermektir. Duygusal Odaklı Terapi (EFT) evlilik terapisi dünyasını büyük ölçüde etkilemiştir. Bu teori, 1980'lerin başında Susan Johnson ve Leslie Greenberg tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Bu makale, EFT teorisinin formülasyonunun vurgulanmasını ve sadakatsiz bir çift örneğine uygulanmasını içermektedir. İlk olarak, bu makalede EFT'nin gelişimi ve bağlanma teorisinin etkileri gözden geçirelecektir. Daha sonra, duygusal müdahalelerin çift etkileşimlerini nasıl etkileyebileceği ve kilit olayların çift etkileşimlerinde nasıl bir değişiklik yarattığı gösterilecektir. EFT’yi daha iyi bir kavrayabilmek için, değişim teorisi, büyük klinik müdahaleler ve terapinin yapısı sunulacaktır. Son olarak, bu makalede aldatma ile mücadele eden ve sonuçlarını tartışan bir çifte EFT uygulandığı klinik bir örnek sunulacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Duygusal Odaklı Tedavi, Çift Terapisi, İlişki, Aldatma

EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY: A COUPLE’S STRUGGLE WITH INFIDELITY

The major purpose of this paper is to illustrate the theory, practice, and outcome of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) has greatly influenced the world of marital therapy. It was developed by Susan Johnson and Leslie Greenberg in the early 1980s. This article involves emphasizing the formulation of EFT theory and application to a case example of a couple with infidelity. First, this paper will review the development of EFT and the influences of attachment theory. Next, it will illustrate how emotional interventions can influence the couple’s interactions and how key events create a change in couple’s interactions. In order to obtain a better understanding regarding EFT, theory of change, major clinical interventions, and structure of the therapy will be presented. Finally, this paper will present a clinical example, applying EFT to a couple who struggle with infidelity and discuss the outcomes.

Keywords:

Emotionally Focused Therapy, Couple Therapy, Relationship, Infidelity,

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